AIBU to think children should not be taken shopping in pyjamas?

[NoahVale]

what is the craze for taking y our young dc to the shops in their pyjamas?
bad enough that they drive there but walking down the high street in pyjamas,
it looks appalling.
i just saw a man going past my house, he had been to the shops, and i thought, i bet he didnt wash before he went to the shops, next thing a woman coming up the road with 3 dc in their pjyamas

I think it is quite a bold look, I saw a woman going into a fast food restaurant with her two young children and she was in her dressing gown, pJs and had rollers in. She was pretty confident though about the look.

You’re no doubt getting a load of stick but you’re right - people in general are incredibly slovenly and it’s the thin edge of the wedge. We can hardly be surprised if people leave litter everywhere and treat everything like shit if they can’t take even the most basic pride in their appearance.

My child has mild sensory issues, and feels comfiest in pyjamas. He has a freshly washed pair every day. As long as he's clean and comfortable I don't care what he chooses to wear. What other people are wearing is absolutely none of your business OP. Get a hobby.

Also, unless your clothes are exceptionally boring, how can you tell the difference between trousers and a t shirt and pyjamas? My kid in star wars PJ's looks smarter than 80% of the people I see out and about in jeans and boring sludge coloured athleisure...

No. Even children need to be taught not to be slobs.

I'm not, what I mean is that losing or blurring the distinction takes that away as a possibility whether it works for the individual or not.

It's quite obvious. They go dressed to the supermarket. When they get home they put their their filthy clothes on in the washing machine. Call a judgement.

I’ve just remembered, when my eldest was a baby (I was only 16 and had no younger sibljngs so wasn’t an expert on baby outfit etiquette) obviously it’s fine for newborns to be in sleep suits 24/7 but at some point it becomes unacceptable in the daytime? I wasn’t aware until people started demanding to know why he was always in pyjamas. And not jeans and a Tshit (until that point I was dressing him for comfort)

Anyway it’s never been fully cleared up when does it become unacceptable for a baby to wear a sleep suit in the daytime?

Try telling that to the class WhatsApp chat. Apparently it is controversial 🤔

Yes. No younger siblings or cousins. My own baby was the first baby I ever held.
Brought clothes I thought were comfy for a baby (all in one suits) at some point they went from regular baby wear to unacceptable pyjamas.
And I only realised when outraged individuals asked why he was always in pjs (I think this may have been around 6 months?)

Sorry just saw the edit

Not at all, there are plenty of things that people do in public that irritate me - sniffling, eating smelly food, smelling bad, not using an inside voice. I'm a fairly irritable bitch. I just don't care whether or not they're wearing pyjamas

Some children resist getting dressed so hard that wrangling them into clothes takes a long time. Maybe those people had an appointment after going to the shops. Or maybe they’re just choosing their battles. Uni students where I live will go to class in pyjama pants. It’s weird to me, but I don’t assume they’re unclean.

I think it’s fine if it’s a ‘straight to bed’ situation like leaving an after school swimming lesson.

But I agree it’s depressing to see (particularly older, like over 5) children in grubby looking onesies as ‘daytime’ wear. I know everyone will try to be all groovy and what does it matter, but by logical extension why don’t we all just leave the house wearing pyjamas?

Because it’s scruffy and signifies mental decline albeit in a small way.

What so you can’t get him used to being changed into daytime soft clothes?

And then you’ll be moaning that he can’t get to school / out the house/ a job because he’s not learnt how the world works.

Harder to go for a pish with, yeah.

Yes most threads I see on his is mostly full of people arguing the opposite for the sake of arguing.
Some threads I see with some of the replies I know are just to be controversial. They're not all as perfect and proper in every day life as some of their replies come across. This is a great place to be anything you want to be, I see it all the time.

Reform voters need to go to Asda at some point though.

Yanbu nobody should leave the house in PJs. I’ve also eaten at a couple of chain restaurants recently and been disgusted at how the servers looked. Dirty and sweaty, with stains on their clothes. Put me off eating there. Standards have really dropped!

Bone idle parenting

Trailer trash lifestyle another fine USA import

Child will have trackie bottoms tucked into white socks as next stage of clothing