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Jihene Trumbo's avatar

I know this isn’t geared towards pregnant women but it still resonates so much. I don’t think I’ll fit into my clothes postpartum and it’s good to reckon with that early on. Thank you for this!

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Andrew Smith's avatar

This made me think about thrift-store shopping, one of my favorite activities in my late teens and early 20s, right as I was sort of getting my footing in the world, but I still cared about fashion... so I wanted to look more unconventional/punk/whatever, and thrift stores were wonderful for that.

I also have a really hard time throwing clothing away. For me, it's probably part of that scarcity mindset I tried writing about a while back, the idea that you have to sort of hold onto everything forever, since you might not get another chance. All I can say is that I'm even more convinced that epigenetics has played a role in my life, with the superpower of frugality (and also supercurse) being part and parcel of who I was growing up.

Not to derail much from the central message here, Kristi! It's a very well articulated one, and I hope it helps a lot of folks who are adjusting to similar circumstances. Keep 'em coming!

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