AIBU to think this mum was attention seeking?

[Sisinisawa]

I arrived early for the school run today so sat in the car waiting like everyone else.

Well, everyone except a mum, new to the school this year, who got out of her car, opened the boot, took out a hula hoop and started writhing around with it doing some form of exercise/dance. On the pavement.

I mean, WTAF?

Who does that?

What say you Mumsnet? Attention-seeking or mad as a box of frogs?

[Tomorrowillbeachicken]

Very odd

[hiyasminitsme]

Attention-seeking or mad as a box of frogs

both, surely

[boredofmyoldname]

Tbh I'm just impressed she has the confidence/ability/energy to hula a hoop in the street before 9am! :o

[minesapintofwine]

Could she have been doing it for a young child? Though it's far more energy and confidence than I'd have. She may be crackers or just loads of fun or very confident. I'd probably have a giggle and tell other people but live and let live.

[CorbynsBumFlannel]

I would suspect mental health issues to be frank.

[MaudAndOtherPoems]

Or recruiting for her exercise class, starting next week in a church hall near you?

[ChinaRose]

Attention seeking but also probably very fit and healthy. Better than sitting in your car spying tbh.

[OhtoblazeswithElvira]

I have done similar, (can't hoola hoop to save my life) but with a skipping rope It never occurred to me that people would notice, care or have an opinion.

In my defence I have a very sedentary job and I need to burn energy. Also I couldn't do what you say (sit in a car waiting ). I get very restless waiting and have to do something physical.

[lozzylizzy]

I'm jealous! I wish I could hula like that - if I could I would do it anywhere too when I were bored!

[orangeowls]

That’s hilarious, I am in admiration of her energy levels

[LinaBo]

Maybe she was playing truth or dare with the children in the car?

[Madbum]

Hahaha how wankily cringey of her

[washingmachinefastwash]

I wish I had the motivation to do this. I can’t even be arsed picking up the TV remote.

[Bluelonerose]

Conversation starter??

Ide be dying to ask if she could teach me

[EasterRobin]

Sounds much more fun than sitting in a car.

[GU24Mum]

Perhaps she's at home telling her family that even when she hula hooped outside the car at pick-up time no-one spoke to her so how is she ever going to settle in?!?

[TansyVioletta]

CorbynsBumFlannel

[Gazelda]

You’ve got to go one better tomorrow. Pull out your hula hoop, then set it on fire! 🔥
Or grab your yoga mat and do some stretches on the pavement.
Or wire up a nespresso to your cigarette lighter and sell coffees to passing parents.
This could be a whole new level of bossing the school run.

[isitme88]

Mental health problems. I have experienced this before with a mum at school. I worked there. She had a diagnosed MH problem. She used to do things similar to this

[Ninjakittysmells]

This is hilarious! I can imagine one of our school mums doing this, please report back on what she does at tomorrow's pick up. Perhaps she has a whole circus routine going culuminating in her jumping through a firey ring to collect her offspring?!

[Gemini69]

tomorrow... take a bucket of water... just to clean your windscreen... whilst You wait.. if it 'accidentally' hits said hulahooper... my oh my ooops

[murmuration]

Gazelda, I'm now imagining a whole circus-worth of parents trying to outdo each in the AM. It'd be brilliant!

[Mittens1969]

Hmmm, quite strange, why would she do it on the pavement?? I'm reluctant to diagnose MH problems on an anonymous forum, but I'm inclined to agree that it's a definite possibility.

[Italiangreyhound]

Lovely, individual, unique, amazing, she sounds. Why not befriend her.

[Ironfloor]

Ninjakittysmells - you've made me laugh so hard I've got tears running down my face!