To wonder why people leave the house in pj's?

[Fixitagaintomorrow]

Now I'm not being judgemental, I think people can wear whatever the hell they want, but there is something that's been niggling me.

DD attends a nursery located round the back of the local primary school. On our way there I see all the kids being dropped off and by the time I've got her to the nursery, said goodbye and walked back round to the front of the school I see the stragglers coming in late. It's always the same 5 women and they're always in pj's. However, I have noticed something about the pj's, they always look clean and not slept in, I.e no creases. All 5 of them! Since then I have noticed it in other places too, the women that go to the corner shop and Asda etc in their pj's are the same.

So my question is this, do these women actually go to the effort of changing out of their dirty pj's and put fresh pj's on to leave the house? And if so, WHY?!

I know. I'm worse because I didn't stay down with the downtrodden night wearing masses who won't amount to anything

I do it because I get up at ridiculous oclock and they feel better under my overalls when I get to work, there is no point in me showering before work because I shovel shit for a living and have to shower after work anyway. I don't wear makeup, I live in wellies and scrunched up hair and I generally don't give a hoot what other people think I look like.

That's true. Good pair of Dickies and boots and you can wears whatever you want

I can't answer about the clean ones, maybe they don't move around in bed a lot?

But, I can answer a possible explanation for why some people where PJs out of the house. I have a Very Bad Back. Some days, I cannot get myself dressed, or, I can, but it hurts so much and takes so long I don't bother. That's not every day, it's rarely, but, it has happened. So, if that happens, I will put on my big boots over them, my big coat on that does up, and I will pop to the shops (driving), or will get the children from school. I won't be early though I will rush in later than everyone else, so I don't have to stop for a chat. On the very rare days I do school drop off in that state, I would be late, because it would mean DH was at work and I was doing the school run, and I would not be able to get the children ready, fed and me if I was not very mobile, so if something has to give, it would be my own getting dressed.

But, if that was the case, my hair would also be shocking, and I would have no make-up on (and so would wear a baseball cap).

Just one reason why someone might turn up late to nursery wearing PJs.

oh, and I have no self esteem or confidence issues as a consequence of, or leading to my decision to wear PJs, and it's not really a choice to wear my PJs, rather a decision to not suffer unnecessary pain in order to meet societal expectations.

scarlett and I have plenty to live for too.

They are, after all, just bits of material at the end of the day aren't they, really?

Just because of this thread, I'm going to go to Tesco in my jammies tomorrow. I will pop into M&S on my way home. I shall report back.

I think we should all wear out PJs next time we go to Waitrose's - but with a MN scarf too. I'm not sure where my nearest Waitrose actually is, but I can look it up.

I wear my pj's on the morning school run whenever I feel like it. I don't see the point in wearing makeup for that either unless I'm going to work immediately. Perhaps no one would notice as they look like yoga pants anyway.

I have also done the following while wearing the same type of pj's:
Walked the dog
Shopped in Asda, sainsburys, lidl, aldi, tesco and waitrose. I almost have the supermarket pj bingo house set.
Mooched around TK Maxx.

I wasn't aware that anyone cared. Why would you care? And how the fuck am I disrespecting people?

Oh and I'm neither poor, depressed or disenfranchised. Just comfy.

and lazy

because clothes are all a social construction, and the lines between loungewear, casual wear and pjs are arbitrary

also just because some people do

aaannd if they didnt wear their pjs then those who don't would have nothing to judge themselves and others by,

for everyone that you're judging, there's someone judging you, including me!

It's lazy.
End of.

. I judge them as lazy, disrespectful, dirty and stupid.

I agree with Bluebell. Anyone who goes out in pyjamas or a nightie / dressing gown has no pride in themselves or their family. They are letting their families down as well.

I have just snorted into my cocoa. Tomorrow I going to Waitrose in my pyjamas, I will be most disappointed is there isn't a thread about it.

I am lazy, I see little po

See so lazy I can't be bothered to finish my post.

Lazy implies "I couldn't be arsed" and in my opinion and experience, that attitude spills over into other areas of life - respect, manners and dignity. So, "I wear my PJs because I genuinely couldn't be arsed to dress in daywear like 99% of the rest of the population - what makes me so special I get to disregard the social norms of today and ignore the etiquette which asks I change from nightwear to daywear"....
Nothing.
Nothing makes anyone so special they need to dress in pajamas to carry out non emergency tasks such as grocery shopping, school runs and anything which requires a presence outside the house.
I don't CARE that people wear them, I feel sad THEY don't care.
It's a fucking depressing sight, and one of the very few things I do judge.

Nothing wrong with lazy per se. However, going shopping in your pyjamas is lazy. But the people who do it don't give a fuck what other people think so where is the problem? No problem to see here.

So let's all move on Mintyy, nothing to see here, nothing at all....
Feels likes a crime scene!

Maybe lazy. But so what. Why do you care? Seriously? I don't give a damn what other people wear as long as they are covered and not exposing their arse/tits etc. in fact, I bet I could do the school run tomorrow and remember very little of what everyone I met was wearing. I'm certainly too damn lazy to disapprove of their outfits...

It does seem really rather odd to be so bothered. Especially when so many Pj's look very like exercise wear.

"are you wearing pajamas you lazy disrespectful smelly slob?"
"Errr wha...? I'm going to yoga, and then waitrose."
"oh so sorry. As you were."

Fanny but if you are wearing PJs why evade questioning on it to imply you are wearing exercise clothes?
I don't care at all what you wear, but I care that you feel it is not worth changing into day clothes. Why not?
Placing the responsibility for caring what people wear onto those who generally opt for the usual trend of wearing clothes during the day is not fair and while you may feel you are flying the flag for the PJ wearing contingent, it doesn't change the fact you are, indeed, by your own admission, too damn lazy.
Calling those who think pjs are for night time odd is indeed odd.

I know my children would be mortified if I were to go round the Supermarket wearing my pyjamas and I would have hated it if my own mother had left the house in her nightie when we were small. But I suppose everybody's different.
And everybody has different standards.
Each to their own.

Oh and my mother didn't have much money and had to cope with getting 4 young children ready for school every morning. But she always kept her pride and I think looking after her appearance was part of the pride she strove to keep.

What are day clothes?