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Cursed clothes

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Sorrynotsorry22 · 04/06/2023 17:03

I was involved in a prang( daughter driving). Now the whole outfit including a lovely green cardigan, sits forlorn in my wardrobe because its cursed.
Same with new jeans, lovely clarkes shoes and a jolly t-shirt
Twisted my ankle in the outfit so it's all cursed.
White holiday trousers from 20 years ago , cursed !( don't ask)
There's more but AIBU?

OP posts:
lysozyme · 04/06/2023 17:44

Why not give it to a charity shop instead of leaving it in your wardrobe to gather dust?

Wishthiswasntthecase · 04/06/2023 17:42

monicagellerbing · 04/06/2023 17:09

I gave away the top I wore when I sat with my dad while he died, no way could I have worn it again without being reminded of that morning

I’ve just sent the shirt I wore to my dad’s funeral and the one I had on the last time I saw him (he died in the night unexpectedly) to the charity shop yesterday. I know exactly what you mean. I have a lucky bracelet though …

InSpainTheRain · 04/06/2023 17:42

I think you are completely unreasonable, clothes are not cursed. If something gives you really bad memories (like a PP who said she gave away the top she worse when her Dad passed away) then fair enough. Or if the offending gardent somehow causes the accident (e.g. it's too long for you and you tripped over it). But a car accident, twisting your ankle or similar - unreasonable in my view.

BrioNotBiro · 04/06/2023 17:38

I got told off in school once and I can still remember the dress I was wearing 50 odd years later.

It shows what a goody-goody I must have been to be so traumatised my it😂

DelphiniumBlue · 04/06/2023 17:15

Actually, I know what you mean, I had to throw out a really nice dress as I was wearing it when I had a very traumatic miscarriage - it wasn't damaged but I could never wear it again.
And conversely my lucky giving birth dress, worn for 3 births!
Also had to chuck the outfit I wore for my Dad's funeral, and the outfit I wore for a party when I was dumped by then boyfriend.

monicagellerbing · 04/06/2023 17:09

I gave away the top I wore when I sat with my dad while he died, no way could I have worn it again without being reminded of that morning

FatAgainItsLettuceTime · 04/06/2023 17:08

Completely ridiculous, your clothes had nothing to do with either incident.

Theunamedcat · 04/06/2023 17:08

We had cursed music was playing in the car when the clutch went was playing it while I was out walking thought of this is the song we were listening too when.....slipped off the kerb I know logically I was distracted its not the songs fault etc but I don't listen to it while moving anymore 😂

Raquelos · 04/06/2023 17:06

Hahah yes YABU and also mildly insane. I find it bizarrely endearing though so you can probably get away with calling it quirky!!

ISeeMisledPeople · 04/06/2023 17:05

Yes. Yabu.

SliceOfCakeCupOfTea · 04/06/2023 17:03

Eh?