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AIBU?

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... to have said "well I'm fantastic at sex!" on Mums night out...

105 replies

LittleOneMum · 26/05/2011 11:33

Oh I am so Blush Blush this morning.

Went out last night on my first ever nights out with the Mums from DS's nursery class. I don't know any of them well. Many glasses of Wine were drunk (by all of us).

At one point during dinner, they were all boasting horribly talking about how they cook amazing meals, referred to how hard it was to find ingredients I had never heard of, one of them made all her DD's clothes, one of them had just made her DD's school play costume from scratch (Marie Antoinette, would you believe). They all had some domestic talent and then they turned to me and said what about you?

Now, I work F/T (no excuse I know) but I can't cook (lasagne is about the extent of it), can't sew, etc etc and I couldn't think of anything and was a bit Envy so I said "HEY! I am fantastic in bed!"

... tumbleweed. I got a pitying stare.

and I'm not sure it is even true... Wink

BUGGER. Please make me feel better by saying that AIBU and that you have also said some stupid things. I don't think I can ever do the school run again.

OP posts:
fearnelinen · 26/05/2011 12:11

canny you are very funny!

cannydoit · 26/05/2011 12:11

relax jeremy it was said in jest, you know humour.

saffronwblue · 26/05/2011 12:12

Little One their minds will be whirring about what secret tricks you actually have. Expect to be taken aside by each of them over the next few weeks for private instructions.

cannydoit · 26/05/2011 12:13

awww ta fear

fearnelinen · 26/05/2011 12:14

with fantastic tats!

fearnelinen · 26/05/2011 12:15

...just trying the innappropriate-upmanship!

Pagwatch · 26/05/2011 12:15

It's alright litleonemum Smile
I know what you mean.

It just irritates me that we women seem absoloutely determined to see other women as mean or vacuous or snotty.
We allow our own insecurities to stereotype other women so negatively. Yet I have never met a woman who wants to go to a meet up and brag about her cooking. They want what we all want - to meet people who could be mates and a support and a laugh.
Those other women were all just trying to be likeable and find people they like. They just start with safe subjects while they relax.

Sneering at them for being dull is just as bad as if they sneered at you fir making a joke. Both things are the result of social nerves.

Thingumy · 26/05/2011 12:15

I can't imagine going out for the evening and talking about clothes making and cooking sounds like a flipping WI meeting.

I like a plenty of gossip,lots of wine and filthy laughs.

Don't worry about it OP,you sound like a lovely down to earthfilthy person.

Grin
cannydoit · 26/05/2011 12:18

i reverse it would seem fear you are suppose to say how good you are at thing or how great you tats are Grin

JeremyVile · 26/05/2011 12:20

Canny - its always said in jest. Apparently.

fearnelinen · 26/05/2011 12:22

Goes without saying canny!

cannydoit · 26/05/2011 12:25

well jeremy you obviously dont like my type of humour and thats fine and kind of the point of this thread. things that are said that fall on and unappreciative crowd.

cannydoit · 26/05/2011 12:26

fear you sound like a person with outstanding tats.

fearnelinen · 26/05/2011 12:31

Must go and get something done today, but wanted to say littleonemum I hope you don't go over and over last night too much.

Amongst the joking, it's obvious that many of us have had those blooper moments. No-one should be able to make you feel that you're not good enough or that you don't belong.

However, if you feel that these friendships are important, then keep in contact with them and the initial embarassment will become a fabulous ice breaker
Also, you've probably done yourself a favour - as they are all cooking furiously for the next pot luck dinner (as they have set themselves up as Nigellas and Delias), it'll be no surprise if you nip to Waitrose ready meal aisle! OR if you do whip up a lasagne for them, they'll be doubly grateful!
Relax, it's all gravy!

fearnelinen · 26/05/2011 12:32

canny they've just been reclassified to a 34F, but they haven't yet given a teacher an erection! !

CeliaFate · 26/05/2011 12:34

I would have roared with laughter and immediately moved to sit next to you with more wine. They sound like simpering, competitive, joyless saps. Meh to them. Good for you!

cannydoit · 26/05/2011 12:38

hahahahahaha good show fear, mine are a happy 38GG so we could happily give many teacher erections together come to brighton and we could conquer the schools together. should say my bf is training to be a teacher. it sort of a theme with me it seems

happystory · 26/05/2011 12:45

If it makes you feel any better Littleonemum, a quite prim school mum on a night out once confessed whilst under the influence of cheap white wine a quite frank sexual practice. Have gone our separate ways now but I see her around and ALWAYS think of it (11 years ago now!) Wink

Aworryingtrend · 26/05/2011 13:01

Happystory you HAVE to tell us what it was! Did it involve animals? Latex? Other people?!

GiddyPickle · 26/05/2011 13:03

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Honeybee79 · 26/05/2011 13:05

YANBU. Well done. At least it shut the boasting up.

betterwhenthesunshines · 26/05/2011 13:16

Mum's nights out for one child used to end in visits to the kebab shop and my hausband commenting he could hear us all cackling giggling in a good humoured way all the way up the street.

Other child mum's group (different schools) - well, I approached it in just the same way and was completely stunned when some went out for the night and ordered water Confused and talked about reading levels, ballet and holidays all evening . It has taken a while to get everyone warmed up, but it's a bit more fun now :) Keep at it!!

saffy85 · 26/05/2011 13:19

Brilliant Grin

BelovedCunt · 26/05/2011 13:20

that op sounds completely made up or at least an exaggeration

SherlockMoans · 26/05/2011 13:23

Snort - oh dear we have all done it at some time dont worry. Unless they are a really dry bunch one of them will have thought it really funny, I know I would!