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VioletSpeedwell · 2024-11-20T19:00:19+00:00

gives you the ick? It seems very popular on Mumsnet. Do you stay in the ones you slept in or shower and put on fresh ones?

Comedycook · 25/11/2024 16:04

I think a lot of this depends on what your normal, everyday life is like.

If you're always busy, out and about, hectic social life then I can see the appeal of having Christmas at home in your pjs.

For me though, I'm a sahm, I don't have a particularly busy life or a crazy social calendar. I am usually dressed casually. So I like Christmas to be different, dressed up, people around etc.

Parker231 · 25/11/2024 16:03

PureBoggin · 25/11/2024 16:00

Never had a PJ Christmas before but after a hellishly busy few months we have decided that we are going to have one this year. Can't bloody wait.

Enjoy! We started it when DT’s and their cousins were young and made it a competition - years later the competition has become more competitive and very much looked forward to !

Needmorelego · 25/11/2024 16:03

@Twinkletoes127 yeah ok....if you say so.

Cherrysoup · 25/11/2024 16:01

Horrible idea. I don’t go downstairs until I’m fully dressed unless letting out dogs quickly and feeding them.

PureBoggin · 25/11/2024 16:00

Never had a PJ Christmas before but after a hellishly busy few months we have decided that we are going to have one this year. Can't bloody wait.

Inthefreakmidwinter · 25/11/2024 15:59

I think my point is Christmas Day is a day we all do things differently, like dressing up to be indoors, or wearing PJs all day, or starting drinking at 9am, it's not the norm but lots of people on here have said they can't imagine anyone wanting to be in their PJs all day, but surely the whole point is we do these things because it is a special day.

Twinkletoes127 · 25/11/2024 15:59

Needmorelego · 25/11/2024 15:47

@LuckySantangelo35 I am assuming when people say "drink" they are meaning alcohol.
Alcohol at 9am is not exactly a good thing is it?

Why not? Anything is a good thing as part of a healthy adult balanced lifestyle

Twinkletoes127 · 25/11/2024 15:58

Precipice · 20/11/2024 19:01

I never hang around all day in pyjamas. I rarely even breakfast in them.

This is an idea I've only heard of on MN.

I'm your polar opposite, I only put on outdoor if I'm going out. (I work a weird job that gives me lots of free time)

gamerchick · 25/11/2024 15:54

Inthefreakmidwinter · 25/11/2024 15:34

I love the way people think it's awful to wear Pjs all day but find nothing objectionable about people starting to drink at 9am on Christmas day...

Now that would open a can of worms that. Who is a morning drinker

Needmorelego · 25/11/2024 15:47

@LuckySantangelo35 I am assuming when people say "drink" they are meaning alcohol.
Alcohol at 9am is not exactly a good thing is it?

Parker231 · 25/11/2024 15:45

LuckySantangelo35 · 25/11/2024 15:42

@Inthefreakmidwinter

i don’t follow… how are the two in any way connected…?

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Why is it seen by some as a negative for wanting to wear pyjamas on Christmas Day but not a negative for drinking in the morning on Christmas Day?

LuckySantangelo35 · 25/11/2024 15:42

Inthefreakmidwinter · 25/11/2024 15:34

I love the way people think it's awful to wear Pjs all day but find nothing objectionable about people starting to drink at 9am on Christmas day...

@Inthefreakmidwinter

i don’t follow… how are the two in any way connected…?

FierceQuiet · 25/11/2024 15:37

Inthefreakmidwinter · 25/11/2024 15:34

I love the way people think it's awful to wear Pjs all day but find nothing objectionable about people starting to drink at 9am on Christmas day...

But they're two completely unrelated things, surely? I mean, it's like not liking Christmas jumpers but having no issue with people laying artificial lawns. There's no relationship between the two.

Inthefreakmidwinter · 25/11/2024 15:34

I love the way people think it's awful to wear Pjs all day but find nothing objectionable about people starting to drink at 9am on Christmas day...

Parker231 · 25/11/2024 13:33

LittleGwyneth · 25/11/2024 13:24

Unbearable. The idea of sitting around drinking in my pyjamas makes me feel depressed, and the idea of watching other people's family members do it is even worse. Get up, get dressed, have drinks and lunch, go for a walk, come home, put something comfortable on to sit on the sofa eating and drinking more.

Nothing depressing about our Christmas Day - we’ll have a cold buffet and some champagne but we’re not sitting on the sofa people. We’ll get changed from our pyjamas later in the day to go skiing whereas spending the evening on the sofa would depress me.

LittleGwyneth · 25/11/2024 13:24

Unbearable. The idea of sitting around drinking in my pyjamas makes me feel depressed, and the idea of watching other people's family members do it is even worse. Get up, get dressed, have drinks and lunch, go for a walk, come home, put something comfortable on to sit on the sofa eating and drinking more.

Ilikemymenlikeilikemycoffee · 25/11/2024 13:18

Parker231 · 25/11/2024 13:14

Christmas Day is one of my favourite days of the year. Why would I feel grubby in a new pair of silk pyjamas?

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I would! Not saying you would 😆
I like getting dressed and doing hair and makeup so then putting pjs on would feel odd:.. to me!

Parker231 · 25/11/2024 13:14

Ilikemymenlikeilikemycoffee · 25/11/2024 12:47

Eurgh never!
I consider Christmas an exciting day and I want to get up and put nice clothes on, do my hair and makeup etc. I’d feel grubby in pjs!

Christmas Day is one of my favourite days of the year. Why would I feel grubby in a new pair of silk pyjamas?

Parker231 · 25/11/2024 13:12

Movinghouseatlast · 25/11/2024 12:46

That's literally what clothing does though. It determines how you act and also sends a message.

It's why schools insist on uniforms, why in the corporate world people dress smartly, why lawyers wear a wig and gown, why we have black tie events, hats at weddings etc etc etc.

Wear what you like in your own home but you can't deny that clothing is a signifier.

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Wearing pyjamas doesn’t mean that I will be lazy and slob around for the day - I wouldn’t do that in any type of clothing.

LuckySantangelo35 · 25/11/2024 13:10

Ilikemymenlikeilikemycoffee · 25/11/2024 12:47

Eurgh never!
I consider Christmas an exciting day and I want to get up and put nice clothes on, do my hair and makeup etc. I’d feel grubby in pjs!

Me too!

hair and makeup done and a nice outfit

Ilikemymenlikeilikemycoffee · 25/11/2024 12:47

Eurgh never!
I consider Christmas an exciting day and I want to get up and put nice clothes on, do my hair and makeup etc. I’d feel grubby in pjs!

Movinghouseatlast · 25/11/2024 12:46

Parker231 · 25/11/2024 11:40

Yes - that’s what our family wears on Christmas Day. Doesn’t mean that we will be lazy or slob about. Why would your clothes determine how you act?

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That's literally what clothing does though. It determines how you act and also sends a message.

It's why schools insist on uniforms, why in the corporate world people dress smartly, why lawyers wear a wig and gown, why we have black tie events, hats at weddings etc etc etc.

Wear what you like in your own home but you can't deny that clothing is a signifier.

Needmorelego · 25/11/2024 11:40

@LuckySantangelo35 that's your opinion about clothes. What you find nice others might not and vice versa.
But who cares?
I don't care at all what others choose to wear on Christmas Day - except if Great Uncle Bob turned up in a Nazi uniform or something.
I also don't care if people want to slob around on Christmas Day.
Everyone is different.....

Parker231 · 25/11/2024 11:40

LuckySantangelo35 · 25/11/2024 11:33

@Parker231

nice pyjamas are still pyjamas through 🤷‍♀️

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Yes - that’s what our family wears on Christmas Day. Doesn’t mean that we will be lazy or slob about. Why would your clothes determine how you act?

LuckySantangelo35 · 25/11/2024 11:33

Parker231 · 25/11/2024 11:32

My new pyjamas are nice - infact they are gorgeous! I won’t be slobbing about - why would I? It’s a special day not a regular day.

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@Parker231

nice pyjamas are still pyjamas through 🤷‍♀️