importance of choosing hats over fascinators if you only have one child

[teafortwo]

This thread is especially for Squeaver with love from Teafortwo!!!!!

[MadBadandDangerousToKnow]

Actually, is it imperative to wear a hat at all times if you only have one child (except perhaps when indoors, unless you are trying to economise on central heating).

[PortofinoPumpkin]

I'm sorry - I would disagree. If you only have the one child then surely you have more disposable income and should go for the fanciest fascinator you can find. And I haven't been drinking......

[DontCallMeBaby]

Hm, I bought a (modestly priced) fascinator to wear to a wedding, and due to the extreme stress of also packing for just ONE child I forgot to take it with me. So in conclusion, it's probably a good job I haven't got any more kids, or I'd probably forget my pants.

[MadBadandDangerousToKnow]

Hmmm .... are fascinators more expensive than hats then (actual cost, not on a per square inch basis)?

As I only have one child, I can devote more time to my hat collection, some of them being fancy in the extreme.

[Yanda]

Oh a hat of course, those fasicnator things are far too fluffy and unpredictable. Being the mum of an only I obviously much prefer the orderliness of one hat, all those feathers on a facinator would be far too much for me to handle, all going in different directions

[Tillyscoutsmum]

Personally think fascinators can look quite chic (or alternatively can look like you've had a high velocity run in with a bird )

I have a fabulous black & white hat you could borrow T42. Let me see if I can find a pic

[Tillyscoutsmum]

pic of hat on profile

[MARGOsBeenPlayingWithMyNooNoo]

DontCallMeBaby - forgetting pants is probably how you'd end up having more children.

[DontCallMeBaby]

Is THAT what causes it?!

[PortofinoPumpkin]

I indeed would never leave the house without mine see here

The other mothers at school look at me strangely, but that's probably because I am foreign!

[madlentileater]

wtf is a fascinator???

[MadBadandDangerousToKnow]

Titchy hat with lots of long feathers bobbing about - Portofino has a fine example.

[madlentileater]

blimey....very foreign!

[puffling]

I only found out yesterday, it was on 'The Frock Exchange.' it's a little decorative thin stock atop your bonce.

[teafortwo]

dontcallmebaby - That is so so very very funny I really cried with laughter!!!!!

Tillyscoutmum - Thanks for the offer of the hat - you are sooooooooooo lovely!!!! Once I have actually bought the dress and decided what colour to wear with it (the s and b peeps say berry things but I think black) I will give you a shout!!!

Madlentileater - I had no idea what 'fascinator' meant either - seriously - I had to google the word when tsm first post it on another thread! And I still haven't worked out what someone else meant by 'Mary Jane Shoes' or if they are suitable for a woman with one child?????

Pouts - oh where oh where is Squeaver... does she know about this thread yet???????

[MadBadandDangerousToKnow]

Mary Jane shoes are like court shoes but with the addition of a strap across the instep. They are very suitable for any woman with one child, because as we only have one child to wash, dress and organise in the morning we can spare the extra second it takes to do up the button/buckle on the straps of our Mary Janes. If we had more children, we would have to swap the Mary Janes for slip-ons.

[DontCallMeBaby]

My Mary Janes have a fake button, it doesn't undo! They are very quickly donned. Should I have left them in the shop for someone with more children to buy? Have I done wrong? They were from Tesco, so ideal for someone with more mouths to feed and a consequently more constrained budget.

They are however only suitable for a woman with a fairly compliant child (or children) - one not too likely to run off and hurl themselves under buses, as they're quite tricky to run in. Mind you, I find it quite tricky to run in trainers.

[AnarchyAunt]

I only have one child and I wear a balaclava at all times.

Saves me having to wear make-up - so practical! I simply can't understand why it hasn't caught on with people with more children as it saves ages in the morning.

[MadBadandDangerousToKnow]

DCMB - Ah! My conceptualisation of footwear for mothers of singletons has now broken down irretrievably, as it cannot accommodate the slip-on Mary Jane.

It seems to me that mothers of singletons should shop in Tesco, as (i) we are not necessarily better off than parents with more children and (ii) we would be derided as PFB if we bought our darling offspring's food and clothing only from Harrods, Waitrose and Fresh and Wild.

[edam]

My screen is dripping with tea...

damn you and your pants, Dontcallmebaby!

[Clarity2005]

At last I ahve found a safe haven, having only one child and having read this thread, I now fully udnerstand why despite the shuns and the gasps and the complaints I have felt compelled to wear a fascinator for my upcoming weding instead of the usual tiara.

I thought I was alone, and that It was just a mad moment of insanity!

At least I have a rason for my desire to wear one, I hadnt noticed the link between the number of children and my chosen headwear before now, but now you come to mention it lol ;-)

And as for the lost pants thing, I would like the chance to forget them, unfortunately they are welded to my body by the wearing of a pair of gok wan over fat pants lol ;-)

[Clarity2005]

In my excitement at having at last found a reason, I forgot to check for typos lol

[TskullsScreaming]

Surely a hat is more useful.

Dc can't be sick in a fascinator if the need arises. Oh the joys of motherhood

[Seabright]

TSS, see your point about the potential usefuless of hat over facinator, but the more fancy and facinating the facinator the more likely the surrounding hoi-poi are not to notice the sick on your shoulder, surely?