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I am MORTIFIED

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Jammiebammie · 02/10/2018 16:56

Hurrying to get ready this morning and trying to quickly slap on some make up - couldn’t find a bobble so just grabbed a pair of thongs from my (clean) washing pile to tie my hair up.
Dd was being really difficult so abandoned the make up idea and just hurried and left.

Went to the school and had a meeting with a couple of teachers re dd. Then went to a hospital appointment for dd, and to a cafe afterwards.
Home now, and dd1 walked in and said ‘haaa, mum, why do you have knickers in your hair’
Yup - that’s right. I’ve had the thongs tying my hair up ALL FRIGGIN DAY!!! And dd1 is laughing her head off at me.

Why did nobody tell me?? I know the receptionist, the teachers, the consultants and nobody said a bloody word. 2 women were giving me funny looks in the cafe but as dd has a noticeable disability I presumed they were staring at her and gave them a well practised ‘dont stare at my daughter’ look back.

Oh my god I want the ground to swallow me up. They weren’t even nice thongs - greying, lacey primark ones with all the elastic bits poking out. Dd said they were glaringly obvious.

Would you have said anything? Shall I say anything to the consultants when we’re back on Thursday, so they don’t think I’ve lost my marbles??! Oh no... I might just move countries instead.

Please help me to feel better and tell me you’ve done something similar. Off to crawl under a rock now...

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DancingDot · 02/10/2018 17:25

I've defo done this - and I am so happy you do this too. I was once telling a story to a bunch of school mums about being in a rush and chucking my hair with a pair of pants and they were all horrified. Couldn't believe that someone would use pants as a hair elastic!! Weirdos... I can never find a bloody hair band in this house!

Menalight · 02/10/2018 17:27

Thongs to tie hair? everyday's a school day on MN.

AnoukSpirit · 02/10/2018 17:29

Maybe, like me, most of the people concerned were too busy thinking "you can use underwear to tie your hair back?!?! How would I even do that?!?! Has this always been a thing?!?!" to really pay attention to the fact you were the person walking round with a thong in your hair.

So... Did you tie it like a ribbon with a little bow on top or use it more like an oversized scrunchie?

FekkoTheLawyer · 02/10/2018 17:29

Sorry - why did you tie up your hair with knickers? That would never occur to me. I usually use pens or spoons if I can't find a band and I have used a bag clip.

Thebeautifullisette · 02/10/2018 17:30

dd says the primark label was sticking out the side of the gusset

This is the best part Grin

mumsastudent · 02/10/2018 17:34

forget the am school run as most (all!) parents are so rushes (stressed!) trying to get their dc in you could arrive in your pjs 7 they might not notice (how many times did I go in without brushing hair?) the teachers are so used to eccentric /odd parents (!!!) that wouldn't have bothered (seen it all before - though they may write it up in their memoirs!)

ACatsNoHelpWithThat · 02/10/2018 17:35

I once went all round town with a "matching knickers available" sticker stuck on my top from when I'd been bra shopping earlier. I still go red thinking about it.

5SecondsFromWilding · 02/10/2018 17:36

I've been open-mouth, squinty eyed reading this thread. (much in the same way I imagine people were looking at you!)

It would absolutely not in a million years occur to me to use underwear to tie up my hair if I didn't have a bobble. And had I seen you, I'd have no clue what to say.

Excuse me but you seem to have purposefully wrapped knickers around your hair and I was wondering if you realised? Confused I'd definitely have said something for having your skirt tucked into your underwear or something else accidental but I wouldn't know what to make of repurposing your smalls.

mumsastudent · 02/10/2018 17:39

thinks: pininterest recycling smalls as fashionable hair clasps :)

Wellhereweare78 · 02/10/2018 17:39

OP if it's any consolation (probably not as it's possibly not as bad) - I had a very long and serious conversation with ds's form tutor at drop off a couple of years ago. His eyes kept flitting up to my head and I did wonder but carried on as you do. Got home to find a toothbrush sticking straight up, had grabbed it and used it to secure my hair in a bun that morning. Blush

Wellhereweare78 · 02/10/2018 17:40

Oh and I have totally used (clean) knickers as a hairband before!!

LittleRedWagon1 · 02/10/2018 17:40

I once twice went to work with my trousers inside out! I get dressed in the dark, half asleep. No one, not the bus driver, not the other passengers I said good morning to, not my boss, not even my colleagues said anything to me! Explains all the odd looks I was getting from people, I kept checking my face for marks with my phone camera Blush
I had to do a quick flit to the loo's to turn them the right way round!

nocoolnamesleft · 02/10/2018 17:41

If you'd got your skirt tucked in your knickers, I'd assume it was accidental, and let you know. But as I can't see how you could accidentally wrap your knickers round your hair, I wouldn't know where to start.

Hospital consultant, but not one you saw today.

EyeDrops · 02/10/2018 17:42

I'm sorry, that's really made me laugh! At least you can console yourself with being sure you'll never let it happen again?! Grin

Tartyflette · 02/10/2018 17:43

I don't think I'd be physically able to actually use my pants to tie up my hair-- they are far too, errmm ....intractable/unflexible/instruments of torture (think Spanx) to twist into a tie.

wish I could weat thongs

carpettile · 02/10/2018 17:44

I do that all the time but I have never left them in going out. Gawd what a nightmare can't believe noone said anything. Still it seems you can manage a giggle about it :-)

Bluntness100 · 02/10/2018 17:47

She was only going to use them to keep her hair out of her face while doing her make up. She didn't choose them for her hair style that day!

I'm seriously stunned someone actually read this thinking it was her hair accessory of choice.🤣🤣🤣

FekkoTheLawyer · 02/10/2018 17:48

At least they were clean.😜

BirdySomething · 02/10/2018 17:49

@FekkoTheLawyer I’m curious as to how you tie your hair up with pens or spoons??

OP that really made me laugh-and yes I have used a clean pair as a make up hair band!!

ALongHardWinter · 02/10/2018 17:50

I once walked all around town with a label stuck on the back of my cardigan saying 'Available in larger sizes'. Blush. What was REALLY embarrassing about it is that I was pretty large anyway,so I can imagine what people who saw it were thinking!

SirGawain · 02/10/2018 17:50

You will have to emigrate op🤭

Fiffyshadesofgreymatter · 02/10/2018 17:51

My 7 year old overheard me talking about this thread and called it a pant-astrophe!

KathDayKnight50 · 02/10/2018 17:52

‘haaa, mum, why do you have knickers in your hair’

Bet you've started a fashion. Just you wait Grin

KathDayKnight50 · 02/10/2018 17:52

At least it wasn't a pair of sagging greying old Y-fronts!

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Jammiebammie · 02/10/2018 17:53

The fact that people may have thought I did it on purpose is making me feel ever worse about it! Gaaahh Blush

I’ve done it a few times, usually at night when washing face etc, just wrap them round my wrist a few times and use as a big scrunchie... I will never, ever do this again!

I’m laughing at using a toothbrush, a peg in the hair, matching knickers sticker and inside out trousers - I’m not feeling so alone Grin

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