stretch marks;)

jessgarr27
jessgarr27 Posts: 78
edited December 25 in Motivation and Support
Should we even care ???
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  • rompers16
    rompers16 Posts: 5,404 Member
    As a mom, I've earned them, as an over-eater, I'm ashamed of them....that's the Gemini in me :)
  • jessgarr27
    jessgarr27 Posts: 78
    Thats an awseome way to look at it ;)
  • mandiibayybee
    mandiibayybee Posts: 53
    I love my stretch marks, they are part of my little man. I earned them and wear them proud!
  • majordlite
    majordlite Posts: 266 Member
    I didn't get one stretch mark from my pregnancy, but I have a ton of them (white ones) on my hips from where I gained weight in my youth. And I have wretched spider veins on the sides of my thighs from the same thing. I've been thinking about having those removed, but it's pure vanity. If it were from pregnancy, I might feel more noble and righteous about it. Sigh...
  • SPNLuver83
    SPNLuver83 Posts: 2,050 Member
    NO!! :)
  • Katie3784
    Katie3784 Posts: 543
    Not much you can do about 'em, so try not to worry too much.
  • melcpia
    melcpia Posts: 123 Member
    Who cares..I don't. Ive given birth to 3 kids..now all teenagers. The last one was over 11 pound at birth...Ive earned my stripes.
  • 1SlimShaylee
    1SlimShaylee Posts: 204
    As a mom, I've earned them, as an over-eater, I'm ashamed of them....that's the Gemini in me :)


    i feel the exact same way!
  • TaintedVampyre
    TaintedVampyre Posts: 1,428 Member
    I got em. Nothing I can do about them. They're mine, they're my ups and downs. No children have created them, but they will be the ones to add to them.
  • deadstarsunburn
    deadstarsunburn Posts: 1,337 Member
    Nope. I've come to terms with mine. It reminds me where I shouldn't go ever again!
  • cathiaflock
    cathiaflock Posts: 112 Member
    I think they are from losing weight so why not be proud of them? I've never had kids and try not to get down about that. Sick of people thinkng I'm a parent when I haven't earned that title.
  • ExplorinLauren
    ExplorinLauren Posts: 991 Member
    As a mom, I've earned them, as an over-eater, I'm ashamed of them....that's the Gemini in me :)


    My answer ... EXACTLY :)
  • still_crafty
    still_crafty Posts: 682 Member
    I know I shouldn't care but I do. Don't know that I'll ever wear a bikini again.
  • tom_olech
    tom_olech Posts: 139 Member
    As a guy, i really dont give a crap if women have them....besides if i did then i would be a hypocrite considering my back is covered in them from when i hit puberty...i grew more than 2 feet in one year
  • Josette89
    Josette89 Posts: 244
    No kids here. Just from gaining and losing and gaining and losing. I've had stretch marks since I was young, i've had them on my hips since I can remember. They suck. But I've tried Mederma and Cocoa butter and all of that. I guess I don't mind them now. I'm used to them.
  • crystal_darling
    crystal_darling Posts: 53 Member
    I have them. Don't have kids but they are from gaining weight when I was younger. Sick of people asking me "Why do you have stretch marks? You don't have kids." A misconception that everyone thinks you only get stretch marks from kids. Once I reach my goal size I don't care what anyone thinks I'll wear a bikini and flaunt my stretch marks! They are my "struggle scars" that I will have overcome. They are a part of me and won't be going anywhere.
  • Michellerawrrr
    Michellerawrrr Posts: 310 Member
    I earned mine through my weight gain, not from pregnancy. So I'm a little pissed about them, but I just add them to the list of scars I have earned over the years. Oh the stories I can tell!:smile:
  • shorty35565
    shorty35565 Posts: 1,425 Member
    I hate mine, cuz they're all from weight gain :( But there is nothing u can do ab them. They the thin white ones, but my tummy and sides are covered. I have them other places too.
  • MargotAllen
    MargotAllen Posts: 63
    I got mine from having a kid. And the man I'm with couldn't care less about them. He thinks I'm beautiful.
  • Diary_Queen
    Diary_Queen Posts: 1,314 Member
    I grew so quickly when I hit puberty (extremely early as well -- the week of my 9th birthday).. that I had stretch marks on my hips, shoulders, ankles, around my waist and back by the time I was in junior high school. The ones on my stomach from gaining so much weight and being pregnant with twins just makes a whole matching set
  • phresh21
    phresh21 Posts: 132 Member
    As a mother of 4 I've so earned them and wouldn't change that for anything (Except maybe an ice cream :)).
  • alex88carolina
    alex88carolina Posts: 108
    Like A Tiger Wear Your Stripes With Pride!!!
  • KeriW626
    KeriW626 Posts: 430
    I have them both from growing boobs over night. The one on my tummy a thighs,as well as butt, come from my 1st child. The second didnt give me any more. But I am still working on loosing the weight I gained with her,all of 25 lbs.

    I say dont worry about what you cant change.
  • knumommi
    knumommi Posts: 29 Member
    I got lucky the first pregnancy, after the second it was bad, but they fade, and when that happens it doesn't matter so much anymore, I just know i will not be ashamed after i loose the weight to bare it all
  • PoshTaush
    PoshTaush Posts: 1,247
    I can't help but be completely honest...as vain as it may be....

    I HATE MINE! They are on my stomach below my belly button! GROSS!
  • Chika_2015
    Chika_2015 Posts: 357 Member
    I hate my stretch marks, i hate when people say it a sign of impowerment or that they are tiger stripes wear them with pride!!!! If we were intended to have stripes then we would have been a tiger. I try to cover mine up as much as possible. There is nothing more gross than seing a hot female in a sexy 2 piece with stretch mark, it just doesn't look right. Let alone a guy with a great body and stretch marks on his chest and arms ewwww.....

    Ya'll know yall were thinking it. Just my opnion. I am ready for my lashing LOL.
  • mrkennethjay
    mrkennethjay Posts: 88
    Men don't care about things like stretch marks on women, and if you come across a guy who does... you might not be dealing with a real man.

    But i have to admit i find my own to be a little discouraging. I've had them for as long as i can remember. When i was younger i had terrible Ashma and went on a medication that basically made me double in weight. So i've got them on my sides and arms. I keep wanting to try the coacoa butter thing but i figure it wouldn't do a lick of difference so i just stop caring.
  • marie_cressman
    marie_cressman Posts: 980 Member
    I don't give a crap anymore. I guarantee I have stretch marks on every single body part. Oh well. I was more than 300lbs. I've lost weight and I look pretty damn good in my opinion (Yes I still have weight to lose, but I still think I look great when compared to where I have been).
  • marie_cressman
    marie_cressman Posts: 980 Member
    I hate my stretch marks, i hate when people say it a sign of impowerment or that they are tiger stripes wear them with pride!!!! If we were intended to have stripes then we would have been a tiger. I try to cover mine up as much as possible. There is nothing more gross than seing a hot female in a sexy 2 piece with stretch mark, it just doesn't look right. Let alone a guy with a great body and stretch marks on his chest and arms ewwww.....

    Ya'll know yall were thinking it. Just my opnion. I am ready for my lashing LOL.

    ^^ I will never wear a 2 piece no matter how "proud" I am of my accomplishments. Nobody wants to see the junk I keep under my clothes. HAHA!
  • rachellanae11
    rachellanae11 Posts: 10
    I hate my stretch marks, i hate when people say it a sign of impowerment or that they are tiger stripes wear them with pride!!!! If we were intended to have stripes then we would have been a tiger. I try to cover mine up as much as possible. There is nothing more gross than seing a hot female in a sexy 2 piece with stretch mark, it just doesn't look right. Let alone a guy with a great body and stretch marks on his chest and arms ewwww.....

    Ya'll know yall were thinking it. Just my opnion. I am ready for my lashing LOL.

    LOL no one is going to lash out at you...your being completely honest and thats what we want
    I on the other hand am a total cliche and earned my stripes I have two beautiful kids and yes when I am able to fit into my bikini again I will wear it and proud! I was never ashamed of my stretch marks they are just apart of life some have then some dont and if you dont like what you see when im in my bikini then turn the other way because IDGAF! LOL
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