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Is there anyone that’s HASN'T got matching family pjs?

234 replies

Christmastime4 · 07/12/2020 19:50

Is there anyone that’s HASN'T got matching family pjs?

I think it’s cute just wondering if there’s anyone left out there that doesn’t lol.

OP posts:
Sewsosew · 07/12/2020 22:35

We don’t wear PJs in bed. I put on PJ bottoms or tracksuit bottoms and a T-shirt when I get up.
I literally can’t sleep in clothes. Never have.

Sakesman · 07/12/2020 22:36

Me. Christmas was good enough before that pish

DramaAlpaca · 07/12/2020 22:36

God no.

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VenusTiger · 07/12/2020 22:36

No matching PJs here, no Christmas Eve boxes, or elf on the bloody (everywhere but the) shelf - just a traditional Christmas.

VenusTiger · 07/12/2020 22:37

@Baycob don't you have a gown or bath robe?

BikeRunSki · 07/12/2020 22:38

No

CentrifugalBumblePuppy · 07/12/2020 22:42

No. But we’re all adults here.

Husband shambles around in greying y fronts & the Dressing Gown of Sorrow. Daughter is in massively oversized t-shirts & pj bottoms. Son is in a Noel Coward affair & slippers & me? Nude in bed but a clapped out nighty or pjs when going down to make a brew.

I did buy the kids & their partners (no kids) matching Elf pjs & slippers (with the turned up toes & bells on).

It went down like a cup of cold shite.

I shan’t bother again (until the grandchildren appear)...

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 07/12/2020 22:44

Not my cup of tea. No.

Ginfordinner · 07/12/2020 22:49

No. We don't have matching anything.

Do jeans count?

diamondpony80 · 07/12/2020 22:49

Nope, never. I think my 6 year old DD would like them, but DH and 17 year old DS - no way!

fatkitchen · 07/12/2020 22:55

We don't. It makes me cringe. Bloody expensive as well.

Pinkchocolate · 07/12/2020 23:01

I have them for me and my youngest. My teen and my husband told me that we aren’t “that family” but I think it’s really sweet and my youngest loves it so half of us will be in matching pj’s. It’s hilarious how polarising they are.

TheSandman · 07/12/2020 23:01

[quote Baycob]@minipie

What do you wear then?

If you sleep naked - what happens if your kids come into bed with you ? I would not be comfortable with that!!!!!

Or if there was a fire and you had to get outside ?[/quote]
If you sleep naked - what happens if your kids come into bed with you ? I would not be comfortable with that!!!!!

Depends how old the kid is I suppose. Toddlers no problem but if my 18 year old tried to climb into bed with me I would ask her to throw me a pair of pants from the drawer.

Or if there was a fire and you had to get outside ?

Then I would get outside. I my house was on fire I'm not sure I'd sit and think think: 'Hmmm? Die a horrible death by burning as I try to struggle on some clothes - or be embarrassed by the neighbours seeing my bum by firelight? Which shall it be...?'

copperoliver · 07/12/2020 23:03

Me. X

CaraDuneRedux · 07/12/2020 23:03

Why the fuck would you want matching pyjamas?

Confused
Twobrews · 07/12/2020 23:04

Nope.
I only wear pyjamas out of bed and I'm fussy about what type.
DH has never worn pyjamas in all the 23 years I've known him, thank goodness.
DS1 no longer wears them, DD is never out of them.
My two younger have had matching in the past though.

BiddyPop · 07/12/2020 23:04

Not us. There are new pjs for everyone on Christmas Eve but I would be shot if any matched any others. (Mostly they're not even festive patterned, just new)

Twobrews · 07/12/2020 23:05

Then I would get outside. I my house was on fire I'm not sure I'd sit and think think: 'Hmmm? Die a horrible death by burning as I try to struggle on some clothes - or be embarrassed by the neighbours seeing my bum by firelight? Which shall it be...?'
GrinGrinGrin

Rainbowandscarlett · 07/12/2020 23:56

My daughter went through a stage of wanting to be ‘twins’ with me
So if I was wearing nail polish,she would too so we could be nail polish twins
Or sandal twins
Or ponytail twins etc
It would have made her day if matching pj’s but thankfully I never saw any in our sizes
Being ‘knicker twins’ one day was bad enough to be honest-I like my own identity and as much as i love her it was a bit wearing

Baycob · 08/12/2020 00:16

@TheSandman

I’m still horrified. Imagine your other half was standing to attention and your toddler was in bed with you. It happens spontaneously in the mornings to many. Sorry, but that is horrifying.

Baycob · 08/12/2020 00:17

Sorry. I’m derailing the thread, I’m just shocked.

No matching PJs in our house, but most certainly PJs!!!!!

MonkeyPuddle · 08/12/2020 00:37

@Baycob I’m pretty sure most men with an erection and a small child in their bed would do their utmost to hide the erection, pj bottoms or not, they’re usually pretty obvious. And that’s ignoring the fact that it’s biologically normal for small boys to sometimes get erections so an age appropriate explanation is commonplace.

GlowingOrb · 08/12/2020 00:44

DH puts up with a lot of forced holiday cheer that he would be perfectly happy to skip. Asking him to wear matching family pjs would be the straw that breaks his cooperation. I’d never get his help pulling decorations out of storage again.

TheSandman · 08/12/2020 00:58

[quote Baycob]@TheSandman

I’m still horrified. Imagine your other half was standing to attention and your toddler was in bed with you. It happens spontaneously in the mornings to many. Sorry, but that is horrifying.[/quote]
Well, I would be the one standing to attention - I'm a man - and as MonkeyPuddle says, a thin piece of pyjama material isn't going to disguise much. It's not difficult to roll over and lie on your tummy if you have to. And trust me, having small children jump on you in the mornings is pretty detumescenting (is that a word?).

steppemum · 08/12/2020 01:03

No.
dh and ds (18) would look at me in horror
dd1 might for fun (15)
dd2 (13) would refuse as she is going through the 'nothing my family does is cool' phase

So I'd be wearing them with just me and dd.

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