Reasons Not To Get Botox When You’re A Mom

Alessandra | Posted on April 21, 2025 |

In this blog, I’m sharing my personal reasons not to get botox as a mom of 3, two of whom are daughters. Keep reading to learn why I will always avoid Botox injections.

I hate this Botox world we live in. There, I said it! The reasons not to get Botox are plentiful in my book, and I know this might ruffle a few feathers, but this isn’t about judgment. It’s about the culture we’re raising our children in and the silent messages we send without even realizing it. I feel so strongly about this, not just for myself, but for my daughters and my son. As a mom, I believe in modeling self-acceptance, aging with grace, and rejecting the pressure to “fix” something that was never broken in the first place. I’m sick of seeing celebrities with huge lips and zero facial expressions. I’m sick of bumping into people I knew from high school and not recognizing them. So here are 8 reasons I won’t get Botox and why I think it matters!

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Reasons Not To Get Botox As A Mom

I don’t think anyone should get Botox or change the way they look, but I think this changes drastically once you’re a mom. And since I’m a mom of 3 I’m writing this blog with a mom focus on Botox. Keep reading for 8 reasons to avoid getting Botox (mom or not) and don’t forget to let me know in the comment section below how you feel about this hot topic!

1. I Don’t Want My Daughters to See My Face as a Problem

This is honestly the top reason I won’t get Botox. Or should I say 2 reasons: My Daughters. If I start paralyzing my forehead because of a wrinkle, what does that teach my girls about their own beauty?! They look like me! What message does that send them if I chose to change the way I look? I want them to see aging as natural and beautiful. A privilege. Not something to fear or erase.

2. Wrinkles Tell My Story

Wrinkles aren’t a bad thing. Every line on my face is truly a memory. It’s laughter with my kids and my husband, late nights rocking babies, years of living, growing, and becoming. I don’t want to freeze my story. I want and will wear it with pride and eagerness.

3. Botox Isn’t Just a “Little Thing”

It’s easy to say “it’s just a few units,” but I think it’s also a gateway into a mindset of constant fixing. First it’s the forehead, then the lips, then the under-eyes, and crows feet. Then it’s your neck and hands. I don’t want to go down that road at all. Let’s just call Botox what it really is…an addictive pharmaceutical drug. I said what I said.

4. I Refuse to Normalize Altering Your Face

Normalizing changing your face is something I won’t do. My face works. It shows emotion and it moves when I speak. Why should that be seen as a flaw? Again, I don’t want my kids to grow up thinking that every natural part of their body needs to be tweaked and changed. They’re going to see that enough in the beauty industry, amongst celebrities and I won’t let them see me become part of that.

5. The Beauty Industry Thrives on Insecurity

Let’s be real, this whole filler industry doesn’t want us to feel good! It wants us to buy something to “feel good.” It thrives on women’s insecurities. I don’t want to teach my kids to look in the mirror and see a list of things to “fix.” If I chose to get Botox, I’m falling for the insecurity narrative, then that is teaching my children to be insecure about the way they look. I especially would never what my daughters to feel that way and I really don’t think any girl mom does!

6. I Want My Son to Value Real Beauty

I know I’ve mentioned a lot of the message Botox sends my daughters, but it’s not just about them. It’s about my son too. I want him to grow up seeing real women, real aging, real faces. I want him to see true, natural beauty. And I definitely want him to know that beauty doesn’t come from injections, it comes from who you are inside.

7. It’s Okay to Age. Really.

PSA: Aging is not a disease! It’s ok to get older, it’s truly a privilege denied to so many! I’m not interested in trying to look 25 forever because I don’t know, that’s kinda weird. I’m interested in aging joyfully. I want to be a healthy a present mom who sets a good example on all parts of life. I’m not interested in doing that wrinkle-free.

8. I’m Done Buying the Lie That We’re Only Valuable If We Look Young

I want to age on my terms, not the world’s. I want to embrace who I’m becoming, not constantly chase who I used to be. That’s the message I want to live and pass on to my children! Aging doesn’t make you less good-looking or less-valuable. Does this mean I never have insecure days? Of course not. But I believe we can feel the pressure and still choose a different path. One rooted in truth, confidence, and self-worth.

Final Thoughts

These are my reasons not to get Botox. But this isn’t about shaming anyone who chooses it either. It’s about making an intentional choice for myself, based on the kind of example I want to set as a mother. I want my kids to grow up knowing that aging is normal, beauty is more than skin deep, and their worth isn’t tied to how “youthful” they may look. Honestly, I may not always love every wrinkle, but I do love what they represent! My wrinkles represent a life fully lived, a face that’s been present for the hard and the beautiful moments of motherhood. So no, I won’t be getting Botox and I won’t apologize for that. And I hope, one day, my kids will look back and see a mom who aged openly, honestly, and unapologetically. And I hope they know they are beautiful exactly the way they are.

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