To wear a bikini top and shorts

[broody4number2]

In my own garden?

Ok, it is a front garden but I live in a back to back house and only have a front garden. It is fairly large, think adequate back garden, enough space for table and chairs/BBQ, washing line and plenty of grass for ds 7 to have a kick about. It's surrounded by a chest hight hedge but still over looked by all the niebourghs. I wore a bikini top and shorts to hang out my washing earlier, any excuse to top up the tan and got a few funny looks by some people on their way out/home.

AIBU to think this is my garden I can wear what I like! If you don't like it don't look!??

Fuck 'em. Your garden, wear what you like.

Why would it be unreasonable?

Unless you pinched them off your neighbour's washing line.

I'm in my garden in my pants!
We came in just now and were so hot we just stripped off.
Kids are in pool.

YANBU.

Your garden, your choice.

You'd even be reasonable if you were wearing bikini bottoms rather than shorts.

Yanbu, perfectly legal

Are you sure you're not imagining the funny looks?
It's hot, everybody is in some state of undress in their gardens.
Maybe it's just you feeling a bit self consious as you're not used to it.
Nobody cares Op. really.

Can't begin to imagine why this would be unreasonable. Unless your name is Brian and you're 6'4" and even then that wouldn't be all that shocking in some quarters.

Those aren't funny looks

You've just got great norks

Children playing in the pool , I am wondering around the house and garden in a bikini. No one cares.

Oh come on of course it's not unreasonable

And unless you had your knickers on your head, I can't imagine you getting funny looks.

oh ffs

is this really an issue?

Im in my back garden just got out of the pool. Its a large paddling pool but still a kids one. But its been so hot it was lovely. Im now sat at the garden table in just my bikini. Im not even slim (size 14) but I don't care.

I wore a bikini to the beach the other day (I have a deflated balloon stretch marked belly) it's too hot to care what other people think.

No problem in your garden. Wouldn't recommend a crochet kaftan & bikini combo for the school fete though, as sported by one mum at DC2's school......

Could the funny looks be because you've got a washing line in your front garden or is it common where you live?

I'd assume they were admiring glances, not funny looks. Works for me.