I have decided that I need to dress up more. Even if I will be home all day. Even when my big outing is to the mailbox. I have decided that everyday I need to do a few things.
1. Put on a fresh face. Each morning I am going to try to put on a little natural looking makeup when I wake up (not at 5:00 p.m., just before my husband comes home from work).
2. Put together a cute outfit that matches and has jewelry and cute shoes. Heck, I might even wear a dress sometimes. At home. With my kids.
3. Brush and style my hair. Maybe even curl it. Shocker.
Now, I am not a slob (most of the time) and I do not lounge around in paint stained sweat pants (most of the time). But I admit that my level of togetherness is not as fabulous as it could be.
So why in the sticks am I making all this fuss about looking together and polished while I am at home with my family? Because I am tired of Hollywood and the working women getting all the glory. Here I am, trying to impress upon my daughters (and my husband on some level, too) that being a stay at home mom is a great profession. That is it a worthy endeavor. That it is wonderful and totally on the same level as being a famous actress or musician or CEO. And then I look at what my appearance is telling them and feel a bit guilty.
If I want girls to aspire to be a stay at home mom, shouldn?t I do my part to show how truly important it is? What message am I sending when I look like a sloppy, tired mess most of the time? Not a very inspiring one. So my point is not to spend $40,000 on a new wardrobe or drop $300 on a pair of high heels. But I think there is a case for investing a little in my appearance in regards to how ?glamorous? I make motherhood.
People sometimes scoff at the women from the 1940?s and 50?s. How they dressed up in heels and pearls to vacuum and make pot roast. But I think they were on to something. Motherhood was serious business. It was fancy and special. It was honorable and appreciated. My hope is that if we stay at home moms can make a concerted effort to make a concerted effort, the job of motherhood will be restored to its rightful place. Don?t Tammy-Faye-Baker your face or anything, but take a few moments to make yourself look put together, modest and stylish. Think about all the images of women your children are seeing. Don?t let the Kardashians have the last word on what a woman is all about!
Allison is a mother of three, and will probably have up to five if her sanity holds. She and her hubby live in Atlanta, Georgia, and are enjoying the joys and pains of being parents. Mostly, they just laugh a lot. To read more by Allison, click here.
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