Don't want to look like a mom?!?

She probably meant that she doesn't want to look like HER mom, and she probably associated some of the clothes with that look. Her mom, may simply be the most stylish woman around, but she still wouldn't want to look like her. It's kid thing.

"Only a life lived for others, is the life worthwhile" - Albert Einstein

I don't know that there is one look that can be defined as the "mom" look. I think everyone has different styles and different ideas of what a "mom" looks like. I think this is kind of funny. Knowing me, i would have hung around to see what she looked like.

Maybe she was trying, in what she thought was a nice round about way to say - i don't want to look old. (I am not saying moms are old, because i am a mom and LOVE being a mom.)

just~me

I wouldn't take it so personally.....there is no standard mom look, really....mom's at my son's school run the gamut from perfect hair,makeup and Prada bags to sweats ,sneakers and ponytails.........as for your fellow Ann Taylor shopper....she was probably thinking she doesn't want to look her actual age, too conservative and "unhip" or "frumpy".....or as Optimist said like her own mother. No matter what, most ladies don't want to look like their mom, becuase them that means you are getting older, etc...My mom is still a striking woman at 69, she has always been a beauty but I have to admit I am taken aback when people say I look so much like her...because I don't want to be her!
There are those people out there who look down on us "breeders", though........and I say to heck with those people. Who cares if some random lady doesn't want to look like a mom - I am a mom and I think I am not half bad - and I have seen your photo on your blog and you look fantastic.
This is a little off the subject, but I always wonder why some women attempt to conceal their real age or outright lie about it...........I am thinking of telling people I am 40 instead of my actual 36 so they will say "wow, you look great, I can't beleive it".....lol just kidding

I love "looking like a mom" Its a great excuse for having larger hips and curves. LOL...I always laugh when I try on jeans at the mall, what real person over the age of 16 can fit into those jeans...I mean really!!!! They must think everyone is like a board. I love being curvey...all thru school I was so skinny and I hated it, at least I can fill out a dress and look sexy...watch out Marilyn.

"Our lives are not determined by what happens to us, but how we react to what happens; not by what life brings us, but by the attitude we bring to life."-unknown source

I love looking like a mom. I am so proud of having had my two boys - what a bizarre comment. Like you said maybe she was referring to looking older ...but then again...we all get older..there is nothing wrong with aging. Funny...regardless...that is just part of mommyhood. I guess I still feel 28...ten years younger than my actual age. Its all a mattter of how you look at yourself - i feel young - thus others think i'm young too.

LisaMommy is a 38 year old discussion leader for arizonamoms.com from the Paradise Valley/Scottsdale area. Her two boys are ages 7 months and 3 years old.

Do you remember the SNL fake commercial for "Mom jeans"? They were very high waisted, with elastic waist. Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, and Amy Poehler played the "Moms", and they wore vests and had bobbed haircuts. Everything you can possibly think of to strip feminity and sexiness out of a look. It was very funny. I would suggest that this is the look the woman in the dressing room was trying to avoid.

This just cracked me up. When my older brother started school, he hated that his Mom didn't look like a Mom; somebody asked him if that was his babysitter. She was already in her 30's, but she was blessed with a great figure (even after 3 kids), great grooming habits, and a talent for dressing classy on a budget. She never wore what she would have called "kid's clothes".

At five -- clever little boy -- he went on a campaign to try to get her to eat more, so she wouldn't be a size 6 or 8 anymore (I'm guessing on the sizes based on what I've worn). He brought her aprons and headscarves to put on.

Not wanting to look like a Mom? Not wanting to look like a Grandmother? What happened to wanting to wanting to move past looking like a schoolgirl in favor of looking like a mature professional woman? I promise there will be more from me on this (yeah, like the cooking/shopping thing; I just haven't gotten on the right roll yet).

I know she wasn't talking about my Mom, either of my Grandmothers, or any of my aunts, because L&T would be the perfect place for me to bring in pictures of any of them and ask, "Can you make me look as good as they do here?"

Not looking like our Moms? Who would we, as adults, prefer to look like?

It is funny when you see a mom dressing like her teenage daughter though! Makes me smile as I walk by in my comfortable clothes!

Mom of teenage boys!

That's funny. One of my girlfriends from Scottsdale, went to visit friends in CA not to long ago and her friend that doesn't have kids yet saw her and said "OMG you have the Mom haircut" Like it was a bad thing... My friend was really offended. We were like "Moms have a certain haircut"????

Maybe one of the moms here touched on it.. Maybe she didn't want to look like her mom... My mom always wears denim.. ALWAYS! So my sisters and I always make fun and one time we saw this denim vest.. we just looked at each other and said.."Nana would love that vest"! We sort of banned her from buying our little girls denim too.. She would have them in denim jumpers 24/7... or vests... YIKES!
I guess I have even used the term "MOM JEANS" when I see women with jeans that cover the belly button.. (not the stylish high waist ones that are coming back in.. You know the ones that have that long front zipper area that come up really high... A zipper shouldn't be longer than maybe a few inches.. not a whole ruler,..... We call those MOM JEANS,. So I guess I am sort of guilty of saying that....

I agree that it's sad when the moms try and dress like teenagers!!! Even if your blessed with a great rockn bod as a mom. You still look ridiculous if you and your babysitter could share clothes... I don't think anyone in there 30's or 40's should wear anything that says "JUICY" on the butt!! They can wear the brand if they want just don't stick the name on your backside.... It's sort of like seeing Madonna in a leotard.. Great she is still making music and she is still in shape,
but EW!!! I don't want to see her in spandex!!!

(my apologizes to the sun city dancers.. Ya'll are cute as can be)!!!!

Elizabeth is a discussion leader for arizonamoms she writes about everything from her needing mommy advice to crazy and silly stuff that happens. She lives in the West Valley with her husband and 3 children.

My honey has been trying to get me to let loose of my pleated khaki pants and loose-fitting shirts for a couple of years now. I do wear Levis -- but loose-fitting. I'm not giving up the nun haircut. I'm not sure I'm going to get rid of *all* the vests, either. But I'm willing to try on some different pants and tops.

Here's my question. No matter what my weight, my waist is significantly smaller than my hips and backside. Short-waisted pants make me look like a pear with a stripe across the widest part. I'm also way too old to show skin between pant and top when I raise my arms or bend forward. Has anyone found a line of pants and/or tops that aren't frumpy, but are also made for women who have actually gone through puberty?

the SNL skit is hilarious - i was thinking that as i was reading these great posts.

Susie is a discussion leader in the east valley for arizonamoms.com. She has two sons, ages 6 and 2.