Jami Vs. The Frills

I'm pretty much in maternity clothes at this point. Sure, I can still wear a few of my bigger t-shirts, and two pair of PJ pants where the elastic had already been wearing out, but in general, I'm in the Mommy-to-be-wear. I didn't want to go buying a whole new wardrobe for the next few months, being that I'm poor and all, so I begged, borrowed and FreeCycled as much as I could get. This means that I mostly didn't pick out my own stuff. And I've noticed a disturbing trend in the tops - frills around the collar. I cannot for the life of me figure out why so many maternity clothes insist on putting a big bow or hunk of lace or perky ruffle right on top, especially for us big girls. My chest is already preceding me into rooms and other zip codes, I don't need to add a big flounce to it. If you somehow missed my huge boobs riding this big ol' belly, is the frou-frou somehow going to clarify it for you? Maybe the thinking is that you're heavier than usual and you want to look feminine. Let me tell you, bub, ain't nothing MORE feminine that being with child. In fact, that's pretty much the definition of "female" - the one that pops out the kids. I assume this is also why so many of the clothes are or include pink. If I'm pregnant, I'm a girl. And I happen to be a girl who isn't crazy about pink. I can't really complain, because I've spent less than $30 total on maternity wear. Maybe if I'd put the money and effort into searching out and buying my own stuff, I'd find plenty of un-frilly, non-pink clothes. But still - hey designers -less frills. Less pink. And how about a maternity bra with built-in air conditioner? Just saying.