So... who's done the school run in pyjamas?

heuchera

POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

They were not small kids.

How old were they?

splishsplash

Of the two primary schools and one secondary school my kids went to, the furthest was maybe five minutes walk away... if even.

I drove the kids to school lots of times. Rain, snow, gales, bulky projects, particularly heavy bags, I drove them.

I'm perfectly fine with my decision to do that. Luckily we live in the 21st century, the days of walking five miles barefoot through the driving rain are long gone.

Still would never have turned up at the school gates in pjs. Ick.

duchy

I used to have a fifteen minute walk to primary school with my son and I used to really enjoy the time we spent walking to school as it was often really good talking time together. We'd leave in plenty of time so it was a stroll not a rush and enjoy the time . Time to chat without distractions -it was simply quality time together just the two of us.

I'd then walk home and pick up the car if I was was working that day.
Later on I changed my job and instead of taking the car I'd hop on a bus into the city centre as it was cheaper and quicker than taking the car.

Days we needed to drive (really bad weather, needing to be at work early for an early meeting or the big projects that needing transporting) I always felt my morning was missing something. You simply don't have that same time to talk or connection when trying to drive at the same time

duchy

elisebutt65 wrote: »

I did it a couple of times but with a big coat and boots on. My excuse is that I was on chemo at the time & I barely had the energy to crawl out of bed, let alone do the school run. At least I didn't have to worry about my hair. Lol.

To be fair I think people have said that kind of situation is different although it's a bit rubbish none of the other parents didn't offer to take your kids for you in those circumstances.

Person_one

duchy wrote: »

To be fair I think people have said that kind of situation is different

Have they? There are loads of posts on here saying there is no excuse, no caveats...

burlington6

splishsplash wrote: »

Of the two primary schools and one secondary school my kids went to, the furthest was maybe five minutes walk away... if even.

I drove the kids to school lots of times. Rain, snow, gales, bulky projects, particularly heavy bags, I drove them.

I'm perfectly fine with my decision to do that. Luckily we live in the 21st century, the days of walking five miles barefoot through the driving rain are long gone.

Still would never have turned up at the school gates in pjs. Ick.

You couldn't handle a 5 minute walk?

No wonder kids today are lardy

duchy

Person_one wrote: »

Have they? There are loads of posts on here saying there is no excuse, no caveats...

I think to most reasonable people it's a given that situations like Elise's are an exception - although in an ideal world decent fellow parents would be taking her kids to school so she didn't have to do it anyway .

I'd hope if saw someone who I knew was having chemo (as Elise says it was obvious by her hair) in their PJs at the gate I'd be offering to take her kids to school for her until she felt well enough to. I know when I was looking after my Mum when she became seriously ill the other Mums rallied around to help and that included taking my son to school when I'd been up all night at the hospital with her .

Person_one

happyandcontented wrote: »

Like it or not I can't think of a reason why the time it takes to sling on a pair of jeans and jumper would make the difference between getting a child to school on time or not.

It does point to lack of pride, lack of work ethic and pointing it out is good, helps to show it shouldn't go without challenge or comment because it is not normal to do it.

Peter333 wrote: »

It's disgusting and slovenly and sets a terrible example to children.

Peter333 wrote: »

Laziness, sheer laziness, that's what it is. No excuse for it!

Hmm, duchy I'm afraid this time I don't share your faith in the 'reasonableness' of the professionally outraged!

Person_one

harrys_nan wrote: »

Nobody I hope, whatever happened to personal pride? It take a few mins to put your clothes on, nobody has to wear full makeup on the school run.

onlyroz wrote: »

Clothes intended for indoor wear only are not appropriate for wearing outdoors. End of.

Andypandyboy wrote: »

Lazyitis, simple as.

Just a few more...

Shame I can only multi quote 3 posts at once, these are just from the first few pages of the long thread!

gayleygoo

Petra_70 wrote: »

That's actually pretty disgusting. Staying in your pyjamas all day is gross and lazy, but sloping off next door to your mates to guzzle a bottle of wine in your pyjamas, while the kids are at school is incredibly chavvy, slovenly behaviour. In addition, it reinforces the stereotype of the stay-at-home-mother that they have tried so hard to get rid of; that they're lounging around all say doing naff-all. God help these women when they actually have to actually go out to work!

I've read back through my posts to see where I've implied that I wear my jammies during the day, but have come to the conclusion that you must just have a very active imagination. Unless I'm actually ill, I've never worn my jammies "all day" (though I don't mind if other people do), and you have no idea how hard I laughed at the suggestion that I "guzzle wine in my pyjamas while the kids are at school" :rotfl:, because that has never happened either and nothing I said even came close to implying that. Perhaps I should have explained the whole frickin' situation in my first post (to the boredom of all other readers who don't make loony assumptions about my phrasing), because somehow the concept of a glass of wine in your dressing gown round next door has blown your mind.

I've got some work to do now (actual, paid work *shock*), and I'm sorely tempted to change into my jammies to do it, just to annoy some people on this thread but I'm too lazy to go get changed...

Wait a minute - sure I've got 3 hours until I have to pick up the kids from school. Somebody hand me the wine!! :rotfl: