Stretch Marks

ziggiezed
ziggiezed Posts: 36
edited September 29 in Introduce Yourself
Stretch Marks yay or nay, exceptable & okay?????
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  • zoombie_bear
    zoombie_bear Posts: 963 Member
    of course they are acceptable, they are a fact of life for me anyways, had 2 kids:drinker:
  • McKayMachina
    McKayMachina Posts: 2,670 Member
    "...We (real men) ain't got no time to be worryin' 'bout ... stretch marks. We know they either came from one of two things: Either you was big and got small...or you was small and got big. Either way, we f***in'. Either way!" - Katt Williams, Comedian (and Man After My Own ♥)

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    As a woman, and maybe it has something to do with getting older (26), I do not give a damn. I'd rather be skinny and stretch-marked than fat.

    :drinker:
  • albinogorilla
    albinogorilla Posts: 1,056 Member
    no problem here!
    i got them bad in my armpits when i was lifting and put on a lot of muscle very fast........they are part of life!
  • Goal_Seeker_1988
    Goal_Seeker_1988 Posts: 1,619 Member
    Stretch marks are just scars to remind you. No biggie. They fade as you lose weight into white lines.
  • SCC88
    SCC88 Posts: 215 Member
    Well no-one wants em, but we've got them for life so its best to deal with it, because theres no cure. The red ones fade down to clear ones after half a year anyways. xx
  • JennLifts
    JennLifts Posts: 1,913 Member
    "...We (real men) ain't got no time to be worryin' 'bout ... stretch marks. We know they either came from one of two things: Either you was big and got small...or you was small and got big. Either way, we f***in'. Either way!" - Katt Williams, Comedian (and Man After My Own ♥)

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    As a woman, and maybe it has something to do with getting older (26), I do not give a damn. I'd rather be skinny and stretch-marked than fat.

    :drinker:

    getting older ......26.... bahahahaha.
  • emmaNEEDSskinny
    emmaNEEDSskinny Posts: 317
    ok i guess but i wish i could get rid of mine im 5'2 and 107lbs
    i have them on my bum i have no idea why!
  • shezzanleigh
    shezzanleigh Posts: 9 Member
    Mine looked like a A to Z map when i was pregnant :laugh: . If someone hasnt got them then id be surprised and say 'arent you the lucky one' :wink:
  • SCC88
    SCC88 Posts: 215 Member

    As a woman, and maybe it has something to do with getting older (26), I do not give a damn. I'd rather be skinny and stretch-marked than fat.

    :drinker:

    Well, when I woke up one morning with boobs that had grown over night, i spent my entire teenage years not being able to wear a v-neck or anything remotely lower than a neckline because of severe stretchmarks that lasted ages .... not just older ladies ya know! :tongue:
  • yeahfatty
    yeahfatty Posts: 228 Member
    "...We (real men) ain't got no time to be worryin' 'bout ... stretch marks. We know they either came from one of two things: Either you was big and got small...or you was small and got big. Either way, we f***in'. Either way!" - Katt Williams, Comedian (and Man After My Own ♥)

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    As a woman, and maybe it has something to do with getting older (26), I do not give a damn. I'd rather be skinny and stretch-marked than fat.

    :drinker:

    ahahha i love katt williams! :D
  • albinogorilla
    albinogorilla Posts: 1,056 Member
    some time in that sun fades them nicely.........
  • newman84
    newman84 Posts: 234 Member
    my daughter is 4 1/2 and my are not entirely that white and faded. :( But it doesn't help that i'm pale
  • joanneeee
    joanneeee Posts: 311 Member
    I don't respect anyone who says stretch marks are unacceptable.
  • xXxKayleighxXx
    xXxKayleighxXx Posts: 103
    They aren't something you can control so don't worry about them :)

    My body matured practically overnight when i was a teen so i have them on my hips, but they are white/clear and i never notice them. Neither does my boyfriend.

    I've worn bikini's in the past and never been conscious of them.

    I have a couple of red ones mainly around the bust due to recent size increase and those i don't like so much cos they are more noticeable, but i know they'll fade.

    Using bio oil encourages them to fade sooner apparently and i think using a moisturiser in general does help the skin to stretch without "tearing" xx
  • jwaitman
    jwaitman Posts: 367 Member
    I have them from being pregnant twice. I wish I could have plastic surgery to get rid of them, but I don't see that happening so I try to forget they are there. I only wear a bathing suit at home so I don't care and if I do go to a public swimming area I just wear a suit that covers more.
  • JCubbins
    JCubbins Posts: 92
    Everyone has them - even a 16-year-old who is writing that :) Seriously, when I discovered them on my butt I freaked out, but now I don't care - they are my reminders of who I am and what I've been through. And I'm gonna wear a bikini anyway :D
  • strohst
    strohst Posts: 146 Member
    I hate my stretch marks ! I didn't get them until I hit my 6 month pregnancy with my daughter and then it was like they came out of no where! They make me feel so nasty.... :sad: Any suggestions on how to make me feel better about them?
  • albinogorilla
    albinogorilla Posts: 1,056 Member
    Its your badge of honor for creating life.....don't be ashamed
  • ziggiezed
    ziggiezed Posts: 36
    Not going to say i hate them because now their apart of me, but wouldn't mind it if i could remove them.
    To me theirs no such thing as perfect body imagery.
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    "...We (real men) ain't got no time to be worryin' 'bout ... stretch marks. We know they either came from one of two things: Either you was big and got small...or you was small and got big. Either way, we f***in'. Either way!" - Katt Williams, Comedian (and Man After My Own ♥)

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    As a woman, and maybe it has something to do with getting older (26), I do not give a damn. I'd rather be skinny and stretch-marked than fat.

    :drinker:

    getting older ......26.... bahahahaha.

    No kidding lol =D.

    As for me...stretch marks are...well, no big deal. There's supposedly things you can do to try to minimize them, or make them fade more quickly...and if they work, that's great. If not...oh well. I do admit that it's nice though, when a girl has them and moisturizes regularly in an effort to improve her appearance. That shows self respect, respect for me and my opinion of her (as if they would change it...but still)...and a lack of laziness in caring for her body. Even if they never change in appearance one bit...her efforts make them completely irrelevant. It's a women that just says 'Screw it...I have them, you deal with it!' that's something of a turn off.
  • flausa
    flausa Posts: 534 Member
    There's supposedly things you can do to try to minimize them, or make them fade more quickly...and if they work, that's great. If not...oh well. I do admit that it's nice though, when a girl has them and moisturizes regularly in an effort to improve her appearance. That shows self respect, respect for me and my opinion of her (as if they would change it...but still)...and a lack of laziness in caring for her body. Even if they never change in appearance one bit...her efforts make them completely irrelevant. It's a women that just says 'Screw it...I have them, you deal with it!' that's something of a turn off.

    So some women should spend their hard-earned money on products that make promises that they can't keep and you respect that more than the women who wear their scars as badges of honour and refuse to be pulled in by marketing ploys? Talk about an attitude that's a turn off!
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    There's supposedly things you can do to try to minimize them, or make them fade more quickly...and if they work, that's great. If not...oh well. I do admit that it's nice though, when a girl has them and moisturizes regularly in an effort to improve her appearance. That shows self respect, respect for me and my opinion of her (as if they would change it...but still)...and a lack of laziness in caring for her body. Even if they never change in appearance one bit...her efforts make them completely irrelevant. It's a women that just says 'Screw it...I have them, you deal with it!' that's something of a turn off.

    So some women should spend their hard-earned money on products that make promises that they can't keep and you respect that more than the women who wear their scars as badges of honour and refuse to be pulled in by marketing ploys? Talk about an attitude that's a turn off!

    Umm...that's not what I said.

    Do you put lotion on your body after a shower? That's moisturizing hun.

    I have stretch marks. I use baby oil. I don't like the way they look (on me...oddly enough I never cared on anyone else)...and don't want whoever I'm with to have to look at them. It's as simple as that?
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    Apparently it's easier to fly off the handle at someone after misinterpreting their post...than it is to come back and say 'Ohhh!! I see, my bad....maybe you're not a completely self absorbed *kitten*!'

    Ahh well, it's the internet...tough to expect anything less.
  • ajudernatz
    ajudernatz Posts: 6
    I had stretch marks when I was a teen because of development and then again after I was pregnant with my son. I ignore the ones from my teen years and call my pregnancy ones "love lines". My son loved me so much from the inside out that he gave me love lines! I cam across this and I couldn't explain the love that i see when I see my stretch marks.

    "A mark for every breath you took, every blink, every sleepy yawn. One for every time you sucked your thumb, waved hello, closed your eyes and slept in the most perfect darkness. One for every time you had the hiccups. One for every dream you dreamed within me.

    It isn't very pretty anymore. Some may even think it ugly. That's OK. It was your home. It's where I first grew to love you, where I lay my hand as I dreamed about who you were and who you would be. It held you until my arms could, and for that, I will always find something beautiful in it."
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    I had stretch marks when I was a teen because of development and then again after I was pregnant with my son. I ignore the ones from my teen years and call my pregnancy ones "love lines". My son loved me so much from the inside out that he gave me love lines! I cam across this and I couldn't explain the love that i see when I see my stretch marks.

    "A mark for every breath you took, every blink, every sleepy yawn. One for every time you sucked your thumb, waved hello, closed your eyes and slept in the most perfect darkness. One for every time you had the hiccups. One for every dream you dreamed within me.

    It isn't very pretty anymore. Some may even think it ugly. That's OK. It was your home. It's where I first grew to love you, where I lay my hand as I dreamed about who you were and who you would be. It held you until my arms could, and for that, I will always find something beautiful in it."

    That's beautiful...truly.
  • Vhovell
    Vhovell Posts: 286
    Stretch marks are just scars to remind you. No biggie. They fade as you lose weight into white lines.

    Completely agree..just proof of the work you have done :)
  • strohst
    strohst Posts: 146 Member
    WOW!! I've never thought of it that way! THANKS!!!
  • knittnponder
    knittnponder Posts: 1,953 Member
    I've had four kids and they left a lot of stretch marks so it doesn't really matter if I like them or not! They're here! Fortunately my husband doesn't even seem to notice them. I think he's distracted with other things so if he's not worried about them then neither am I. :)
  • rocky282
    rocky282 Posts: 47 Member
    I had stretch marks when I was a teen because of development and then again after I was pregnant with my son. I ignore the ones from my teen years and call my pregnancy ones "love lines". My son loved me so much from the inside out that he gave me love lines! I cam across this and I couldn't explain the love that i see when I see my stretch marks.

    "A mark for every breath you took, every blink, every sleepy yawn. One for every time you sucked your thumb, waved hello, closed your eyes and slept in the most perfect darkness. One for every time you had the hiccups. One for every dream you dreamed within me.

    It isn't very pretty anymore. Some may even think it ugly. That's OK. It was your home. It's where I first grew to love you, where I lay my hand as I dreamed about who you were and who you would be. It held you until my arms could, and for that, I will always find something beautiful in it."

    So Beautiful and So appropriate
  • kadins_momma07
    kadins_momma07 Posts: 328 Member
    "...We (real men) ain't got no time to be worryin' 'bout ... stretch marks. We know they either came from one of two things: Either you was big and got small...or you was small and got big. Either way, we f***in'. Either way!" - Katt Williams, Comedian (and Man After My Own ♥)

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    As a woman, and maybe it has something to do with getting older (26), I do not give a damn. I'd rather be skinny and stretch-marked than fat.

    :drinker:

    LMAO!!!!!!! He cracks me up! Makes me want to go rent that dvd AGAIN haha!!!!!
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