To think dressing kids the night before in the next day clothes is lazy?

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Just read it in the paper and I think "how fucking lazy can you be"
It states it's because it suits her life right now. She has 2 young kids- so do I but I have them fed. Up and washed and changed by 8/8.30 of a morning I don't see the problem?
I couldn't imagen going out in clothes I'd slept in an not having a shower to wake myself up an feel clean! Specially my DD hair if it's not washed if a morning she looks like she's been hit by a hurricane and nothing. I mean NOTHING sorts that shit out other then a proper shampoo and condition!!
Takes 10 mins to wash dress and sort 2 kids out if you put effort into it I just get up half an hour earlier to get myself ready then by the time I'm done I hear them slowly rise....
. Have your clothes ready the night before obviosuly but that's it. Imagen going out in creased sweaty clothes you'd slept in?? What on earth or am I missing something ?

@Maryann1975 that is horrendousBut there was a thread on here not long ago where the OP did exactly what you describe. She was sending her DD to nursery in the same nappy the child had come home in the evening before from nursery. It was all a bit beyond belief. OP was upset because a nursery teacher had taken her aside to explain this was unacceptable.

I also think it's a bit grim not to shower young DC every day because they do tend to get so grimy and sweaty but that's just me.

@Eastie77 which thread was that? Sounds awful!

I wash my hair every day as well - I exercise every day and so I wash it after that. Also wash both my boys’ hair in their evening shower. You can nearly always tell who doesn’t wash their hair every day as it has that smell.

As my two get older I assume they will have a morning and evening shower - I can’t imagine them going to bed without washing.

Yuck how disgusting and bloody lazy.

I refuse to believe people do this. I’ve seen it recommended as a “top tip” but as a joke. I think op misread the article

Pre pubescent kids don't sweat the way older teens and adults do. Puberty is when the kids discover there aren't enough showers in the day to feel really really clean for more than an hour.

I've often seen this given as a tip on MN to make life easier for full time working mums

Really? Where? When

Viz, probably.

You can nearly always tell who doesn’t wash their hair every day as it has that smell.

I'm sorry but you can nearly always tell who does wash their hair every day because they're the people with absolutely wrecked hair.

Stop with the daily washing, especially if you use shampoo with detergents, sulfates, parabens etc. Chances are that you don't need it and your hair will thank you.

If you're producing a foul smelling odour on your scalp after only a day then you probably need to think about looking at the underlying root cause for this issue - is it something in your diet or some issue with your health?

I have occasionally done this with dd if leaving horrendously early for a flight. She’d be out of the clothes by 2pm the next day having put them on clean to sleep in.

Not all children are the same op, you don’t seem to get that. Some kids will literally fight or become very anxious about getting dressed in the morning. This circumvents the discussions.

And as for taking 10 mins to wash your dds hair every morning, where do I start? The fact of how ridiculous and damaging it is to be teaching your dd that she has to be perfect and polished every day? The fact that not all children are compliant and will jump in the shower and let mummy shower and wash their hair in nano seconds? The fact that some people or their children are disabled and getting up half an hour earlier simply won’t work? Gosh there are so many fact.

And yes, you are missing a lot. Not that it’s prevented you from judging.

I could never not wash my hair after exercising - yuk. I’m super sweaty after the gym.

Each to their own though, my hair is perfectly healthy and fine - and clean!

@Likethebattle she only has short hair (shes2) so I manage a bobble on the top and the back goes all fuzzy so that's why I need wash it everyday otherwise theirs no taming it! X

@Yellowjammer my DS has short hair so drys in like 2mins an so does my DD their both 2-3 an have very fine hair so doesn't take me long what so ever. X

@LizzieMacQueen it was on the daily mirror app last night x

@SallyAnne89 I totally agree. My kids have a bath to wake them up and a bath in lavender to help them relax and sleep in bed. I love that fresh feeling of a morning and getting into bed all clean. And their is no better smell then clean baby's!!! I used to change my 2 all the time just because I used love getting their little selves changed and looking super cute ? Haha crazy mum thing maybe (and they always used to shit explode or be sick so I had to most times) ah how they grow so quickly !! X

And as for taking 10 mins to wash your dds hair every morning, where do I start? The fact of how ridiculous and damaging it is to be teaching your dd that she has to be perfect and polished every day?

Some people with for example curly, frizzy or afro hair might need to wash it every day to be able to comb/brush it without breaking or frizzing. It doesn't have to about looking perfect and polished...

@CravingCheese yea I have to she's only 2 so it's short an it goes like a fuzzy matted at the back and I really cannot brush it. Iv tried everything an their is no controlling it atm because of the length it's awful! She has curly hair so that doesn't help it an the only way she will let me brush it without hurting her is to wash an condition it then blast it with the hair dryer. I work in a salon an iv tried most things an nothing works ! Guess it's a routine so really doesn't take long what so ever x

@faffooo I do not judge you for this as my niece is autistic and I know how challenging things can be and if it works for your DD then so be it as long as she is okay that's all that matter. But to do it for no reason at all is lazy x

I read it online yesterday those bragging sort of post where the family are all in your face sort of thing .I thought it was the most lazy act that I’d heard of for a long time .She thought it was a great idea to get them dressed the night before thus ayou would therefore not need nighties just dress them up and go in the morning.She says she saves an hour.
Really pissed me off.

@RubaDubMum89 I have this problem and it's a nightmare. Never found a nappy that doesn't leak in the night ? 😩

@Ziraphale she's only 2 an has short fine curly hair. Iv tried all kinds but as she sleeps on her back it's all the back that goes like a frizzy matted and I cannot brush it what so ever in a morning let alone control it. I work in a salon an tried spreys an tangle brushes to see if they work an they don't as after 10 mins it goes back to square frizz! So she now only lets me touch her hair if I wash it then blow dry it. Takes me 2mins to dry it. Mine is fine and takes me 5! An it's to my shoulders. Greatness of fine hair lol

@IamWaggingBrendan I wash mine daily aswel, think with them been so fine they get greasy quicker!

@StinkyWizleteets Isn't hard. Whilst they eat breakfast I run the bath. Then timer starts. They get straight into the bath, washed an out. Get dry. Out their clothes on that are laid out an then blast their hair.

Don't get me wrong I have upside down mornings where one doesn't want to listen but usually they are really good and will get themselves undressed in the bathroom and things!

@Besidesthepoint thank you! I totally agree. Like right now she's next to me and it's just like BOOM hahaha she's been electrocuted in her sleep or something!
It's curly and fine so this is what I've found to be the best solution. I'd rather not have to wash it everyday but I can't have her look like something out of s horror film! Haha x

This would never have crossed my mind, I'm amazed at the idea. Surely the clothes end up all crumpled (and I say this as someone who never irons)? And seeing as kids need either a nappy change or a wee first thing in the morning, you need to get their trousers off anyway, so getting them changed completely doesn't add much work.
Quite apart from the fact that day clothes aren't as comfortable as pyjamas.

Children's pajamas are supposed to be close fitting and even flame resistant.
This has to be the stupidest reason for wearing pyjamas though. Flame resistant pyjamas??

I do this - bath each night then clean clothes and bed. 2 yo dd, not sweaty (and obviously we’d change any wet clothes/accidents). Sheets changed regularly. She wears comfortable loose cotton clothes. It’s not a time saving thing.

Geez, I don't think its that crazy! I have done this before going on holiday (when we have to wake the kids at 6am - the very last second before quickly brushing their teeth, toilet and eating breakfast in the taxi to the airport). They were not smelly, clothes were not wrinkled! I am surprised children can smell from one night of sleeping (even with sweating?!?!).

Yanbu it's so lazy and dirty. Sets a bad hygiene routine. But I have noticed people who do this often justify it to themselves that their kids dont sweat so it's fine. These are often the same people who dont shower /bath in the morning and think that's ok too. Dirty really. It takes a few minutes to wipe down and change your kids into a fresh set of clothes. dont be lazy pigs.

OP, I have been washing my hair daily for the past 40 years because it will otherwise break when brushing. It's fine to do so. Just use a gentle shampoo and conditioner, or alternate days where you only "wash" it with conditioner if it's still too dry. I don't know why people say that it's bad for the hair, surely that depends on the type of hair and the products used. My hair looks healthy so no harm is being done.

Hmmm .... I am half way on this ... my 11month old has a bath every night ... but not in the morning and I was his hair every 3 days ... same as my own.

I used to wash my hair everyday but it was making it really hard to tame .. seems a lot better now on a 3 day rotation ( unless anything has got in it then I was ... same with sons hair ) everyday can be a bit excessive ... I had to train it to this new routine on advise of my hair dresser as she was having a night mare doing my hair for wedding as it kept escaping.

Fresh pj’s every night of course ... not the next days clothes but he wakes about 4 Am so we clean teeth and brush hair and put clothes for day on just before 8am nap so I can bundle him out the door when he wakes to do our visits.

My husband thinks bathing at night is unhygienic and you should do it very morning ... I can’t stand going to bed with out washing .. each to their own I guess

But if your in clean pjs and bath every night ... and you don’t smell why is it dirty ?

If it’s summer then yes different .. if your kids had an accident ... absolutely different

Children's pajamas are supposed to be close fitting and even flame resistant.
This has to be the stupidest reason for wearing pyjamas though. Flame resistant pyjamas??

Flame resistant pyjamas became a thing in the 80s because of the kids going up in house fires or being severely burnt and the adults surviving. Kids tend to be in pyjama's for half of a day, so quite a big chance of being in pyjama's at the moment of a house fire...

It's bad enough a parent making their kids do this but adults that can't be arsed to get up a little earlier so sleep in their clothes then get up and leave is so disgusting. I'm amazed at how gross some people are!