Over the weekend, I was catching up on the breaking news in the Supermarket checkout lane when I spotted it: An old file photo of brand new Mom Kim Kardashian emerging from a swimming pool in a bikini, airbrushed to high heaven, with a headline alleging “I GOT MY BODY BACK!”
Sometimes, I feel like as regular women we are locked in this battle with the tabloid machine for our own sanity and body image. Am I being dramatic? Not really.
Once upon a time women had babies during the allotted reproductive years and postpartum moms weren’t expected to squeeze into spanx before their lady bits had healed. But then, as science caught up with our imaginations those for whom money was no object were able to circumvent those tried and true human traditions. And the tabloid machine became increasingly obsessed with those women, whether or not they had done anything admirable or noteworthy at all. Pregnant at 46? No problem. Back to work seven days after bringing your baby home? Hire a night nurse, get an industrial strength breast pump, build a nursery in your office, and suck it up, woman. This is, afterall, the age of having it all. [continue reading…]