The problem lies in the why. Why are you choosing to wear those pants? Is it because you feel that as a mother you aren’t allowed to look (and in some cases feel) attractive? Are you wearing that mini-skirt because you want to meet the social ideal of beauty?

As you can see the why behind what we wear, or expect others to wear is a bigger problem than what we actually have on.

And it certainly isn’t limited to women who have had children.

Though I do think there is something that is limited to them and it’s this idea that when a woman has a child they cease to be a woman and suddenly become some strange creature called a “Mom” devoid any of the feelings, needs, desires of a woman.

Although the situation you are in needs to be taken in consideration and appropriate attire is suggested. You shouldn’t wear the same dress at the kid’s school that you’d wear out at a dance club. Though as others pointed out that’s not a matter of being “mom appropriate” but of being “school appropriate.”

“A mother can be stylish and fabulous and sexy and interesting.” Without a doubt.