Dropping off or picking up your child/ren from school in your pajamas - yay or nay?

One day last week, or actually 2 days in a row, when I went to pick up my little boy from pre-school, I saw that one of the other Mums was in her pajamas. I was shocked because I've heard people say that there is always 1 mum at every school who turns up at the school gate in their pajamas, but I always thought that they were exaggerating, and that no one actually did it 😏

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Who cares? 🤷🏻‍♀️

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I saw a mum doing drop off last week in her pjs, my son asked why she was in her pjs (quite loud!) and I didn't know how to answer him. It's not so hard to throw on some leggings n a hoodie is it?

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Seriously who gives AF

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This is like the post incognito posted about a mum wearing gym clothes on the school run.
I tend to just mind my business and not get bothered about what other people are wearing because you don’t know how their morning has been. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Does it really matter? She’s wearing clothes 🤷🏼‍♀️
Who knows what type of morning / day she’s had?
If for whatever reason you had to run out the door in your pyjamas I’m sure you wouldn’t want to be judged for it 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

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… I never said it was you? 🤔

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I couldn’t imagine going anywhere in my pjs. But see it occasionally, not only on the school run. It’s often just teenage girls with their mates. I don’t get it, but to each their own.

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Umm I probably wouldn’t even notice what another mum was wearing lol. Unless it was like a bra and underwear 😂 y’all have too much excess mental energy to be worrying about irrelevant shit. Get a hobby.

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I didn't interpret either of those responses as people caring. Saying something is common doesn't necessarily equate to being bothered about it

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Why how women dress is ALWAYS a subject ? Like once is Pjs, then it’s hijab, then it’s a too short skirt….
Please just why ? Can’t we just mind our business ?
And other question, what is a Pjs ? A matching pants and teeshirt ? Lounge wear ? Idk but nowadays some outfits looks like pjs and some pjs looks like outfit 🤣

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I know a few schools have actually sent out notices to parents not to do this. I personally would never do that. You wouldn’t be allowed to do it round a supermarket so I don’t see why people think it’s ok to do on a school run.

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As long as she’s covered I ain’t bothered or even look at mums for school runs I drop my kids and shoot off 😂

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Did y’all see the savage x fenty sleep/lounge collection?? So cute! Perfect for whatever I want to do because I mind my business.

https://www.savagex.com/womens/loungewear/sleep

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I’d literally never judge anyone on this, would never bother me one bit why should it, most important thing is they’re dropping there kids too school!

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I never got dressed when I worked from home. I was postpartum and in my house all day, on my computer and holding/feeding my baby. I’m not getting changed to spend 10 minutes picking my other kid up from school. I hope they enjoyed wasting their time judging me. 😂😂

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I genuinely will never understand why it matters. I don't notice what people wear. I don't care what they wear. There are people starving to death and children losing their families to bombs and war. If someone wears pyjamas to literally pick their child up from school then I say who tf cares?

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Would I wear PJ's in public? No. Do I care if others do? Also, no.

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I don’t know why people care lol I don’t think too hard about what people are wearing in public. I’ve worked in various schools and never think “oh that mom is in her pajamas picking up her kid..” like what? Lol

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Personally I wouldnt but thats because I got 2 buses and then go on to work but see loads of parents, mainly dads in their dressing gowns and slippers

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I wouldn't care but I also wouldn't do it myself. We forget people work night shifts or maybe have a newborn at home who keeps them up. When I take my son to nursery I sometimes have to drag myself into a leggings and t-shirt to look semi presentable so I can RELATE. Personally though leggings and t-shirt is my bare minimum.

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Being in my pjs isn’t the type of vibe I want to give to my child’s teachers/other parents at pick up. But I don’t care if anyone else does it.

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I do it on the nursery run. My PJs are like loungewear so people probably don’t even notice 😂 Im currently on mat leave with a young baby. When I go back to work I’ll be dressed. Its circumstantial. But I say let people wear what they want. It’s not a fashion show 😂

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I have a 15 min walk there and back so I would never but I see why people who drive might be tempted and hide the pyjamas under a long coat. I don't care that others do, tbh!

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Im definitely picking up my child in whatever clothes I want as long as it’s not revealing

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Im a muslim woman who covers so i just chuck an abayah (a long dress basically) over my home clothes and I can't lie sometimes in those early newborn days it was PJs. Im not doing a nursery run but I reckon ill be doing that for any rough mornings. I don't see the benefit in judging other mums. At least they're on time and valuing that for their child

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I personally wouldn’t but I wouldn’t care or judge if a mum does we all been there. I’m the leggings and hoodie type of mum. It’s not a fashion runway in the playground be yourself be comfortable

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I always figured if they were in jammies they probably had viable reasons.
Could be the work odd shifts and they're in pajammies cuz they're going right back to bed when they get home. Could be to get overwhelmed in the morning and they have enough to do without having to try to get dressed while getting however many kids they're getting ready to school . Just to name a few.

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Ive been tempted to plenty of times as they're much more comfortable but I've got to get on buses so I doubt I ever would. If you could pass them off as normal trousers I'd wear them.

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What does this have to do with anything. So tired of this incognito posts shaming women for what they wear 😑 they are getting their kids to school, THAT'S what matters. If you were busy with your own business you wouldn't notice. If someone commented on me wearing PJ's I will tell them where they can go. Maybe that Mum wasn't feeling well, maybe she had laundry on, maybe she had a night shift. Stop being a Karen over clothing, if she isn't naked mind your own business

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If I had no where else to go then yeah i’d stay in my pj’s given that they are appropriate to be around other peoples children

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