The mom bag
Most of the time being a mom isn't about fashion, it's about necessity. Jodie Heisner loves what she calls her ”big mom purse.” ”I always have what everyone needs Plus, I always have room to hold the extras .”
The mom mobile
As mothers, we all know that our vehicle is more about convenience than anything else. Shawna from Arizona loves her mom mobile and for good reason: She's mom to a 3-year-old and 5-month-old twins. “I don't care what people say; I love my minivan. I call it my swagger wagon, and it just makes me so happy. It's easy to get my kids in and out of , and it handles really well.”
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The ”mom jeans”
Thankfully, there weren't any moms who claimed that wearing high-waisted jeans circa 1995 was their thing . But there were plenty of mothers who admitted that comfortable clothing came before anything else — even if it meant they were clad in something, well, ugly.
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Mona Shand, mommy blogger and mother of three from Michigan says, ”For me, it's sleeping in ugly flannel PJs, T-shirts, and generally junky but super-comfy gear. Some may call it sex-repellent, but hey, we have 3 kids so obviously it's not a huge issue. I'm a stylish, professionally dressed woman by day. When I go to bed I just want to be done with it all!”
Jaimee, mother of two from California laughs, ”I wear the same hat every day when I drop my son off at school. I have to prioritize who gets their hair done first in the morning and I'm always last in line.” Jaimee adds, ”I also can't leave home without my tennis shoes. At 5'3" I know that my legs look like cut-down tree stumps in shorts with socks and tennies on but I know that I will be trekking up a grass hill while holding a 30-pound child in one arm, a backpack slung over my shoulder and another child tugging at my other arm, so flip flops are not an option for this mommy.”
The bath
You may remember the Calgon, take me away commercial from a few decades ago. A woman, presumably a mother, sinks into her Calgon-filled sudsy tub after a long day and all of her troubles disappear into the bathwater. Amber Dusick, mother of two from California, admits it's cliche, but says, as a mom, she needs her own ”Calgon-esque” experience. ”After a rough day with the kids all I want is a long, relaxing bath in the ’Calgon, take me away style,’ except minus the Calgon and plus a glass of wine.”
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