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The rise in the hero complex

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PrincessConsueIaBananaHammock · 28/03/2020 17:08

There has been a certain rise in people claiming they are or thinking they are heroes. "We are saving lives".

That basically involves an avid desire to report anyone that dares to leave the house, police everyone else, dismiss the worries and concerns of others, ridiculing, attacking,bullying and emotionally blackmailing anyone who struggles, some kind of irrational fear/hate of children and gleeful virtue signaling about how much better they are at staying home. Abusing key workers that in their eyes are not doing their job,for doing their job, following guidelines(made up or official) ,not following guidelines,in the wrong clothes etc.

There are people who are seriously struggling right now, emotionally,financially,mentally,physically etc. People that are becoming more and more vulnerable as more restrictions and public policing come in. People that have killed themselves due to the situation we are in.

They are not heroes,they are not saving lives.

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Unescorted · 04/04/2020 10:07

I have found my people Grin

I have been known to go out more than once per day and remove notes from cars. I wear my Hi Vis with a govt logo on to confuse the Hairshirts.

Cheer for People that don't have a Doorstep As a bungalow dweller I thank you. You have literally saved my life, I was at the point of throwing myself down a 1 in 14 ramp.

DancelikeEmmaGoldman · 04/04/2020 10:22

For those who have online delivery and don’t mind substitutions, would you consider Swedish Marines in place of Spanish Legionnaires?

PrincessConsueIaBananaHammock · 04/04/2020 10:26

Show us the goods first Dance . We don't want to be buying blind.

Morning villains , murderers and antiheroes .

Attempted a hair transformation last night... it went wrong. Mayo mask at 12 am wrong.Grin

Still no pompoms.

There might be some hill rolling later, but this time we're taking the Dettol spray with us. Someone showed me the wipes and sprays are effective against many viruses including coronas. The cheap beer virus will not win!

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isabellerossignol · 04/04/2020 10:27

I once saw some Swedish fire fighters at the world Police and Fire Games. I'm surprised the women in Sweden don't set fire to their own houses just to get rescued. They were amazing.

Leighhalfpennysthigh · 04/04/2020 10:28

It's in a tapped up body bag

How totally unreasonable of you to carry out a non essential murder in these times WinkGrin

Shitsgettingcrazy · 04/04/2020 10:32

would you consider Swedish Marines in place of Spanish Legionnaires?

We need to see what the alternative is, before we consider it.

This isnt like bread in the supermarkets, as in just grab the one that's there.

princess what happened with your hair.....to my shame I still havent dyed my hair yet.

Not sure if the heroes will think that me buying a hair dye and waiting a week before using it is worse or better. 🤷‍♀️

PrincessConsueIaBananaHammock · 04/04/2020 10:36

Tried to do highlights. Wet, I looked like a calico cat (50 shades of orange) dried was slightly better but hair ruined,proper coarse and tangled like a cow's tail. So it was a manic mayo search (how despicable,wasteful and not in the spirit of the lockdown of me) ,applied it(smelled like a chicken sandwich for two hours), fingers toes and tits crossed and then rinse and condition with about half a bottle.

Thankfully I can brush my hair again...and I still have hair.Grin

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SmileyClare · 04/04/2020 10:38

As a bungalow dweller, I was at the point of throwing myself down a 1 in 14 ramp bwah haha Grin I'm so sorry you don't have a doorstep Flowers #letsthinkofthedoorstep-less

Is it against guidelines to ask for a Swedish fireman as well as my lovely tanned Spanish soldier? Would this be considered unnecessary stock piling or sensible prepping?
It's a real dilemma..

SarahTancredi · 04/04/2020 10:40

I hear the fifth element look is due a comeback dont worry

Mayo mask? Do tell...

I have a box of hair dye upstairs. Be doing mine soon. Feels weird I haven't blow dried my hair in days ...scare crow chiq is me...

SmileyClare · 04/04/2020 10:45

Ah I'm no stranger to a hair dye disaster myself. You need purple toner Princess (bought when you're essential shopping of course) you can get it in Tescos. It'll calm down.

PrincessConsueIaBananaHammock · 04/04/2020 10:48

Not a lot to tell.

You need : an idiot, mayo(squirty or jar) full fat, shower cap, ruined hair.

1.Be an idiot
2.Cry while you try to brush clumps of burnt,damaged hair
3.Clear fallen hair of the floor
4.Pathetically whimper to your friend until she suggest mayo as a solution

  1. Get hair damp with warm water
  2. Slather LOADS of mayo all over your hair
  3. Cover with shower cap and wait while child,OH and possibly cat laugh their arses at you and pull faces at the smell.
8.Leave for an hour or two
  1. Wash of with a mild shampoo and condition the shit out of your hair.
10.Cry with joy you can once again brush your hair.

Might post some pics later once I get over the trauma.

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SmileyClare · 04/04/2020 10:55

Been there. That moment when you pull off your towel turban and glance in the bathroom mirror and think Fuuuuccckk

I'm quite tempted to try a mayo mask now.

Shitsgettingcrazy · 04/04/2020 10:55

The pup is getting annoyed at me laughing at your mayo mask instructions.

I am laid on the sofa and she islaid on my chest and huffs everytime I laugh.

Never done the mayo mask. I did once do a raw egg and honest concoction on my daughters hair. It went absolutely solid and took fucking ages to get out.

She wasnt amused. Grin

Unescorted · 04/04/2020 10:56

Could you re use the mayo in Coronation chicken sandwiches to serve on your weekly door step party? I have heard that leaving goods on doorstops prevent the virus from spreading, especially if you leave a note in the door first.

PrincessConsueIaBananaHammock · 04/04/2020 10:59

I did once do a raw egg and honest concoction on my daughters hair

Does it have to be 100% honest or some occasional lying is ok?

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DancelikeEmmaGoldman · 04/04/2020 10:59

Swedish Marines. Uniforms less enticing. Can dance.

SmileyClare · 04/04/2020 11:01

To cheer you up, I've ordered you a Swedish fireman. For reasons of safety, he will be stripping naked and hosing himself down outside when he arrives.

SarahTancredi · 04/04/2020 11:06

Some people have all the luck..

PrincessConsueIaBananaHammock · 04/04/2020 11:09

Don't worrySarah I'll share. After a thorough Dettol bath ofc.

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DancelikeEmmaGoldman · 04/04/2020 11:09

I can help with the fireman decontamination process.

In a previous career we ran a program which culminated in twenty firemen stripping down to their essentials, being hosed down and then leaping into a large vat of cold water.

(True story).

SarahTancredi · 04/04/2020 11:11

The more professional looking we can make it the better Wink

VirtualHugsAllRound · 04/04/2020 11:17

Huh, not sure I've much sympathy for all the hair disasters on here. Wink I've had a hitherto unheard of week+ run of good hair days... and no-one to appreciate it.

Loving the sock puppet cock Grin
Feel like we should have a "shite you've created during lockdown" thread to replace the facebook selling shite ones...

Shitsgettingcrazy · 04/04/2020 11:21

Does it have to be 100% honest or some occasional lying is ok?

Occasionally lying is fine Grin

But the hair mask you need raw eggs and honey.

Wouldnt recommend wasting eggs in your hair right now.....casual egg misuse is against the guidelines, according to aunt Linda's neighbours colleague, who used to work for the NHS. You can be arrested for it.

Must be related to the irresponsible Easter egg buying.

Blakes77 · 04/04/2020 11:25

Reporting for fireman cleansing duty.
👩🏽‍✈️
I'll hold the hose.

Blakes77 · 04/04/2020 11:26

What's that emoji? I'm not ginger? I don't have a plane! Or a cardboard box! BlushGrin
It was meant to be a woman in a uniform!

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