Pyjamas

For 15 years, I’ve been a mum and for most of that a single mum.

I’ve been active on all of the forums,. Local mums pages. Mumsnet netmums, I’mjoined breastfeeding groups and bumps to crawlers and stay and play. Not to mention baby swimming, baby yoga and baby massage.

And I’ve heard everything that mums have to say.

one of the things mums took down on other mums for is doing the school run in their pyjamas.

I find this quite odd. If a woman is taking the trouble to put on both tops and bottoms in order to go and do the school run, I’d say she’s doing pretty well. Personally, when my mental health is in great decline, I put on a dress. It’s much easier, there’s only one item. Whenever you see me on the school run in pyjamas, you can breathe a sigh of relief. All is well. I happen to be an independent parent, working full time, thriving as a professional in my career, running my own household and raising my wonderful children. I Go to the breastfeeding group in a tightly scheduled lunch break. I join baby swimming classes at venues nearest my business meetings. Yes, I pay a fortune for childcare and I get no rebate at all for taking my child out for a few hours. I’m making the most of my child’s preciously short infancy, and paying the cost.

Please do feel free to show concern for your fellow mums. Some of them are putting on sportswear on the school run so they can pretend they’re going to the gym. These are the ones that they need your support.

There’s really no need to judge a woman in pyjamas.

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