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

[MrsSchadenfreude]

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?

I hope it isn't about the bra.

Those things are damned expensive, and I like mine to match so I have to go cheap.

I'm lucky in that I am naturally slender, and I don't like tracky bottoms and I love makeup.

But some folks don't.

Oh, well.

Takes all colours to make a rainbow and all that biz.

I know some folks don't like my perfume .

Wasps do so meh!

But I do know people who dress like this most of the time. I don't think they are depressed, they just have no awreness of style. May be a relative had bought the girls new outfits..... the posibilities are endless.

What scent do you wear?

Maybe they don't give a toss, but they do care about some topic that's interesting, too.

So if you got to talking to them, you'd learn a thing or two.

But expat....you wear crocs......??????

Now Now SpiderMama..............

I never leave the house without clean hair, and in most cases some foundation and always fresh clothes. But I still retain a modicum of wit wisodom and intelligence that allows me to assess and not judge.

Yes I judge....sausage rolls and fruit shoots anyone ??

But this is different, this about clearly judiging someones self esteem.

I am spraying bits of cheese sandwich over the keyboard after reading Harpsi's link explaining footglove shoes.

The description says 'Wide fit flax elastic strap T-bar sandals'. Fucking yikes!! And that's the advert encouraging us to buy them.

OK I'm doing an MN U-turn. Judge away MrsS because I'm with you. It has to be remembered that our kids will be embarrassed of us beyond a certain threshold of personal neglect.

I do, VVV . With pride!

And I've got an accent people want to put in a bottle.

at fat old boilers

Anyway, Mrs S, they may have been long awaited children whom she adores and/or puts a lot money, time and effort into their appearance and interests.

It's perfectly possible to put your children first. I know I do when it comes to clothes, outings etc. Most things in fact.

Our kids will be embarrassed by us anyway at some point, no matter how carefully we dress!

My mum wears footglove and is always going on about them but she IS a social worker!

IIRC Expat wears Coco Chanel....

or is it No 5 like moi ?

Mercy - don't we all?

Spidermama, for some reason I had you down as one of the great individuals of mn, dress-wise - I remember your great thread about your DS wearing a dress - I somehow didn't picture you as a judging type?

Exacly Dinosaur. I'm wering a very lovely floral Jackpot top today, with cordinating trousers and this morning DS! shouted "Mum what are you wearing?" and wouldn't let me go with him to the school gate!

I wish every one would stop about their mums wearing footglove shoes.

Do I really have to buy crocs? My dd got some Skecher croc style shoes last year, does that count for anything? They were £5 in the sale.

Sherlock - OK, you judge re fruit shoots and sausage rolls. But how do you know that people who feed their children those things aren't too depressed to cook lovely wholesome nourishing food and squeeze orange juice for them?

Every time I have met Spider she has looked great so maybe this is her one area for judging She is otherwise a real lentil weaver!

Don't get the "no other half" comment. Hello, it's MONDAY? He would have been at WORK?
Remember? It's that thing men do so that their wives can buy divine dresses and funky hats for their children and then drag them round the Science Museum all day (whether looking like a sack of shit or a fragrant yummy-mummy).

Mrs S I hope so. I just don't get this thread though.

Anyway, I'm off for a glass of wine because 6 years ago today at approx. this time I went into labour with my first child!

lol!

good grief llapin tell me you are joking about the (I can hardly bear to type it) beige loafers