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"Next time I see it I'm burning it"

207 replies

gwackywacky · 25/10/2019 12:07

So I have this tshirt thats actually from quite a posh brand, it's a grey tshirt made from a really soft drapey cotton and it's dark grey and loose. I love the feel of it and how it moves, it's quite baggy and I wear it round the house.

Theres just one problem which is I left it outside in the garden for a whole winter and when I finally moved myself and brought it in last spring or something obviously I washed it, but now not only does it have a few (very small) holes on it, the fabric is damaged and staind kind of on the front almost like its rusted (if fabric could rust).

So anyway the other day I'm sitting around in it. DP has seen me wear it around before but this time he said "seriously can you not just buy another basic grey lounging tshirt? Next time I see it I'm burning it!"

Kinda lighthearted but where do you stand on wearing decrepit clothing?

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GinaCarbonara · 25/10/2019 14:04

I really want to see the t shirt.

Trewser · 25/10/2019 14:07

I'm fairly relaxed but even i wouldn't have done this. But if your dh is so offended by it why didn't he pick it up and bring it in?

QuizzlyBear · 25/10/2019 14:07

I can relate to the 'ah, fuck it' attitude to my home and stuff - but only because that's how I acted when I was 18 and living alone. Personally I think it's nice to at least not look like a vagrant for my partner - and him for me.

Plus if that's your attitude to stuff you actually LIKE, your home must be a bit of a shit tip! But if that doesn't bother you (and the thought that your DH obviously finds you a bit gross in stained, hole-covered clothes doesn't worry you) then you do you!

wheresmymojo · 25/10/2019 14:11

I'm #teamtee.

I'm definitely that lazy about some things (not everything or I'd be dead).

Worst case I'd just dye it navy blue.

But I'm sitting here in leggings with a minimum of three holes from cat claws so I'm possibly not the standard you should aim for Grin

BoreOfWhabylon · 25/10/2019 14:12

Point of order: spiders do not actually have willies.

They produce sperm and then scoop it up with their pedipalps (the bits that look a bit like antennae on each side of the head).

They then wander around, carrying the semen, until they meet a suitable female. Then they use the pedipalps to stuff the semen inside her!

So, since the T shirt cannot have had spider willies dragged across it, I say keep it (but maybe dye it?)

wheresmymojo · 25/10/2019 14:13

Spidery spermy pedipalps might have been on it though Confused

wheresmymojo · 25/10/2019 14:13

@BoreOfWhabylon Thanks for that awesome spider knowledge though!

BillHadersNewWife · 25/10/2019 14:17

QuizzlyBear Personally I think it's nice to at least not look like a vagrant for my partner - and him for me.

MY husband likes me to FEEL nice. That's how he finds me most beautiful.

I don't "not look like" anything "For him" neither should you.

Damntheman · 25/10/2019 14:19

I came here for darked on clothing and I leave perplexed about spider sperm.. This is what fridays are about, friends!

OP I get you. You washed it, it's fine! I found a tshirt one spring that had been under the snow all winter. So.. six months give or take? I'd been wondering where it was! I washed it, it's fine (once it defrosted). I wonder if snow keeps clothing from getting darked on.. it probably got darked on a lot less that winter than all my regular clothes that come inside at night given we don't see the sun much in winter :D

Whatsnewpussyhat · 25/10/2019 14:20

Burn it. You can't have loved it that bloody much if you couldn't even be arsed picking it off the floor.

BoreOfWhabylon · 25/10/2019 14:22

I confess I was ignorant of the sexual practices of spiders until I consulted Wikipedia Grin

Nancydrawn · 25/10/2019 14:23

I don't usually search past histories, but I was intrigued by 'posh nachos'. It seems like the t-shirt might be a red herring--in the past week you've gotten in a fight with your partner over his tasting/complimenting your nachos and over him standing near you when you're putting on makeup.

I'm not a pearl clutcher, and frankly I think you can wear your shirt if you want to, but there seems to be more at play than simply your winter-stained shirt.

Do you enjoy getting in small fights with your partner? I know that sounds snarky and/or overly sincere, but it's meant genuinely. Some people find it spices their lives. (I generally find it to sound exhausting, but I recognize why others might enjoy it.)

Pursefirst · 25/10/2019 14:30

Hmmm, I was ready to be all cats-bum-mouth levels of disapproving OP, but then I remembered that my favourite lounging tshirt is (similar to a PP) covered in tiny holes from cat claws and my favourite lounging pants have a hole in the crotch area.

So I say fill your boots and wear your tshirt with pride!

PristineCondition · 25/10/2019 14:30

Absolutely fucking buzzing by the idea that spiders in my house could be tootling around carrying Jizz

AllTheWhoresOfMalta · 25/10/2019 14:31

Team Wear It! All of my lounge tee shirts are basically old ones of DHs he doesn’t wear in public anymore due to holes/stains. My favourite is a 3XL Rugby World Cup one from 2003 that has a massive biro stain on. So comfy! And it’s good for the environment!

PennyNotSoWise · 25/10/2019 14:45

@BillHadersNewWife

MY husband likes me to FEEL nice. That's how he finds me most beautiful.

I don't "not look like" anything "For him" neither should you.

Just saying, if Bill Hader was my husband, we'd both be wearing fucking NOTHING. Ever Wink I have such a dorky crush on him.

Crystal87 · 25/10/2019 14:58

Throw it away.b

gwackywacky · 25/10/2019 15:02

@BoreOfWhabylon thanks for this excellent new word: pedipalps. I feel a NC coming on...

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BoreOfWhabylon · 25/10/2019 15:03
Grin
IWorkAtTheCheescakeFactory · 25/10/2019 15:04

Then they use the pedipalps to stuff the semen inside her!

Shock
Ziraphale · 25/10/2019 15:08

#teamtshirt
#teamspiderjizz

BillHadersNewWife · 25/10/2019 15:08

penny He's something else eh!?

AndNoneForGretchenWieners · 25/10/2019 15:14

I have often threatened this with DS's boxers and socks that are past their best. I don't think i would go through with it though, it's his body and his clothes. He does have one awful old t shirt with his cadet regimental badge on that had a huge hole in by the crest. I am trying to think of how to repair it, because my attempts to get him to relegate it to a bed t shirt have failed miserably and he loves it.

PennyNotSoWise · 25/10/2019 15:15

Bill Yup. He's a total gem, so adorable.

Lllot5 · 25/10/2019 15:19

I really don’t understand this. If you liked the t shirt so much why would you throw it in the floor in the first place? Then leave it screwed up on the decking for months. So lazy.
Must be in a right state.
Not big and not funny to be a slob.