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I saw a woman in the Science Museum today, who really could only be described as having "let herself go"

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MrsSchadenfreude · 16/04/2007 21:59

Grey streaky "hanging" hair, huge arse and fat tum in grey tracky bottoms, footglove shoes, shapeless burgundy tunic top and hanging tits. She really looked like she had given up on life. In contrast, she had three dear little, divinely trendily dressed girls with her. She had obviously put a lot of thought and effort into what they were going to wear (down to the very funky hat one of them was wearing) but hadn't even spent five minutes on herself.

Why?

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Dinosaur · 16/04/2007 22:14

Not really offended, MrsS. But I have three children myself and I do often struggle to find 5 mins on Saturdays to think about my own appearance before we all hare off to the park or whatever.

misdee · 16/04/2007 22:15

becaue MrsS, sometimes there are not enough minutes in the day.

SenoraPostrophe · 16/04/2007 22:15

you are all being a bit hard on MrsS - she was pointing out the contrast between the mum and the kids, not simply slagging off a mum who couldn't be arsed/whose boiler had broken/something.

but otoh apart from the tracky bottoms it might have been me. I haven't got the time to bugger about and people keep buying the kids nice clothes. and do you know what? I don't care.

Wotzsaname · 16/04/2007 22:16

'footglove shoes' the shame

chocolateface · 16/04/2007 22:16

One place I do actually dress up to go to, in a casual way, is the Science Museum.

PrincessPeaHead · 16/04/2007 22:16

Yes I'd say so, blissfully unaware of how she looks (or just couldn't care less). Spent her whole pregnancy looking 8 months pregnant and wearing a pair of her dh's pyjama bottoms (at least that's what they looked like).
Still looks about 5 months pregnant now, and is only just 40 but looks much older.
She said she would keep having children until she got a boy because that's what her DH wanted and we were all very relieved for her when the 4th WAS a boy because I don't think she really wanted another pregnancy.

PeachesMcLean · 16/04/2007 22:16

I do see where you're coming from MrsS. It's a curious combination. I guess you're interesting in the psychology of it rather than judging.

Unfortunately I guess by posting here and some of your phrases, it did sound judgmental.

SherlockLGJ · 16/04/2007 22:16

Look deeper.

Try not to be so superficial, you haven't really offended any of us. You have however shocked us with your one level view of womanhood.

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MrsSchadenfreude · 16/04/2007 22:16

Thank you, Senora P. If the contrast between the kids and the mother hadn't been so great, I probably wouldn't have noticed.

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PeachyChocolateEClair · 16/04/2007 22:17

PMSL Llapin!

Simply because some of us don't palce that much store by it, really. I do love to get glammed up and everything- but in the mornings, if I go in the bathroom the kids will literally bash through the lock; and I can't go to my bedroom as SH will have just returned from a night shift.

I'm rather limited, esp. when DH on shift as I can't leave ds1 and ds3 alone for a minute.

So it becomes a lesser worry, and you just adapt. if there's enough going on in your life its not hge- I'm more intereste din my studies, thats for ME.

Dinosaur · 16/04/2007 22:17

I'm glad she's happy, anyway .

Darn good of her to have another baby in those circumstances. Thank Christ DH had no hankering for a girl .

mummytosteven · 16/04/2007 22:17

Lovely post LGJ. Absolutely agree.

chocolateface · 16/04/2007 22:17

What if you saw someone looking great, but her children looked really awful and dirty?

PrincessPeaHead · 16/04/2007 22:18

I think you are being hard on MrsS.
It would be a huge coincidence if this WAS the same person, but if so she is certainly someone you'd double take if you saw, because her children are so nicely dressed, brushed, pretty, etc etc and she DOES look like she just doesn't care. And it would take such a tiny amount of effort for her to look 100 times better. It is odd, and it looks odd, so I can completely understand this post./

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MrsSchadenfreude · 16/04/2007 22:18

Chocolateface (great name, btw), well that would have been me, clearly...

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Dinosaur · 16/04/2007 22:19

But again, you wouldn't know the circumstances.

I remember travelling home on the bus with the DSs from Highbury Fields where they'd been playing their then favourite game, "Muddy Dinosaurs" and had had ice-creams.

They were filthy, although blissfully happy.

booge · 16/04/2007 22:19

Interesting that the op is MrsSchadenfreude,

Schadenfreude meaning the enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others or pleasure from anothers pain.

Pruni · 16/04/2007 22:19

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PeachesMcLean · 16/04/2007 22:19

I'd worry for the children chocolateface. Is that what you mean? I suspect a bit of MrsS might be worried for the mother in this case.

PrincessPeaHead · 16/04/2007 22:19

Oh and the woman I'm talking about has full time childcare and sends all of them to private school, has no cash worries, so that makes the whole thing even ODDER somehow.

But as long as she is happy I guess

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MrsSchadenfreude · 16/04/2007 22:20

Yes, PPH, exactly. How long does it take to brush hair?

(Divine chickens btw, I am v envious, have always wanted to keep chickens.)

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noddyholder · 16/04/2007 22:21

So what?We are not all perfect

PrincessPeaHead · 16/04/2007 22:21

thank you, I do like a pretty chicken

littlelapin · 16/04/2007 22:21

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Dinosaur · 16/04/2007 22:21

But there are lots of women who just don't do all that hair and make-up and clothes-shopping baloney. I go through spells myself when I am supremely uninterested in all that jazz.