AIBU to ask if there is indeed a different species walking amongst us posing as humans?

[truthybeach]

Sorry nothing to do with X Files!

I’ve just come back from a holiday in South Devon & I want to know who are these people that manage to be perfectly dressed for all weathers? I have come across this sub species before but holidaying with small children at the British seaside seemed to be their natural habitat.

If I & DCs are appropriately dressed for rain, sun & wind I then lose any bonus points by resembling a bag lady.

I watched one of these creatures arrive at the beach with 3 small children, 1 was a young baby. She was carrying one small bag!!! And it was a frigging Mary Poppins bag, with everything she needed!

Meanwhile I was struggling to drag the pram across sand, my hair was in knots from the wind & my feet were hurting from the pebbles as I was barefoot (didn’t want my shoes to get wet). How do I evolve?

I bet bitout enjoys the seaside even less then me!

I wasn't even thinking about you when I posted @wakemeupbefore so do try not to jump to conclusions before you patronise someone dear

OP I was enjoying your thread and nodding vigorously at your posts until SilverySurfer decided to poke fun at the women at Aintree. Then I saw red. Sorry.

I'm going away tonight and am struggling to know wtf to pack given the medium temperatures, not hot, not cold, and a number of events of varying smartness. I have packed and unpacked eleventy billion times now and still I won't have it right I know that for a fact. So, yes, I am like you a mere mortal not one of these serene goddesses

I always look a mess but my kids are usually wearing exactly what they need to be

My secret?

I overpack. Then leave what I don't need in the car and take what I might need with me. Usually works. If that fails, I either run back to the car or pop into a shop and buy what I need

Really silversurfer ? I agree that poking fun and those women in the daily mail is fucking vile. Out of hundreds of thousands of women they go out of their way to find women who are overweight, older and trying their best to look good and/or drunk and humiliate them. It's disgusting to find pleasure in that.

Oh... are we sneering at women attending Aintree again? How quaint.

The beach is one thing I can prepare well for, as we go regularly and I am the master of packing light. However I never look all that great. Being overweight with a short, punky haircut puts paid to that. Least it doesn't get knotty though I guess. 😂

Ah what a shame. This thread was whimsical and amusing * until the invitation to point and laugh at racegoers was issued. No ta.

*crocs for beach. Saltwater sandals an alternative in high summer. I have a pair of oldish leather Chelsea boots I don't mind getting a bit grubby on April or October beaches. I hear you wrt hair.

Having recently moved to Devon I can safely say it is full of mums who know how to go from beach to moor to city to farm flawlessly with 5 children in tow.

They go on day long hikes with a newborn breast feeding in a sling, an infant strapped to their backs, and 3 impeccably behaved preschoolers who observe interesting nature stuff and use gentle hands.

I think it's been imprinted into their genes - natural selection and all that!

BitOutOfPractice 😁

The trouble with putting it all in the car is you can end up parking miles away so then you have to trudge back to get the forgotten gear.

I’m going with Friday, natural selection. I only have 2 DCs & could barely control them, 1 was trying to kill himself climbing rocks & the baby went from hating sand to then deciding it was a food source & a weapon.

I really want to avoid to going down the padded gilet or fleece look
as it’s not my style at all.

However I am going to buy some plain black wellies & a mac/waterproof jacket. Have white supergas but of course mine now look a state whereas the unicorns can keep theirs box fresh despite trekking 10 miles across various terrains.

BlackeyedSusan

truthybeach
"AIBU to ask if there is indeed a different species walking amongst us posing as humans?"

I've always believed this; they call themselves politicians.

Yes I've never understood how other people always seem to have the right stuff. If I meet up with family at a farm I'll take all the farm gear. Half way though someone will suggest an impromptu skydive and of course they'll all just happen to have perfectly fitting sky suits and goggles.
Ok slight exaggeration but you get the point

I never manage to dress right for the weather, as the weather always changes

It is an impossible task with moving goal posts

90% of the time I wear jeans, wellies, a long cotton top, old wax jacket and hair scraped back in an unflattering bun tucked into a man's hat.

10% of the time I try to look halfway nice and end up too hot or too cold or too wet

1% of the time it is too hot for my preferred outfit, and I wear shorts and trainers and a tee (and get my legs sandblasted or attacked by brambles or mud, or dogs jump up on you digging their nails into your bare soft thighs leaving bruises and scratches)

The pictures of Aintree Ladies Day was spot on!

There is also this strange group who think that Boris Johnson should hold elected office.

The secret is to have a car with an enormous, cavernous boot.

You keep all the stuff for all other weather conditions in there.

Having a TARDIS instead of a regular little bag helps. But with most Stuff in the enormous, cavernous boot, you need to carry less.

(Knackered old estate car draws less disapprobation than Chelsea tractor, and really knackered one draws looks of pity/sympathy, because the inner unicorns do not display until out of sight of vehicle)

My friend is one of these organised beach ladies. She has a selection of lovely cotton trousers, over sized shirts and nice sandals. Her hair can be twisted up in a moment. I am a ragbag of shorts, tshirts and flip flops and sea salted hair.
I suspect she has a beach wardrobe of good quality items and I just don't. Still she's lovely and usually has things I've forgotten.

Oh, I'm wearing a padded gilet today. I always look a mess. Too cold or too hot and carrying my massive coat around.

I feel I'm helping my kids become more resilient by frequently not having waterproofs/wellies when it rains :D Or when I'm pretending to be jolly, jumping around and trying to convince them that it really isn't cold.

Buy nylon hair. I don’t really bother with the real stuff. All my hairstyles are basically hair bands with nylon hair attached and it’s never out of place.

I thought this was going to be one of those 'lizard people - bring your tinfoil hats' threads. I am most disappointed. #tsks

So what if we are not ‘tall, slim, white, blonde, beautiful, slightly tanned’ at the beach?

I do however stare in envy at well organised people who have prepared for their trip to the beach better than I have. 🙂

@PutTheChocEggDown If it were, it would be a beautifully styled and elegant tinfoil hat for the Organised Ones, and a slightly shoddy one for the rest of us.

90% of the time I wear jeans, wellies, a long cotton top, old wax jacket and hair scraped back in an unflattering bun tucked into a man's hat. How do you manage that, then? I can have the bun or the hat but not both.

Yes @Spudlet mine would be all creased and probably have a small tear in the foil where the lizard mind control could still get in. When I took it off, bits of sand, leaf and popcorn would fall out.