Moms in Bikinis

[Anonymous]

I dunno. I work out and am in good shape but mostly wear swimwear that covers more skin. I always make the kids wear rash guards etc. to protect them from the sun and feel like a hypocrite when I'm walking around in a bikini.

Plus, I do want to protect my skin from sun related aging/damage.

[Anonymous]

Wear a bikini if you have a hard body. Otherwise please spare us.

[Anonymous]

I feel like there is a huge different between an athletic two piece and a traditional bikini. I wear suits from athleta that have a sports bra style top and a pretty generous brief. yes it shows my stomach but its pretty modest and definitely not a bikini in my mind. A true bikini is a triangle cut top and a string cut bottom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pics please.

here you go...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I doubt I'll ever wear a bikini again, regardless of how much I weigh. I'm 40 and I've had four kids. Sure I may have D cups but they're not the D cups of my youth. I also had a rare, non-sun-related skin cancer removed that makes me look like I was in a horrific knife fight.

More than any of this, though, I just hate that women at pools are expected to show off as much flesh as humanly possible. Why are my two boys able to wear shorts while my two girls are supposed to graduate to the teeny bikini as soon as possible? I would like my girls to grow up thinking that the pool is about swimming, not about showing off their best assets. To what end? Does showing off your best assets make you a stronger swimmer? Are you having more fun if your best assets are on display? Is your swimsuit physically more comfortable if we can see your best assets? It just makes me sad for them. Same goes for some girls sports uniforms. What talent are they supposed to be demonstrating by making the shorts so short? If boys can manage to run, jump and swim in shorts with an actual inseam, why are girls apparently so hampered in their athletic performance by shorts that cover their cheeks?

Okay - rant over. I just don't want to perpetuate the idea that women's bodies are primarily display objects and swimwear should be selected accordingly.

I share your rant. If boys can swim in trunks, why are girls expected to wear teeny bikinis? Personally, my daughter is going to wear a rash guard as long as I can make her, because melanoma runs in my husband's family and I am obsessed with sun protection. I'm on the lookout for cute swim shorts for girls, but have not had a lot of luck so far.

[Anonymous]

I saw two moms in fantastic bikinis at Wilson pool this weekend. I have to say, they looked amazing. It made me - in my stupid maternity swim suit (and I'm at the "just look fat" stage) - feel kinda bummed out, but that's not a reason those women shouldn't have worn those suits. They looked great!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wear a bikini if you have a hard body. Otherwise please spare us.

You do realize that I am at the beach not for the sole per pose to entertain or please you?

[Anonymous]

Skimpier ones at the beach.

Thankfully, my boys can now swim so I no longer have to go in the pool.

I wear the more athletic-type bikinis at the pool. However, most of the time I hardly ever take the lightweight cover-up off. One-pieces are too hot unless you are in the water in DC. Also- I tan really easily so if I don't stick to one type then when I do go on vacation and put on my sexy bikini I have horrible tan lines. I have always worked my a** off and have a hard body and my stomach has always been my crowning glory. Damn right I'm showing it.

I wear the more traditional bikini at the beach. There aren't that many moms in sexy bikinis at the pool and it feels weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I doubt I'll ever wear a bikini again, regardless of how much I weigh. I'm 40 and I've had four kids. Sure I may have D cups but they're not the D cups of my youth. I also had a rare, non-sun-related skin cancer removed that makes me look like I was in a horrific knife fight.

More than any of this, though, I just hate that women at pools are expected to show off as much flesh as humanly possible. Why are my two boys able to wear shorts while my two girls are supposed to graduate to the teeny bikini as soon as possible? I would like my girls to grow up thinking that the pool is about swimming, not about showing off their best assets. To what end? Does showing off your best assets make you a stronger swimmer? Are you having more fun if your best assets are on display? Is your swimsuit physically more comfortable if we can see your best assets? It just makes me sad for them. Same goes for some girls sports uniforms. What talent are they supposed to be demonstrating by making the shorts so short? If boys can manage to run, jump and swim in shorts with an actual inseam, why are girls apparently so hampered in their athletic performance by shorts that cover their cheeks?

Okay - rant over. I just don't want to perpetuate the idea that women's bodies are primarily display objects and swimwear should be selected accordingly.

Wearing bikinis doesn't makes women's bodies display objects, our culture does.

No, but I still find bikini physically more comfortable. I find the rash guards and board pants that I wear bodyboarding sticky and confining and uncomfortable.

And actually, men's shorts used to be much shorter, especially for basketball and running. These longer pants are a recent style trend.

I think your overall premise has merit, but you are taking in a bit too far.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I doubt I'll ever wear a bikini again, regardless of how much I weigh. I'm 40 and I've had four kids. Sure I may have D cups but they're not the D cups of my youth. I also had a rare, non-sun-related skin cancer removed that makes me look like I was in a horrific knife fight.

More than any of this, though, I just hate that women at pools are expected to show off as much flesh as humanly possible. Why are my two boys able to wear shorts while my two girls are supposed to graduate to the teeny bikini as soon as possible? I would like my girls to grow up thinking that the pool is about swimming, not about showing off their best assets. To what end? Does showing off your best assets make you a stronger swimmer? Are you having more fun if your best assets are on display? Is your swimsuit physically more comfortable if we can see your best assets? It just makes me sad for them. Same goes for some girls sports uniforms. What talent are they supposed to be demonstrating by making the shorts so short? If boys can manage to run, jump and swim in shorts with an actual inseam, why are girls apparently so hampered in their athletic performance by shorts that cover their cheeks?

Okay - rant over. I just don't want to perpetuate the idea that women's bodies are primarily display objects and swimwear should be selected accordingly.

I share your rant. If boys can swim in trunks, why are girls expected to wear teeny bikinis? Personally, my daughter is going to wear a rash guard as long as I can make her, because melanoma runs in my husband's family and I am obsessed with sun protection. I'm on the lookout for cute swim shorts for girls, but have not had a lot of luck so far.

Lands End for swim shorts for girls! I bought my own daughters some online there last summer and they were great.

[Anonymous]

Ugh- again with the need to qualify that you EARNED the right to wear a bathingsuit you like. Do men ever feel like they have to earn the right to wear a bathingsuit? no. but way to go perpetuating that for women.

I don't have a great belly, its jiggly and weird in a lot of ways and guess what- I still wear a 2 piece most of the time because its more comfy, better for my fit (so I can wear a bra top) and I think actually makes me look better in a lot of ways,- I'm the same size in a 1 piece, I'm not fooling anyone.

I don't need to earn a right to wear a swim suit. SO fucking weird and American. And I AM American!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ugh- again with the need to qualify that you EARNED the right to wear a bathingsuit you like. Do men ever feel like they have to earn the right to wear a bathingsuit? no. but way to go perpetuating that for women.

I don't have a great belly, its jiggly and weird in a lot of ways and guess what- I still wear a 2 piece most of the time because its more comfy, better for my fit (so I can wear a bra top) and I think actually makes me look better in a lot of ways,- I'm the same size in a 1 piece, I'm not fooling anyone.

I don't need to earn a right to wear a swim suit. SO fucking weird and American. And I AM American!

wut

[Anonymous]

13:56, lay off the sauce. you cray.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:13:56, lay off the sauce. you cray.

I agree that you don't "earn" the right to wear a bikini. If you want to wear one, rock on. It has nothing to with working hard. It's kind of like saying, "I eat a pint of Ben & Jerry's chocolate fudge brownie every week. I earned this muumuu!"

[Anonymous]

NP. I agree. Saying you worked hard and earned it assigns an almost moral value to clothing. It's icky.