35/365 family gave me my perfect beach body

I always heard that the older you get the less you care about how people view you. I mean, what they think of you appearance wise. Now I’m not sure if it’s age or if it’s the security of having my own family. 

When I was younger, I never wanted to show skin at the beach. I thought everyone would think I was ugly, they would make fun of me. I felt awful and constantly judged. Marriage and having someone who constantly assures me, without me asking for it, that I am beautiful and loved and wanted has helped my self confidence. It helps that Tripp also has a lot of self confidence and is very secure in himself and maybe that’s rubbed off on me too. I also think having a baby has made me love my body to the point that I put on a bathing suit and I don’t care if others think I look bad. I’m focused on watching my baby crawl in the sand and squeal as the waves crash around her little feet. I’m confident in my own skin as I kiss my husband in the ocean. I’m too preoccupied with the people God has given me to care if anyone is looking at my wide hips and judging me, and that is such freedom.