Are my dresses unreasonable for the school run?

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I wore the black dress yesterday (see pics) and got a filthy stare off a woman pushing a buggy on the school pick up. I don't think I had my kids with me at that point. I later wore the dress to a Christian youth group, in fact I wore it to the office earlier the same day and it seemed fine. Today I had both kids on the way to school, I was wearing the dark red dress with a black cardigan. I got another long glare from the same woman, it was her staring that made me realise it was her again! I wouldn't wear the dark red dress to the office and I have pinned it to make it less low on the bust. They are both soft jersey dresses. But are they really that bad and does it make a difference whether I'm a mother or on the school run as to whether these outfits are appropriate?

I used to love Laura Ashley. I had a big flowery wallpaper in our bedroom in our first house. It's a bugger to put up though.

I expect woman had a face which looks grumpy in repose. I have one of those. If I was scowling at you it would have been the result of unwelcome thoughts about how sweaty ones crotch would get in that dress in this heat. Nothing personal.

In unrelated news, I wore shorts yesterday. In public.
I went into town and did my shopping wearing shorts.
Not one single person recoiled in horror.

I haven't worn shorts outside my own back garden in 10 years.
Yesterday was a good day.

StayWithMe "not as bad as the bright yellow miniskirt and blue shoes I saw at a wedding yesterday, along with the teenage daughter wearing teeny weeny bright red shorts! No it wasn't a 'bright clothes type' funeral as everyone else was dressed appropriately."

Huh? Was it a wedding or was it a funeral?

For the love of god OP, just give it up. You look very nice by the way, but really, no one is that interested in the doings of others.

I wasn't wearing tights. The cardigan was a short sleeved - I don't like the top of my arms. I don't think at all highly of myself. I'm very unsure of myself which is why I'm asking if I looked bad in someway. I can assure you I don't look good under the clothes, am boarding on being overweight according to BMI and am very glad the dresses are boring and nothing special, I like to be invisible and avoid any attention. It wasn't at the school gates, it was a random stranger going to a different school in another direction - not jealous, didn't fancy me but perhaps thinking something was wrong with me that others are perhaps better at not looking at. I have crushingly low self esteem and due to my mobility I struggle to get out so much so feel out of touch with other people and whether I'm doing something wrong or offensive.

I also hate being told I look young or am my daughter's sister, it's not a complement. Looking good for your age is perfect, looking half your age is rubbish.

OP... last thought from me - I hope that these are actually your photos and that you haven't just pinched them from somebody on FB and are now revelling in the responses? That would be very bad form.

You are fine - honestly.

Well done Randall.

When I was young I was stared at all the time. I didn't like it. Now I am well into middle age I could walk down the high street in a thong and I'd only get approached by chuggers. Life's odd like that.

moly you have just made me and dsis lol

Unless your daughter is in her 40s you won't look like her sister. Do you think you're 'jail bait' or something? Your posts are very incongruous with how you say you really are?

Witch what an odd thing to say to the OP! Why would you even think of that?

It's interesting that UKIP have a cleavage wing, though Brilliant

Well... I'd give anything to look half my age, being old an' all that. Make the most of it and stop being so introspective and hard on yourself (if that's what you are....)

You have a lovely figure but do you need a bunch of random strangers on the internet to tell you that?

Everyone gets funny looks from strangers, just bear that in mind, you aren't special or different or odd to have someone walking along the street looking at you.

This whole thread is really odd. There should be an overthinking award. I would usually win but I think OP has even beaten me.

Witch and you can't say if she looks like her DD or not because you can't see her head! Her body could be that of a 25 year old and if her DD was 15 or 16 then yes...they could be sisters.

Which, TheHouse? Was musing, cross posted with OP and I'm not going to say anymore on this thread, it's very, very odd.

I have a resting bitch face and it doesn't help that it's sunny out. Maybe this was the case for the lady you think was giving you filthy looks. Flesh will draw attention but you already know that

Just this then... Hercule Poirot, Cat Among the Pigeons... "You can always tell the knees of a young girl".

Witch about her stealing someone else's pics maybe from Facebook.

I could take a couple of snaps of the lumpy vein in my right leg if that would help paint the picture?

op your crushingly low self-esteem is never going to be raised by asking online strangers to comment on your appearance.
If I were you I'd be hiding this thread now.

Randall do! I could add one of my ganglion and the broken veins on my face?

Nothing at all wrong with the dresses. Doubt she was scowling at what you wore.

I would be a bit hot in them in the current weather is the only thing. Am wearing a dress meant for the beach myself!

(I live in Croydon though and no one would bat an eyelid if I went to school in my pants (exaggeration) )

OP are you a Redditor?

In unrelated news, I wore shorts yesterday. In public.
I went into town and did my shopping wearing shorts.
Not one single person recoiled in horror.

Me too RandallFloyd. I only usually wear shorts on holiday, when exercising, or at home. It felt great wearing them to the shops, didn't it?

Re OP, personally, I think both dresses are too smart for school run and too revealing for work, but if you are happy with them, don't worry what anyone else thinks.