To feel like the most gormless mother ever -

[perfectstorm]

...I have a 1 year old and only just discover that Pull-Ups tear off?

We've had to use them at night since he was about 4 months, as they're all that stopped leaks, and I took to keeping craft scissors around at night and when out and about, to cut them off. I even submitted that as a tip to the Towers. Then when gravely advising someone to do so on a thread, I was politely told they tore: I averred confidently that our brand didn't. Then tried it. And of course they do.

10 flipping months of either smearing poo all over the baby's legs/myself, or desperately trying not to cut him, as well as the nappy, and the feckers tear off! How could I not know that?

Has anyone else done something that stupid for that long? Please?

The first time I gave DS1 some EBM he kept fussing and crying and I though for quite a while he just wasn't interested in a bottle. I then realised I (well it was my friend who had taken him to have a go see if she could get him to feed) hadn't taken the little plastic disc out.

I used a "harness" thingy (in the pram)back-to-front for about 18 months.

I discovered about a month ago that the snugs on the nipper 360 double actually unzip all the way so the entire top comes off. For the cold school mornings in Sept I had been putting the whole thing on, and taking the whole thing off for the warm September afternoon collection...

It took me weeks to get over that...

many moons ago, I was heating up a tin of soup. Instructions said to add one tin of milk. I wailed to hubster But I haven't got any tinned milk!

My 3 year old DS worked out that the pull ups he wears at night rip off in the mornings before I did

I have learnt something today.

This could be made for me, I've tons of gormless mum stories. Each time I meet up with friends, they get me to repeat some of their favourite ones.

For example, I have a car which has sliding doors in the back (bit like a transit van !!) So hadn't had it long, but DD1 in her car seat and set off for my destination. I noticed that the interior light had stayed on so finally found someone where to pull in and rang my DH to complain about the lights. He went through a few things and then asked me to check the door was closed properly. I got out of the car, and went round the side of the car and DD1 is sat strapped into her chair smiling at me through the OPEN door.

I went into WHSmith yesterday loudly commenting to ds that it had been rearranged. An assisitant asked if she could help me and when I asked for pens, directed me to paperchase.

I then said "this is WHSmith isn't it?"

"No this is Borders" she said

Exit embarrassed mother with (fortunately) amused ds.

FleeBee I've done similar. I stopped at traffic lights about a mile form home and realised that it had started to get cold and noticed the hatchback was open. I'm not sure if I forgot to shut it or it came open

The best car one was after picking up form a service I noticed when I got up to 50 on the link road a knocking noise. I slowed and it stopped then it started when I got up speed. I took it straight back to the garage ad he went out on a run. He too was puzzled as to why there was a knocking that licked in about 50 mph. He got out looked around car, fiddled a bit then asked "how long have you had these Mickeys ears on your aeriel" I told him a few years. It turned out that when I got up speed it knocke don the roof of the car and left a mark, but I always had my stereo on quite loud so had never noticed. I had drive away from the garage where they turn of the stereo so I was hearing the 'knock' for the first time since I had installed Mickey on the aeriel

Not child related
but the other night was driving home, thinking that the cats eyes in the road were broken ( was going to write letter of complaint)
THEN realized I haadnt put my headlights on

Sixtyfootdoll, you have no idea how many times I've forgotten to put my headlights on. Dh was with me once & I was commenting on how many people were flashing me...

We've got a new car now where you can set the lights to automatic!

A child related one - getting ds1 dressed & put some shorts on him. He insisted they were ds2's trousers but I told him not to be silly. Then I checked & they were ds2's 6-9m trousers, am amazed they fit ds1 as shorts tbh

I have two DS@s aged 6 and 9
sent 9 yr od to school in his brothers trousers, came home complaining that he had had a 'wedgie' all day!!

pmsl at both of yours oldraver!

Ah swim nappies -I had always prided myself in using a washable swim nappy and couldn't understand why people shelled out on disposable swim nappies till one time we were on holiday on a caravan site which had a small splash pool for the kids. DH was swooshing DD2 round in the pool very fast when we realised there were lots of bits of poo floating in the pool - you've never seen so many people move so fast!
The site owner was not impressed!

I do love MN generosity. Nevero many been willing to admit to complete stupidity, just to cheer someone up.

I put my wallet on the roof of Mum's car while strapping DS into his seat a couple of weeks ago. Only realised I hadn't got it off again before getting in the front, after we arrived in the town centre. Needless to say, the thing had fallen off somewhere en route. I told the bank I'd been pickpocketed when cancelling my cards. Just couldn't face admitting the truth.

*Never have so many been willing

Sheesh.

Haha this lot has made me giggle. I do stupid things too. A favourite is (at 2pm in summer), me - 'Its gone a bit dark, turn your headlights on'. OH- 'Take your sunglasses off love'.
I also spend a few hours worrying that my 2yr old daughter kept tripping up/falling over and didnt know why. Then realising Id put her shoes on the wrong feet

DD's old nursery refused to use pull-ups as they were so messy to get off. I didn't have the heart to tell them.....

Huggies ones have a sticky bit so they do back up again and if they have got trousers on you can put it on like a normal nappy as well removing the need to take off their shoes and trousers.

There are nappy pants and they exactly like nappies but they pull up like pants (eg Huggies Little Walkers)

Then there are pull ups which are for potty training and aren't quite as absorbent as nappies (but are still pretty absortbent tbh)

When DS1 was tiny I took him out in the car but couldn't get the pram down so drove with the boot wide open.

I once put a new 'Moo Sandwich' thing in my ds's packed lunch as a surprise, and he said it was nice but a bit soggy, then I read the box and realised it is like an ice-cream and should have been frozen [blush}

This thread has had me in tears ! Fabulous!

Re: variations of the word "gormless": Chulita, I once heard someone use the phrase: "anyone with a twinge of gorm would have known..." Fantastic. Ginnybag, thanks a lot for the definition!

perfectstorm, I will have a think about an Incident. Blushing in advance....

I once offered to pick a mates kid up from school,was so harrassed, you guess it.

Forgot the kid.