When my 10 year old daughter, Vivian, said that I should get the same leggings as it, I arched a eyebrow.
I immediately thought of my belly and my cellulite, but I then scanned the leggings displayed so perfectly on the store table. They were so soft and colorful that each pair shouted: “You have that!”
However, I thought these leggings were too small and tight for my 42 -year -old body, especially after having children.
My daughter encouraged me to buy them anyway. I bought us black, brown and assorted blue leggings; Mine are four sizes larger than my daughter.
Since then, matching the clothes with her has been a way to connect in a new way to which I did not expect.
Correspondence with my daughter has surprisingly accumulated my confidence
At the beginning, I thought that my daughter’s sporting style with crop tops, tennis skirts and high -waisted leggings was not for my winding body type. But after buying these leggings, I also bought the same shirt as his – a few sizes.
When I put this outfit, I felt nostalgic when I ran a track in high school – when I felt like my best me.
When my daughter often associates leggings with a light with light -yellow relaxed adjustment, I notice that her confidence is preparing for the day. I admire her inner love and his self -confidence, something I had left years ago.
When I told my daughter that I was aware of my stomach in our matching shirt, she said: “Who cares?”
I would like to have its bravery. I would like to have her ability to cherish her body, to wear what she wants and not to worry about what someone thinks.
Our assorted outfits have also brought us closer
As a divorced mom, wearing leggings and matching shirts with my daughter is also a way to connect when we are separated.
Sometimes my daughter sent me a text to tell me that she has a certain shirt so that we can match, even if we are not face to face. It tightens my heart and makes me feel closer to her.
Likewise, when I shop for myself for shirts or leggings, I send her a text if she wants one too.
When we are together, go to the local shopping center with her opened my eyes to the idea that it is normal to buy something nice and trend, especially with her encouragement. I found that the correspondence of some of our clothes made the shopping memorable for the two of us.
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I always work on my body image, but I celebrate this time
Recently, I noticed an athletic blue shirt that my daughter would like; I hesitated to buy it for myself. The shirt was gently butter with a hint of compression, but I only thought of my stomach.
I am no longer a track star in high school, and I am not as thin as before the children. But I thought of the smile of my daughter and I went for that.
When I bought him a shirt with an open back, I decided to get one for me too. But then I told him that I would probably return it because it was too tight. She said, “No, keep it. It seems good to you.” I thought it.
I know that making some of our clothes match is special, for the moment, because early enough, she will want to shop at the shopping center without me and may not want to wear the same shirt as her mother.
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