To think that there is no acceptable reason for a grown-up to get their face painted at the zoo unless it is for charity!

[sallysquirrel]

I am getting increasingly disturbed by the number of adults I see at the zoo with their faces painted - usually tigers or cheaters.
Yesterday took my kids and spotted 3 including the oddest which was a woman with a tiger face obviously on a date with her boyfriend and no children.
Now I consider myself a jolly enough person up for a laugh but this is something I just don't get!

My friend has done face-painting at lots of music festivals - she has been asked to paint all kinds of things on grown-up faces - often very questionable taste! Think lots of drunk teenage boys wanting to be "dick" heads Their parents should be very grateful they didn't go for tattoos!

I'm sorry for your dd,Kladdkaka.That's so sad that she was upset needlessly like that.

OP.YABU.There's nothing wrong with adults wanting to have their faces painted. It's not what I'd do,but then I hated having my face painted as a child,but think it's fine for other adults to want to join in the fun too. It harms no one.

... or maybe OP's face hadn't been painted as a 'cats-bum' and everybody thought it had...

Didn't Tom cruise do this Recently? I saw it in a magazine I think. Each to their own, it doesn't bother me

Why are people being so nasty. There was nothing venomous about my original post. I didn't realise mumsnet was an excuse to bully and personally insult but I think it says more about you lot than it does me
YABU or YNBU would of been quite enough with perhaps a little light hearted discussion and banter.

I'm intrigued by the cheaters. Is their facepaint a big red "A" for Adulterers?

It is light-hearted OP, nobody's bullying you. You've used these throughout...

I'll swerve your posts in future though if you're offended. :)

I used to work in a residential care home and we went to the zoo for a day visit, I had my face painted of a butterfly! It was great! The elderly residents loved it!
I later went to my friends house and was sat chatting when her boyfriend walked in (who I didnt know that well) and I totally forgot about my face paint until he left!! he didnt mention it but I bet he was thinking WTF??!!

I think, OP, its because your posts didn't seem light-hearted & the use of is usually derogatory.

I always want a ballon and my face painted at the zoo.

But I fear I will be judged

Why does it disturb you? Unlike evangelical Christians, they aren't going to pounce and try and convert you to their way.

'There is no acceptable reason...'
In your mind. Most of us seem to disagree.
Is that what's disturbing you now?

I spend at least one day of most weekends in face paint. But then I know I'm oddly disturbing. I don't do animal faces, mind so perhaps that's my salvation.

There should be some sort of register for these sick face-painted weirdos.

Even Tom Cruise like a bit of face painting.

www.facepaintingtips.com/blog/2011/07/08/face-painting-tom-cruise/

It is not something I would ever do, as a child I avoided the face paints like the plague, the smell, the grease and the ridiculous clown faces. I shudder at the sight of face painted kids and have to control a desire to spit on a tissue and scrub them there and then. But this is MY problem, my pinky bedroom is not to everyone's taste and friends have pointed out that it's like a 10 year old girl room. We all have a childish side, who can dictate what we do with it? On the other hand, there are certain pet peeves that we should also be allowed to have, mine are face painting and people who refer to themselves as myself and mums who speak to their children VERY LOUDLY to show us how clever they are. I think we should also be allowed to dislike and take the piss out of certain things, it is what makes us different and it can be entertaining.

OP don't take the comments to heart. It's Just When you said you found it disturbing we found It funny and a strange thing to get worked up about.

oh dear ... i've also been known to build a sandcastle by myself ... better go hand myself in

[hmmm]

I am loving this thread.
I can't remember ever seeing an adult with their face painted. Perhaps I have and not noticed them. Either way it's their choice like eating ice-cream which I always find a bit strange as I associate it with children.

Sallysquirrel well, looks like it's just me and you then...!! :) Nothing has been said here to make me want my face painted.. Ever!
The only adult I have ever seen do this looked a complete plank. His DW and teenage daughter looked horrified and tried to talk him out of it -his little DS was mildly amused- when it was done ( he actually looked better because it covered his face) he was leaping around, clocking everyone - I thought ... (miserably I now understand) he looked a complete k**b.

How boring are you - its called fun. Try it some time.

I agree it's an odd thing to do with no accompanying dc.

Bit like couples who go to Eurodisney [shudder]

Pretty Thanks for advice, I really will try to have some 'fun' in future.
I now know ( from reading this thread) that having my face painted is key to having a fun day out and would be a great laugh if only I let myself go a bit.

Pink - that make 3 of us then :o

LMHO at 'couples at Eurodisney' !!! :o