Comments on Girl's Gone Child: Yummy Mummies: The Empress' Old Clothes

What really irks me about these YM glamamamas in t...

2007-09-25T18:12:00.000-07:00

What really irks me about these YM glamamamas in the media, with their nifty wardrobes and ridiculously padded lives, is not so much the padded lives or enviable wardrobes as the fact that they wish the rest of us to all KNOW about and ENVY their lives. I think that's just so rude and unclassy. Lucy Jellie Wellie whatever-her-name-is should just enjoy what she has privately instead of letting everyone else know it.

And her son is Heathcliff. But of course. And husband a "dinner party favorite." Whatever the heck that is. What a bunch of tosses!! YOU, Rebecca, are far more glamorous, so says the Crabmommy.

You know, this is the thing that I love about the ...

2007-09-10T20:29:00.000-07:00

You know, this is the thing that I love about the blogosphere and real friends. Thank god for people who let each other know that you know what? It's not all easy. It's not all perfect. It's messy. It's life. We've let go of ideas we had before getting into it, we've adjusted standards, we've despaired. It's why I'm sending my new-mom friend into the momosphere with a fistful of addresses of people who've written about new motherhood. Because as much as she's said she appreciates my getting it, I'd love her to see how very many of us there really are.

(And to be honest, I'm not really feeling the new chunky heel thing. I'm chunky enough already...)

If you like those heels and want a cheaper but equ...

2007-09-09T17:51:00.000-07:00

If you like those heels and want a cheaper but equally as lovely pair, check out the most recent Anthropologie catlogue. They're all over it.

"I also know that.... and that sex is not the same...

2007-09-07T11:58:00.000-07:00

"I also know that.... and that sex is not the same after a vaginal birth."

What did Archer do to your va-jay-jay?

I've given vaginal birth three times more than you have and one of those times to a massive newborn. Yes, sex isn't the same after my three vaginal births, it's better.

How is it worse for you?

I love how in that last quote you pulled it is act...

2007-09-07T11:12:00.000-07:00

I love how in that last quote you pulled it is actually acknowledged that these "Yummy Mummies" have "…at least the appearance of a perfect family and successful career…"

Because really, who cares if they are beyond disfunctional as long as the manny comes on time and the mani/pedis are scheduled.

Would it be terribly superficial if my first thoug...

2007-09-07T06:17:00.000-07:00

Would it be terribly superficial if my first thought was--where did she get that stunning top?

What a great post. Is it so hard for the "taste makers and shapers" to understand that Fabulous does not have to be some artificial plastic idea of Perfect, marketed, purchased, and drugged?

You are the most fashionable mummys I read. And I...

2007-09-07T00:09:00.000-07:00

You are the most fashionable mummys I read. And I'm sorry to say it, but that makes you yummy. What makes you even yummier is that you are real. It's easy to be that perfect mom when one has nannies and housekeepers. I'd love to see one of those "yummy mummys" actually take care of their kids for more than an hour and do the dishes and cook dinner and unclog the toilet. All at the same time.

Rach- Totally. Patent flats are way sexy. Especial...

2007-09-06T21:04:00.000-07:00

Rach- Totally. Patent flats are way sexy. Especially on you.

Barbara- The trucks as "yummy" threw me, too. I think the point is that whatever these women do is "right"... It's arbitrary and senseless.

CerebralMom- Great points. Thank you for your insight. And while I agree the voices are out there, I think they are often featured in magazines as well as our beloeved books. Did you check out the Rita Wilson link? Everything she writes is wonderful and once in a while a "Nostalgia" piece in Vogue will move me to tears and there are real guts that spurt from the pages of magazines sporadically. It isn't all fluff. Unfortunately for every great piece of editorial content in a fashion magazine there are a dozen rotten ones. Bazaar has become a bit of a joke, unfortunately. It used to be really great. Sigh...

Great fucking post. I love it!

2007-09-06T20:36:00.000-07:00

Great fucking post. I love it!

I play glam mom on the weekends, with my sweats on...

2007-09-06T19:14:00.000-07:00

I play glam mom on the weekends, with my sweats on and no bra.. lol..

I love this. I love you.

2007-09-06T18:39:00.000-07:00

I love this. I love you.

They have MONEY. Lots of MONEY. Money can get you ...

2007-09-06T18:10:00.000-07:00

They have MONEY. Lots of MONEY. Money can get you everything, from a nanny to a shiny new pair of perky tits.

I long for a time when we all dress up for how goo...

2007-09-06T17:44:00.000-07:00

I long for a time when we all dress up for how good it makes us feel.

But I love this post, because you're right, these women are not realistic and not mommies - they don't have spit up on their balenciaga.

Awesome post!

2007-09-06T14:33:00.000-07:00

Awesome post!

I object! Patent ballet shoes make me feel very, v...

2007-09-06T14:19:00.000-07:00

I object! Patent ballet shoes make me feel very, very sexy.

Amen!

2007-09-06T13:33:00.000-07:00

Amen!

I loved this post. I have to agree with stephanie...

2007-09-06T12:40:00.000-07:00

I loved this post. I have to agree with stephanie t.

I love you. There are no other words.

2007-09-06T12:12:00.000-07:00

I love you. There are no other words.

Yummy Mummy = lots o' money and a nanny and a hous...

2007-09-06T11:56:00.000-07:00

Yummy Mummy = lots o' money and a nanny and a housekeeper.

white pick-up trucks are "yummy mummy?" i am so c...

2007-09-06T11:33:00.000-07:00

white pick-up trucks are "yummy mummy?" i am so confused.

The GGC said.... "I know that women don't look thi...

2007-09-06T10:20:00.000-07:00

The GGC said.... "I know that women don't look this good without professional lighting and air-brushing" I would like to add ....."and high priced boob jobs, liposuction, brow lift, tummy tuck,and a hair and makeup artist on speed dial."

AMEN! sista.

I love you for this post. It's all just beautiful...

2007-09-06T09:25:00.000-07:00

I love you for this post. It's all just beautifully said. As a pretty much "slummy" mom, at least clothes-wise, I agree whole-heartedly on wishing for a return to the 50's style of heels and pearls and all that - maybe then I'd remember how good it feels to look good. Right now it's too far away and I've sort of forgotten.
But at the same time, why do we forget that motherhood is hard, motherhood is real, hard work, no matter your budget, your clothes, your lifestyle? We're all just mothers, we're all struggling to do our best, and we need to stop judging each other - and I admit that I judge, too, in my comfy pjs: I breastfed for almost 2 years, I buy organic, I worked nights to be home with the boy all day, blah blah blah. And it's hard not to judge and try to feel superior, because really all you're doing with that shit is trying to make yourself feel better, because you feel inadequate. You feel like you can't measure up, so at least you can pull yourself that rung higher, be better than somebody else, not be the bottom of the mommy heap...

Oh, I love you for this post!

2007-09-06T08:26:00.000-07:00

Oh, I love you for this post!

Amen sister

2007-09-06T08:20:00.000-07:00

Amen sister

This is supposed to be aspirational? Who would wan...

2007-09-06T08:00:00.000-07:00

This is supposed to be aspirational? Who would want it?

This just makes me glad that I am satisfied with what I am, what I have, and what I don't.