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1BlessedNatural: Too Much Pressure to Snap Back Quickly After Having a Baby? (photo courtesy of  gizelleprosperita) Hey, my blessed naturals! Every time I hear of a celebrity having a baby, I'm pretty sure there is an invisible clock counting down from that time until they snap back. It's happened with celebrities like Angela Simmons , Teyana Taylor, and more, and I'm pretty sure Janet Jackson will be next. The headlines of many news stories are always about how celeb moms don't look like they had a baby just seconds after bringing a new life into the world. Here are my questions: Why is that THE goal? Where does the pressure to snap back quickly come from? Is it from fans, celebrities (themselves), both, or someone else? How does this standard affect moms and moms-to-be in general? Is the goal to have a baby but you have 10 seconds max to lose the baby weight or what? Thumbs down? [Please insert thinking and laughing hysterically emojis] I'm exaggeratin...

This Mother's Day, many celebrities took to social media to express their love for their mothers and/or children. Check out these pics from Eva Marcille, Tyra Banks, Yara Shahidi, Erykah Badu, and Lisa Arrindell Anderson:   1. E v a Marcille and her two-year old daughter, Marley Rae McCall made pizza for Mother's day.  Tyra Banks and family (photo cred: Instagram) 2. T yra Banks shared a beautiful photo of her, her mom Carolyn London, and newborn baby, York Banks Asla. Banks explained how fortunate she was and also wished all of the mothers a happy Mother's Day. Yara Shahidi and Keri Shahidi (photo cred: Instagram) 3. Y ara Shahidi and her mom, Keri Shahidi twinning. Little Shahidi wrote a heartfelt post thanking her mom for being her mom and giving her cheekbones. Erykah Badu and Mars (photo cred: Twitter) 4. Erykah Badu and her daughter, Mars in the backseat. The singer has two older children named Puma and Seven. ...