Mothers / grandparents in night clothes

Can we really tell which are night clothes these days?  I have seen some things that look suspiciously like PJ bottoms just about everywhere - and could fluffy slippers be a new fashion??  I am with the Head Mistress! 

I remember when I had just had our second son and had to get his brother to nursery in the mornings.  Not being that organised at the beginning and often running late, I did just pull a jumper or a coat over my pyjamas, then walked to nursery.   Does that make me a bad mother/person?

The letter said:

'I have noticed there has been an increasing tendency for parents to escort children to and from school while still wearing their pyjamas and, on occasion, even slippers.'

That seemed slightly odd to me since I would have thought it was far more peculiar to go out in pyjamas than in slippers. When it is dry it is surely not that unusual for people to retain their slippers when just going short distances to say the local shop or the post box or some such. It would be much more strange to see them in pyjamas.

However, on the real point I rather agree with this headmistress.

I am also reminded of my times in the old Middlesex hospital in London when able boded patients in hospital gowns and (usually) a dressing gown and slippers would frequently navigate the busy Mortimer Street to buy provisions from the local Sainsbury opposite.

Odd isn't it how the media get hold of and decide which story to print. As a headteacher I dealt with similar issues directly with the parents concerned and never made the papers once!

I remember a very nice well endowed young mum turning up to one of my parent's evenings in the skimpiest of negligees ..... hang on a mo, that didn't actually happen did it, I just dreamt it!  

Write your comments here..Is that what viagra does to a person,---- I always wondered. 

Seriously though, those slovenly parents are setting a bad example to their kids. No self respect. 

K 

I have too agree with the school on this it shows a lack of routine and does,nt set a good example too the children.

peter.

I would just call it bone idleness

Did these errant parents/grandparents drive to school as well or did they walk?

I would just call it bone idleness

 

Me too.

Did these errant parents/grandparents drive to school as well or did they walk?

Write your comments here...walking smoking ,a few drivers