Quote From: girlsmommI understand the whole single mom thing,, I have friends in that situation,and I myself being a stay at home mother relate to many sides,but my one HUGE annoyance is what is with women who cant find time to shower and look presentable.
When i got married and had kids I refused to become one of those women, who only wears sweats and hardly showers. It takes no longer to put on a pair of clean jeans and a nice shirt then sweats..I cringe evertime I see a show depicting stay at home mothers and the "mommy jeans or the bad clothes" believe it or not there is a balance out there.
With all the problems in this world, your one HUGE annoyance is what other women wear? Who cares?! Hold yourself to whatever standard you want, but perhaps instead of being annoyed by women who wear "mommy jeans" or "sweats", you could attempt to understand why they do. Maybe they are not as lucky as you to have the time to put on make-up and look nice. Maybe they would love to wear nice clothes but don't know what looks good on them or can't afford them. Maybe they don't have the emotional support from their husbands that would inspire them to care enough to even try. Do you think a woman like that deserves your scorn? No, more likely she could use a friend and some time for herself.
And before you put yourself on a pedestal for refusing to become "one of those women", remember that you still have a husband who supports you, so that hardly seems like being a single mom to me. I, like you, am a stay-at-home mom who likes to look nice for my husband, but if I don't have the time he would much rather have a happy, compassionate, frumpy wife than a frustrated, judgemental, stylish one--and so it is with many men.
