Sitting on the loo this morning (sorry for the image, euuggh), I realised that I had my pants on back to front. Now, before you worry for my mental health – I can reassure you that it wasn’t a thong. It was fairly easily done with this particular pair of pants. So much so in fact, that as I was in a hurry, I didn’t even rectify the situation. Yes, I am writing this blog in back to front pants.
You see, the thing is, us parents are a busy bunch. Just the fact that I even noticed my pants whilst grabbing a quick piss, is a bloomin’ miracle and the truth is, we’re all doing crazy things whilst under the influence of parenting. Most of the time we’re all happy to admit that we’re parenting whilst over the limit – over the limit of what we can actually handle and it makes us do things that we would never normally do. As a friend of mine discovered yesterday.
She’s just got a new car. She’d had a manic day. She’s a teacher and also has two young kids. After the school pick up and probably having squeezed a few things in between, she deposited each child at different clubs. Hurrying off to max out the time before pick up again, she jumped in her car and was reaching for her seat belt, when an angry voice said: excuse me! She turned around, only to find a lady strapping her child into the car seat. My friend exclaimed: what are you doing in my car?! To which the woman replied: it’s MY car! Awful realisation then hit. She leaped out (she was in a huge hurry), jumped into her car (parked next to it and very similar) and reversed out of the space at speed safely, shouting out the window as she drove off: at least I’m not a big, burly man! (I’m still trying to imagine the aftermath of this from the woman’s view point…laughter? Terror? Anger? Certainly a story to retell in the school playground the following day.)
So you see, when you are having one of those days, even if it’s every day, just think of me in my back to front pants and my friend in the wrong car and repeat to yourself: thank f@€k I’m not the only one! We’re all guilty as charged.
This made me laugh. I have gone up to the wrong car so many times. I also wear my knickers back to front frequently! #chucklemums
We have two vans, covered in advertising Oaks Martial Arts, so I really would worry if I got the wrong one. However, I’m sure that it’s easily done! As for wearing knickers back to front – I’m so happy I’m not the only one…or were you just humouring me?! Thank you for commenting 🙂
Oh no I can just imagine doing this! I would have died. And probably accidentally reversed into something amidst my shame. Thank you for linking to #chucklemums I very much enjoyed this tale and I will try not to drive over the limit in future!
I’d have died too. I’m still wondering what the other woman thought…did she see the funny side, I wonder?! Thanks for hosting!
Oh no!!! I once accidentally grabbed the arm of the wrong person as a child – I can still feel the burning mortification now!!! #chucklemums
Oh yes, I remember doing that too and feeling dreadful