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247 replies

ivfbabymomma1 · 16/11/2020 16:10

.... that's so stupid without thinking & then your like why the f**k did I just do that?

I just made a cup of juice for my DS, and without putting the lid on chucked it in the bottom of the pram?! Why!!! What was I thinking? HmmHmmConfused

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HeyMoana · 16/11/2020 21:23

Went to freezer to get frozen fish out to defrost for the day whilst at work. Fast forward ten minutes and I go to put my Oyster card to the reader on the bus and I have a frozen fish stuck to the back of my hand 🙄

BarryWhiteIsMyBrother · 16/11/2020 21:32

@Tunnocks34

I once held a plastic cup in my mouth so I could tie my hair back, and then threw my head back and threw the drink all over my face!
Laughing out loud at this one!!!!
adogisforlife91 · 16/11/2020 21:47

I put my wrist through the fabric loop on my gym water bottle to have both hands free to tie up my hair.

Went to sweep the hair back as you do, BAM waterbottle right in the eye socket. It was full as well, so quite heavy and I gave myself a black eye Grin

LeslieYep · 16/11/2020 22:00

I had a packed lunch for some yr 10 fun day out somewhere and had a (thankfully!) plastic fork. I picked up my can of drink while holding the fork to take a sip and the tines went up my nostril!
That made my eyes water!

Have also done the 'oh, what time is it?' glance at my watch while holding a drink, and tipping it over me.

IveNameChangedAgain2020 · 16/11/2020 22:16

Dropped my GHDs whilst doing my hair and went to catch them... by the hot plates 😩😩

JMG1234 · 16/11/2020 22:52

I had a colleague who answered his iron instead of the phone. He had a perfect iron-shaped pointy burn on his cheek for several weeks.

Hangingover · 16/11/2020 23:02

I made a sandwich and put it on a plate. The plate was in the cupboard at the time. I closed the cupboard and walked off.

Finding the sandwich hours later was a nice surprise.

Hangingover · 16/11/2020 23:06

I gave been sat reading for a hour , silently cursing my neighbour for having their music on to loud , I can hear it , also it sound terrible and tinny

This reminds me of the time I went shopping with my friend and kept expressing astonishment that EVERY shop I went into was playing one of my favourite songs. It was only when the fifth charity shop we went to was playing a seriously obscure Violent Femmes song I realised my tablet was playing Spotify in my bag.

Wingingitsince2018 · 16/11/2020 23:13

I was running late for work one day so when I arrived, I jumped out the car as quick as I could.

I grabbed my backpack off the passenger seat and threw it over my shoulder as I was getting out the car. I was wearing a long coat and the bottom of it got caught around the lever you use the recline your seat.

This caused the bag to jolt off my shoulder, catch on my elbow and pour the contents on to the wet ground including my macbook.

I then tried to slam the door, with my coat still in it, twice.

Turns out my phone was in my pocket and was right where the door latch was. Absolutely smashed to shit and bent - but miraculously still worked!

SpillingTheTea · 16/11/2020 23:34

I do stupid shit all the time.

Once was making a pasta bake and boiled the pasta before I put it in the dish. Only when DP came out and asked why I was boiling it first.

Put my nephews sunglasses in the fridge. Don't know why.

Dressing DS who was about 8 months at the time and got him completely unchanged to then proceed to put breakfast coated pjs back on him.

Heating up oil in the oven for my roast potatoes. Got it out with an oven glove but decided once the potatoes were in the pan I'd attempt to put it in with my bare effing hand.

Not me but does anyone remember a show with funny customer calls (can't remember the name) where a gentleman phoned Asda and said there were no toppings on his pizza. A couple of minutes in and he was like 'oh, it's upside down'. Grin

Peasbewithyou · 16/11/2020 23:39

Absolutely loved these! Crying with laughter!

I have done many, many stupid things in my life. When DD2 was a baby I tried to remove nail varnish with eye make up remover... very glad I didn’t do it the other way around!

ColdTattyWaitingForSummer · 16/11/2020 23:45

Put coffee and sweetener in my mug, picked up the jug of blackcurrant squash instead of the kettle, and poured it into said cup.

cheeseychovolate · 16/11/2020 23:55

I was cleaning the bathroom and threw a pair of knickers that were on the floor into the toilet and flushed it, instead of throwing them into the washing basket! They flushed away and we haven't had a blockage so I got away with that!

Judystilldreamsofhorses · 16/11/2020 23:56

This actually wasn’t my fault, but I had a trial of a new prescription for my contact lenses last month. The optician had sent me +5 in each eye, when I need -5. Popped them in after my morning shower, still half asleep, and genuinely thought I had gone blind. Inexplicably I kept wiping the steam from the bathroom mirror, thinking that would help.

catnoir1 · 16/11/2020 23:57

I went to empty dds juice from her cup into the sink and accidentally emptied it in the bin. There was a hole in the bag and it dripped on my foot as I walked out to the bin with it. Don't know why I didn't pour it down the sink or double bag the bin when I noticed it was leaking.

OldQueen1969 · 17/11/2020 00:03

I was gifted an unwanted raffle prize of driving lessons in my late 30s - winner was a driver and everyone had been nagging me to learn but couldn't really afford it.

Thought I was doing ok, and on about the fourth lesson, in a fairly busy part of town, my instructor talked me through the right hand turn round a roundabout at a busy junction. I did everything just as he said - and then drove straight across instead, not giving him time to take over. He nearly had a conniption and kept asking "Why? WHY?" and I had no idea - it was the weirdest thing and I cannot for the life of me work out why I didn't just follow through the directions - it was as though I just couldn't.

Rest easy, I gave up not long after - I like to think I'm doing my bit for road safety.

newrubylane · 17/11/2020 00:05

A few years ago I posted all my Xmas cards and then realised they didn't have stamps on them. I also once tried to soften some Lurpak in the microwave, in the foil wrapping and caused a small fire - luckily my OH got to it quickly and switched it off when I yelled 'shit shit shit fite fire fire!'

WitchesBritchesPumpkinPants · 17/11/2020 00:05

@HUCKMUCK

He did not strip in Tesco!!!! He had a strop!
So disappointing, I was going to ask what your shopping arrangements were for next Saturday.
AnotherVice · 17/11/2020 00:10

Went to see my friend's new chickens in her garden. Spotting the electric fence round the enclosure I regaled her with the story of when I'd accidentally touched one. And demonstrated Grin She was like 'I was watching you in slow motion thinking wtf, she's not actually going to do it and then you did!' Yes it was on.

SEE123 · 17/11/2020 00:20

Cleaner leaves
I throw box of crackers up to husband
Cracker box is open
Husband does not catch
Box tumbles
Crackers smashed and crumbled all over freshly cleaned floors

FML 🤦🏽‍♀️

Also in the last 7 days: Put salt tub in the fridge, clothes for washing in the recycling

Not sure if it's first time mum brain, covid brain, working from home brain or just losing my marbles

SEE123 · 17/11/2020 00:22

@NorbertMeubles howling 😂😂😂

SingleHandSue · 17/11/2020 00:30

I got out of a taxi with an armful of shopping, I knew I’d have to close the door with my weaker left hand so gave it some extra welly, and threw my phone down the street at great speed.

PussGirl · 17/11/2020 07:04

I came in from the car and switched the light on in the hall - nothing happened

Assumed the bulb had gone so went through to the kitchen to get another - no light in there either

Trip switch must have gone so went through into the garage to fix it

And realised it was so dark because I was still wearing my sunglasses Confused

HeronLanyon · 17/11/2020 07:09

At least once a year brush my teeth with mosquito cream (when they are both on the sink for some reason - v similar tube).
Fairly often put odd things in fridge (in middle of cooking as I clear as I go).
Frequently look for headphones when I have one ear bud actually in and wire draped over shoulder.
Sometimes forget to turn jeans inside out as they go in wash thereby sometimes ruining them.

HeronLanyon · 17/11/2020 07:11

puss that really made me laugh. You plonker ! I can imagine doing this (but haven’t!). At least you just thought it was bulb/trip switch issue rather than sudden loss of quality of vision.

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