Suit Yourself
....Why Bathing Suit Shopping With Kids Sucks... I’ve never been an avid clothing shopper. I’m an unfortunate mix of awkward shapes, Gumby-like limbs, and no style. However, this year we joined a pool, and I figured I ought to look into a new suit or two. If you are one of those friends who works out regularly, managed to retain normal boob and stomach shape post-pregnancy, and/or has plenty of money to buy whatever damn suits you want, ignore this. If you are not and happen to be a parent of young children, planning on shopping for a budget-friendly bathing suit any time soon, let me share these insights with you. First, sizing is not your friend. Thanks to pregnancy, perhaps nursing, and then stopping nursing, your belly and body in general has gone through more changes than David Bowie’s hair. As of now, your once adorably perky boobs have decided to metamorphous into gravity-stricken, chicken-cutlet-resembling parts for which an a-cup is still a little roomy. ...