For those who think she’s ignoring the problem instead of dealing with it, Houben wants the skeptics to understand her position. “You might say it is not acceptance, because I am not accepting the way I look. Acceptance comes in different ways,” she wrote. “I am accepting the fact that my tummy/body will never be the same again after 4 bubbas. But I don’t want to accept that this is the best I can be. It’s time to create the new me.”
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“Mother of 4 here too, where’s my tummy tuck,” another mom wrote. “Pretty sure there are many women out there who want one but aren’t going to create a GoFundMe page to get it.”
“I understand wanting a tummy tuck after having 4 kids and you want to look and feel good about yourself but there are more important things to set up a GoFundMe account for, like the victims of a home fire, a natural disaster, a burial, and various other things,” another user wrote.
“Seriously you have kids, concentrate on them. Get help with your mental illness as getting a tummy tuck will not alter your illness,” someone else commented. “Life’s too short, there are more important things in life than looking perfect.”
