Accidentally going into mum mode

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Today I saw a man step off the pavement into the road, there was a car coming behind him that he couldn't see, thevroad iscquite narrow there instinctively i just grabbed him back onto the pavement and told him to be careful and mot wander into the road. He was in his 20s, about six foot and walking down the street with his mates. Afterwards I mumbled rather awkwardly and zipped into M&S. I'm so

I'm still embarrassed several years on when helping a stroke patient take his jumper off for a hospital procedure and saying "ooover your head" much like you would with a toddler

He took it in good grace when whilst apologising profusely I said I'd just come back from maternity leave

I was walking cross town from one office to another with my boss. We were waiting at a zebra crossing and when the time came to cross I held his hand. I didnt actually realise I was doing it until half way across when he asked if he could have his hand back!

For me it’s accidentally slipping into my ‘Mummy voice’ so people probably think I’m being really sarcastic!

I’m so glad Mummy mode is a thing because I genuinely thought I was going a bit mad. 😂

Recently ended my MILs sentence with the 'please' it was missing 😳.

I've called my 87 year old dementia suffering grandfather a 'good boy!' several times

When I was getting a vaccination recently the nurse doing it said 'sharp sting' or whatever as normal then 'oh I know' in a sympathetic tone like you would to a child 😂 I assume she does childrens vaccinations too because they dont bother me in the slightest and I didnt flinch or indicate I was in distress.

It's just involuntary, I also have been known to ask my team to go to the loo before we go to a meeting.

training an apprentice at work last week, he did a great job on something and I said “well done, what a good boy you are!”

I told a patient to "go feepy" - cringe. In my defence. it was my first day back after mat leave but bloody hell!

A colleague was moaning on and on saying she had something in her eye so without thinking I sighed and said “oh let me have a look” and grabbed her head and peered very closely into her eye. She is younger than me and v short - smaller than my 12yr old - and I was trying to help so it just felt perfectly normal to me. Eventually she mumbled “well this is awkward” and I let her go

Me: Right, Mummy's just going for a wee and then I'll get you a drink!

DFIL: I'll just make myself a coffee, shall I?

I was at a dinner once when the woman beside turned and started cutting up meat of the man sitting at her other side, all the while talking to me over her shoulder . she realised what she was doing apologised profusely and said she had six children!

Loving these stories :)

OP, was the chap you pulled back staring at his phone (and possibly wearing earphones too)?
In which case, I'd have let him walk into the road. It may have been a learning experience.

A friend of my daughter was actually sued for doing just that and causing an accident. I'd love to be able to walk along reading a book, but it would be dangerous.

LaMarschallin "OP, was the chap you pulled back staring at his phone (and possibly wearing earphones too)?
In which case, I'd have let him walk into the road. It may have been a learning experience."

Bloody hell! I'd hope the shock of being pulled back after nearly walking into the road would do the trick. I don't think I could watch someone walk into the road and get hit by a car to teach them a lesson even if they weren't paying attention!

I stopped a woman stepping out in front of a bike and she did the same to me. We ended up accidentally holding hands and laughing embarrassingly about it!

Yes at work - asked a colleague if they wiped washed and flushed as he came out the loo. Ffs

I move glasses or hot drinks away from people in case they might knock them over

I was once on a train with a colleague who had young children. We went past a field and she turned to me and said "Look, cows. What noise does a cow make?"

Several times while working in (adult) prisons or similar environments I've asked people to "use their indoor voice" when they're getting a bit loud and lary.

First day back after a years mat leave after DC2 and the phone starts ringing at my desk. Automatically said "oooh the phone's ringing, lets see who it is!" in a daft voice. Had to explain to my colleagues I'd got so used to entertaining my toddler whilst bfeeding baby it became second nature.

FIL recently tried to hold dh's hand as they were about to cross the road, dh had to remind him that he's 42 and capable of crossing the road by himself.

After returning to work after mat leave I was helping a patient into a hospital gown and said "put your donny through there". For anyone that doesn't know, 'donny' is a colloquial term for hand in the West Midlands.

I was getting some dental work done and the technician was taking photos of me for 'before' shots. After every snap, she called me a 'good girl'. I was 30 at the time! Didn't say anything but it cringed me out.

This thread has me in tears of laughter - thanks you lot .

I have done so many of these, but especially the holding hand thing - when I cross a road with someone next to me, I automatically hold out my hand to them to help them cross safely. I've had some very funny looks.

At a work conference, I accidentally caught my (male) colleagues arm with my pen and left a mark.
Without even blinking, I’d licked my thumb and tried to rub it off. As I realised what I was doing I looked up to see him staring at me in total horror!