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After a woman has a baby, there's a lot of talk about getting back into her jeans.
Are you back in your jeans? Are you almost back in your jeans? Oh my God, I'm back in my jeans!
It isn't just something that happens or doesn't happen, in time. It's something your friends notice, that people comment on. If you're a reality star, it'll land you an Us Weekly magazine cover.
Getting back into your jeans is a big twisted rite of un-passage, and it's not very tricky to sort out the symbolism ...
Your old jeans equal your old self. And whether you get back into them is symbolic of whether you'll ever be that person again.
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