Do you remember life before baby? I certainly do. During my college years, I’d hit the mall on Friday to find an outfit for the club and then proceed to take hours getting dressed up before going out at the early hour of 11 p.m.
Fast-forward to today and things are much different. As long as my baby decides to sleep at a decent time, I’m in bed before 11 p.m. There are virtually no club clothes in my closet, nights out at the bar are few and far between and I’m definitely not hitting the mall every Friday.
Motherhood has completely changed my life – and, in many ways, my appearance (yes, I look next-level exhausted all the time – don’t judge me).
So when I saw the hilarious before-and-after kids pics that people have been posting on social media, I had to laugh – and then almost cry about just how much things have changed.
We can thank Mike Julianelle of the Dad and Buried blog for these delightful images. He decided to have some fun with the “before-and-after effect of parenthood,” Babble reports, so he shared side-by-side pre- and post-kid photos on his Instagram account, Got Toddlered, and offered his followers the chance to submit their own before and after pics – and well, they definitely delivered.
Look through this Instagram account here and you’ll see some gems. Or peek at some of my personal faves below.
Mom’s Lover’s Lane police officer costume for Halloween has been replaced with a much-less-revealing prison outfit.
This mom went from double-fisting booze to double-fisting coffee. We can all relate, right?
Before kids, everyone looks rested, glowing and carefree with their booze in hand, makeup and sexy clothes on. After kids, the glows are gone, the sexy clothes, perfect hair and makeup have been replaced with hoodies and topknots.
Props to Julianelle for encouraging parents to post these relatable side-by-side shots.
He told Babble that “he’s still accepting both images of getting ‘toddlered’ as well as before and after parenting images – so if you think you’ve got some goodies lying around, by all means, enter them now.”
What are you waiting for?
Would you share these side-by-side shots on Instagram? Tell us in comments.
Photo courtesy of Got Toddlered
