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To feel "posh"

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leopardprintpants · 22/07/2021 19:48

Have recently bought my DC towelling shorts from Boden for our holiday.. I feel like a bit of a posho which is weird, I know 😂

So what I want to know is, what thing did you buy for your children that made you feel "posh" or even, what have you bought your DC that your parents would have never dreamed of buying for you?

Lighthearted.

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leopardprintpants · 22/07/2021 21:48

@doorornottodoor

I think some people are missing the point! It’s all to do with upbringing. Some things feel very extravagant and “posh” if you weren’t able to do them as a child. It’s very personal. So please stop with all the judgemental comments Hmm
🙌🏼 Thanks!
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FuckingHateRats · 22/07/2021 21:48

@Maggiesfarm

John Lewis is known for 'never knowingly undersold'. It's a good department store with excellent bargains but is not 'posh'. Flipping heck, even I have shopped there.

FuckingHateRats

I regularly take my these kids into a bookshop, buy us all a new book and then decamp in the nearest coffee shop for hot drinks and cake, and to read our new books.

My mum thinks this is the epitome of extravagance 🤣🤣
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It sounds quite reasonable to me. Maybe your mum was brought up without going into cafes with her mother. Nowadays it is commonplace to take your kids somewhere to eat and drink and has been for a long time. I realise not everyone can afford it but if you can, do it. It's fun and the children get used to being in restaurants.

Some bookshops have a coffee and snack area.

Umm, I know some bookshops have a cafe... I'm an English teacher Grin The reason I associate this anecdote with the OP is my mum's shock at the apparent extravagance, not that I never take my kids anywhere! We eat out a lot, my kids are very well-versed in how to 'be' in all manners of social situations.
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leopardprintpants · 22/07/2021 21:47

@doorornottodoor

Buying a house with an old Aga felt all sorts of posh even though it was 30 years old and costs a fortune to run!

I remember Boden from when Jonny Boden used to do his little chat in the catalogue.Grin I got my kids those towel pullover dryrobe things (from eBay as I’m a bit tight!) - they were fab and did make me feel quite in control of motherhood Grin

Would bloody love an AGA!!! Jealous!
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Hdhdjejdj · 22/07/2021 21:47

I agree with the pp who mentioned the towel hoodies. They felt like the kind of thing a posh and organised mum would have her dc wear.

Moonwatcher1234 · 22/07/2021 21:47

@Maggiesfarm

John Lewis is known for 'never knowingly undersold'. It's a good department store with excellent bargains but is not 'posh'. Flipping heck, even I have shopped there.

FuckingHateRats

I regularly take my these kids into a bookshop, buy us all a new book and then decamp in the nearest coffee shop for hot drinks and cake, and to read our new books.

My mum thinks this is the epitome of extravagance 🤣🤣
..........
It sounds quite reasonable to me. Maybe your mum was brought up without going into cafes with her mother. Nowadays it is commonplace to take your kids somewhere to eat and drink and has been for a long time. I realise not everyone can afford it but if you can, do it. It's fun and the children get used to being in restaurants.

Some bookshops have a coffee and snack area.

Well OP asked for things our parents would have found posh and, for me, this would be something they would find posh and for that reason I do feel a bit posh doing it. It’s all relative…we all have different life experiences which is worth bearing in mind.
doorornottodoor · 22/07/2021 21:45

I think some people are missing the point! It’s all to do with upbringing. Some things feel very extravagant and “posh” if you weren’t able to do them as a child. It’s very personal. So please stop with all the judgemental comments Hmm

BeetyAxe · 22/07/2021 21:42

I am posh when I do my groceries at M&S and also when I take my kids to book shops, buy books and then go for coffee- also one of my most favourite and posh things to do!

Maggiesfarm · 22/07/2021 21:41

John Lewis is known for 'never knowingly undersold'. It's a good department store with excellent bargains but is not 'posh'. Flipping heck, even I have shopped there.

FuckingHateRats

I regularly take my these kids into a bookshop, buy us all a new book and then decamp in the nearest coffee shop for hot drinks and cake, and to read our new books.

My mum thinks this is the epitome of extravagance 🤣🤣
..........
It sounds quite reasonable to me. Maybe your mum was brought up without going into cafes with her mother. Nowadays it is commonplace to take your kids somewhere to eat and drink and has been for a long time. I realise not everyone can afford it but if you can, do it. It's fun and the children get used to being in restaurants.

Some bookshops have a coffee and snack area.

doorornottodoor · 22/07/2021 21:41

Buying a house with an old Aga felt all sorts of posh even though it was 30 years old and costs a fortune to run!

I remember Boden from when Jonny Boden used to do his little chat in the catalogue.Grin I got my kids those towel pullover dryrobe things (from eBay as I’m a bit tight!) - they were fab and did make me feel quite in control of motherhood Grin

Runmybathforme · 22/07/2021 21:39

Now there’s just the two of us, shopping in M & S food hall for most of our food, and always our entire Christmas food supplies. We’ve both had to scrimp and save in the past, so this definitely makes us posh. I make sure I adopt a casual air when I go there, as if it’s nothing special.

Moonwatcher1234 · 22/07/2021 21:39

Oh and I feel posh when my kids are having school shoes fitted at John Lewis. Standard I know but v different to when I was small.

thegreylady · 22/07/2021 21:38

Back in the 70s my mum bought my 4 year old dd a navy coat in fine wool, slightly fitted and with a velvet collar. She had black patent shoes and I felt like a nanny taking a little Princess out for a walk.
Dd hated the coat she rarely wore it and it was so expensive.

BeepyBoo · 22/07/2021 21:38

@NotPersephone Laughing at "Predictably the universe farted hard in my face". Grin

Moonwatcher1234 · 22/07/2021 21:38

@FuckingHateRats

I regularly take my these kids into a bookshop, buy us all a new book and then decamp in the nearest coffee shop for hot drinks and cake, and to read our new books.

My mum thinks this is the epitome of extravagance 🤣🤣

This has made me smile. I regularly take my 4 into our local bookshop and we each choose a new book. I can’t believe I’ve never thought of installing us all in the cafe next door to start reading said books with some cake. I’m definitely going to do this and thank you for the great idea!
TrixieThunder · 22/07/2021 21:36

I am also a bit of a Frugi addict for DS (though it’s about 98% from the sale). It’s a bit silly but he loves the bright colours and I get really excited 😊

NotPersephone · 22/07/2021 21:36

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Neondisco · 22/07/2021 21:34

@VictoriaLudorum

This is the saddest post I have ever read here.
Wait till you see the other shit on here!
BeepyBoo · 22/07/2021 21:34

We spend a lot on extra-curricular clubs for our kids - sports mainly. It's because my children love sports and have lists of extra ones they want to do (I drive them around to all of these clubs like a mad woman each week). I don't have the nerve to add up what we're spending on them, it's probably horrendous. I think doing that these days it's considered posh to be able to do that.

My Mum is really gutted that we send our kids to these clubs. In a recent argument she told us we shouldn't be able to afford it. Also said we shouldn't have any money left at the end of the month to be able to save...??? She was from a poorer background and resents it a bit. However, we actually live very frugally and spend very little in other areas so we can afford to do this.

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 22/07/2021 21:33

I tried to but David punched me! Grin

Gettingthereslowly2020 · 22/07/2021 21:33

@VictoriaLudorum

This is the saddest post I have ever read here.
Oh bugger off! If this is the saddest thread you've ever read, you clearly live a very sheltered life
Gettingthereslowly2020 · 22/07/2021 21:31

Buying some of my food shopping from Marks and Spencer instead of Tesco, ditto school uniforms.

Peakypolly · 22/07/2021 21:30

Thought I'd done well paying for the DC to fly business class alongside me and DH. I soon realised that the old money crew shove the DC in economy, with or without the nanny.
No regrets though, and it has instilled in my DC a love of leg room.

FuckingHateRats · 22/07/2021 21:29

It's a light-hearted thread. Chill out Hmm

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leopardprintpants · 22/07/2021 21:27

@VictoriaLudorum

This is the saddest post I have ever read here.
None of us seem to mind ☺️

Saddos united ✌🏼

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MrsTerryPratchett · 22/07/2021 21:22

@VictoriaLudorum

This is the saddest post I have ever read here.
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