Moms Who Exercise are the Michelle Obama Wish this Mother's Day

Something tells me that it will be a Michelle Obama weekend, as women come out of the closet, admitting that they adore having a Smart Sensuality, PDA-hugging, brainiac FLOTUS as an inspiration to moms around the globe.

It saddens me to read that women continue to feel that feminism demeans motherhood as a lower-rung endeavor.

I'm beginning to think that this argument has been cultivated for decades not by feminists, but by moms who are uncomfortable with their achievements. I've just NEVER heard this attitude stated out loud or written about in all my life in feminist circles, whatever they are. Somehow, I missed it.

I'll weigh in tomorrow on this topic. For today, I'll be posting the accolades to our dear FLOTUS, a "Mom-in-Chief" with a very important message, which is the Michelle quote that drew me to this first Globe and Mail article:

"I want my girls to see a mother who takes care of herself even if it means I have to get up at 4:30".

Moms get up all over the world at 4:30am, but most don't do it to take care of themselves. Even at that hour, they have a reason why something or someone else comes first.

This reality is my focus and concern: why can't moms believe that they deserve their own personal time? And would their families really collapse and disintegrate, if moms actually took some time for themselves, especially for healthy exercise?

While we talk about how wonderful Michelle Obama is, giving status and credibility to being a mom, let's remember that she's challenging women everywhere to get moving on behalf of themselves. FLOTUS is on a major mission with moms, and it's not only to restore prestige to the title of "Mom-in-Chief".

With her PDAs, radiant smiles and serious concerns about life-work balance, Michelle is trying to kick some serious butt, especially in the gym.

If moms want to seriously celebrate Mother's Day, let them get their beautiful bodies to a gym, pick up soup cans as weights in the family room, or grab an old-fashioned hoola-hoop on the front lawn.

As long as moms are moving, Michelle Obama doesn't care where they work out. But work out, they must, if mothers truly want to be bona fide, good standing members in the Michelle Obama "Mom-in-Chief" club!

There's a price of entry, and believing that moms rate some personal self time for exercise is a must-do. Otherwise, moms are faking their membership, riding FLOTUS's coat tails, without paying the price of entry.

Happy Mother's Day to moms everywhere. Anne