An Open Letter To Nicole Richie
Dear Nicole:
You don't know me, but I'm k, and I write for GlossLip. Wait...don't run off! I'm not that kind of celeb reporter!
Anyway, I wanted to address the photos of you taken the other night as you and husband Joel Madden went to a party. Everyone is saying how pale you look, how thin you already are (just two weeks after little Harlow joined you!), and how they are afraid you are sliding back into some sort of bad self-image which might cause you to revisit the mindset behind those horrible skeletal photos taken of you in the time previous to your pregnancy.
People saying things like that need to back off, because they are out of line. You are a new mom, and those first few days/weeks/months with a newborn can be extremely trying. All those midnight feedings, diaper changes, walking around with a crying infant trying to get her to sleep, possibly dealing with a colicky baby, all the new worries that go through your head...I mean, come on! When I had newborns, I didn't look my best either. Nobody does. It's called life.
But personally, I think you look fine in the photos taken the other night, other than perhaps needing a bit of sleep (hey, I need a bit of sleep, and I have teenagers instead of infants!). And I do want to say that I thought you absolutely glowed when you were pregnant. You looked healthy and happy, really for the first time in years.
So let's take a moment and revisit what you said during your pregnancy:
She recently revealed her baby had saved her life. "I owe this baby everything and I have a responsibility now," she said."Besides being responsible for myself, I'm now responsible for someone else.
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