Matching pyjamas... When did it become a thing?

Your Face

Stateofyou wrote: »

It's not a catch phrase. It's a term that describes a reality in society. Simple as that.

That's the initial problem - people don't know what it actually refers to.

Yeah, good God, the matching pyjamas thing is tragic..

Stateofyou

Your Face wrote: »

That's the initial problem - people don't know what it actually refers to.

Ah yeah, that's true. That's why I was sure to write a quick definition. Otherwise it just gets the back up and closes minds automatically. I know because that was my initial reaction too. But there's more to it if people just have a look at it.

It's hard to see things sometimes that we were reared in, as having a bad effect. We're too close to it and habits and beliefs are set.

dxhound2005

CageWager wrote: »

My dad was great fun and played games with us non stop. He just wouldn’t have accepted being treated like a prop by his wife. He also wouldn’t have allowed his children to be broadcast on the internet. There were standards in those days. We have not “moved on for the better”. We have regressed terribly IMHO.

The OP did not say it was wives who organised the pictures. Other posters assumed that the husbands are being forced to join in. Would your mother have allowed "her" children to be broadcast on the internet?

Mr_Muffin

Wonder how many families done the whole matching PJs and didn't post it on social media?

some random drunk

I thought arseless pyjamas were the big thing this year, at least according to the ads I see online......:D

CageWager

dxhound2005 wrote: »

The OP did not say it was wives who organised the pictures. Other posters assumed that the husbands are being forced to join in. Would your mother have allowed "her" children to be broadcast on the internet?

Are you seriously trying to make the argument that its the men who want these pictures? Lolz. Just like men also want to blow an entire years salary on “their” wedding, right? Or 3 months salary on a diamond ring? Mutual decision making is great these days - i.e the wife mutually decides what “they” want and then the big nodding dog does as he’s told.

CageWager

Mr_Muffin wrote: »

Wonder how many families done the whole matching PJs and didn't post it on social media?

I’d guess somewhere around zero %

whisky_galore

some random drunk wrote: »

I thought arseless pyjamas were the big thing this year, at least according to the ads I see online......:D

I saw an ad for one like the Westerns with a flap for the arse, but Xmas patterned with a woman wearing it, well weird. Not exactly a flattering look.

anewme

CageWager wrote: »

Are you seriously trying to make the argument that its the men who want these pictures? Lolz. Just like men also want to blow an entire year’s salary on “their” wedding, right? Or 3 months salary on a diamond ring? Mutual decision making is great these days - i.e the wife mutually decides what “they” want and then the big nodding dog does as he’s told.

Stop Putting people in boxes like "the men" and 'the women" - people are individuals who can make up their own mind.

Theres a rather weird cohort on Boards with a hatred for women and an extreme persecution complex.

Man wears pajamas and has a laugh with his kids- must be bullied into it by a woman. Wouldn't cross their mind that these "whipped" men dont take themselves too seriously and are just having a laugh with their families.

Lot of so called 'men" here threatened by a man wearing pajamas,

pgj2015

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He is the exact type that would buy into such a stupid fad.

Crybabygeeks

Wow! Quite the reaction...I didn't realise it was such an emotive topic 😲 very interesting to see peoples take on it. I was interested in hearing views on when and why it became a thing. Mission accomplished! Happy Christmas boardsies!

some random drunk

whisky_galore wrote: »

I saw an ad for one like the Westerns with a flap for the arse, but Xmas patterned with a woman wearing it, well weird. Not exactly a flattering look.

I dunno, if I was buying Xmas pyjamas for the girlfriend I'd be getting her something like that. The flaps are detachable and I can guarantee you she'd never wear it attached

Zebra3

anewme wrote: »

Its the ones here commenting on others being whipped because they are not afraid to show their feelings are pathetic.

Wearing pyjamas = showing feelings?

:D:D:D

Dyr

anewme wrote: »

Its the ones here commenting on others being whipped because they are not afraid to show their feelings are pathetic.

Projecting their own inadequacies onto others.

The real men dont cry brigade.

No wonder men are afraid to speak out about their mental health.

Thankfully, these fossils, like the dinosaurs are slowly becoming extinct.

If you're crying all the time then you have a mental health issue

Bit of resillience required.

Car99

razorblunt wrote: »

Let people enjoy themselves ffs.

Wearing coordinating PJ's is enjoyment now that ppl feel the need to share with their "friends" . The world has changed so much in in the 30 years since I was a teenager.

dxhound2005

Crybabygeeks wrote: »

Wow! Quite the reaction...I didn't realise it was such an emotive topic �� very interesting to see peoples take on it. I was interested in hearing views on when and why it became a thing. Mission accomplished! Happy Christmas boardsies!

Don't rely on what you read here. It does not date from when Penny's started selling them.

anewme

Zebra3 wrote: »

Wearing pyjamas = showing feelings?

:D:D:D

Yeah it's called not taking yourself too seriously and being up for a laugh. You can show laughter and joy by taking part in kids things with them. A lot of Dads would enjoy that.

A lot if families see themselves as a unit and are bonded by friendship.

GazzaL

CageWager wrote: »

My dad was great fun and played games with us non stop. He just wouldn’t have accepted being treated like a prop by his wife. He also wouldn’t have allowed his children to be broadcast on the internet. There were standards in those days. We have not “moved on for the better”. We have regressed terribly IMHO.

Great post.

Why would any man want a picture of himself and his entire family in their (matching) pyjamas shared online?

anewme

Bambi wrote: »

If you're crying all the time then you have a mental health issue

Bit of resillience required.

No one mentioned crying all the time.

The only people crying all the time are the negative whingers here.

GazzaL

anewme wrote: »

No one mentioned crying all the time.

The only people crying all the time are the negative whingers here.

whisky_galore

GazzaL wrote: »

Great post.

Why would any man want a picture of himself and his entire family in their (matching) pyjamas shared online?

Even from a kid point of view it's cringe.

dxhound2005

GazzaL wrote: »

Great post.

Why would any man want a picture of himself and his entire family in their (matching) pyjamas shared online?

No need for him to join in. But he shouldn't stop his wife and her entire family (except him) doing it if they want to.

r93kaey5p2izun

The first time I remember seeing it was on here when somebody shared a video of some American family with their own YouTube channel who had a song about Christmas jammies. A few posters said they were doing it with their families and I saw a couple of pictures elsewhere of families wearing them too. It would have been around 2013 I think. It seems to be widespread the past three years or so. Personally, it's not something I'd be willing to participate in and I don't like the whole trend at all. But some of the negative reactions to it are disturbing tbh, far more abnormal than those actually doing it I think.

dxhound2005

Terry Proud Washtub wrote: »

The first time I remember seeing it was on here when somebody shared a video of some American family with their own YouTube channel who had a song about Christmas jammies. A few posters said they were doing it with their families and I saw a couple of pictures elsewhere of families wearing them too. It would have been around 2013 I think. It seems to be widespread the past three years or so. Personally, it's not something I'd be willing to participate in and I don't like the whole trend at all. But some of the negative reactions to it are disturbing tbh, far more abnormal than those actually doing it I think.

The original question was not specifically about Christmas pyjamas.

Matching pyjamas... When did it become a thing?

There are vintage pictures going way back on the internet of families in matching pyjamas. Not many of them are Christmas designs.

GazzaL

dxhound2005 wrote: »

No need for him to join in. But he shouldn't stop his wife and her entire family (except him) doing it if they want to.

I still don't understand why a guy would be happy with his wife posting pictures of herself and the kids in pyjames online. I wouldn't be the type to go out in public wearing pyjamas either though.

dxhound2005

GazzaL wrote: »

I still don't understand why a guy would be happy with his wife posting pictures of herself and the kids in pyjames online. I wouldn't be the type to go out in public wearing pyjamas either though.

It would be much the same as First Holy Communion pictures being shared. If there was no demand for Communion regalia and matching pyjamas, they wouldn't be in the shops. And people put all sorts of stuff on the internet.

GazzaL

dxhound2005 wrote: »

It would be much the same as First Holy Communion pictures being shared. If there was no demand for Communion regalia and matching pyjamas, they wouldn't be in the shops. And people put all sorts of stuff on the internet.

There's a bit of a difference between a photo of someone smartly dressed and a photo of someone dressed for bed.

dxhound2005

GazzaL wrote: »

There's a bit of a difference between a photo of someone smartly dressed and a photo of someone dressed for bed.

As you referred to yourself, some people go out in public in their pyjamas. So seeing it online is not anything exceptional.

GazzaL

dxhound2005 wrote: »

As you referred to yourself, some people go out in public in their pyjamas. So seeing it online is not anything exceptional.

I wouldn't consider going out in public wearing pyjamas to be normal, it's "exceptional".

dxhound2005

GazzaL wrote: »

I wouldn't consider going out in public wearing pyjamas to be normal, it's "exceptional".

If it's the Man of the House it's OK.

MonkstownHoop

Mr_Muffin wrote: »

Wonder how many families done the whole matching PJs and didn't post it on social media?

What would be the point then? It's basically all its for atm, paint a picture of a perfect life you don't actually have, that's the pathetic part of it not the actual pjs

StevenToast

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

What would be the point then? It's basically all its for atm, paint a picture of a perfect life you don't actually have, that's the pathetic part of it not the actual pjs

I wore stupid elf pjs because it made the wife and children happy...they werent matching and they certainly were not posted on social media....

We had a good laugh and thats all that mattered...

But if you go posting this kind of thing publicly..you deserve ridicule!

meeeeh

I don't do matching pjs, Christmas jumpers or other novelty clothing. (I'm a woman). I love the time with the family around Christmas and somehow we manage to enjoy ourselves without wearing something that will end up in landfill three days later.

mojesius

The closest we have got to matching clothing is a fleecy jumper thing I bought my husband one winter for around the house. It was too small for him so I kept it and got him a bigger one. He'd murder me if I brought home a family set of matching Christmas pyjamas.

I'd prefer matching pyjamas at home than having to see things like this in public.

the beer revolu

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I'd prefer matching pyjamas at home than having to see things like this in public.

It's a woman in a pair of leggings, a tee shirt and a pair of flip flops.
It's a bit creepy going around covertly taking people's photos because you disapprove of their attire and then posting them online.
Do you judge everyone's attire or is it reserved for just particular sections of society?

What next? Someone wearing morning dress in the evening??

Dyr

Is it a new manifestation of the full kit wanker?

Antares35

pgj2015 wrote: »

not at all. There is something very pathetic though about these whipped "men"

Why are they whipped? I'd imagine it's the ones blustering and shouting grr manly things that have something to prove.

the beer revolu

the beer revolu wrote: »

It's a woman in a pair of leggings, a tee shirt and a pair of flip flops.
It's a bit creepy going around covertly taking people's photos because you disapprove of their attire and then posting them online.
Do you judge everyone's attire or is it reserved for just particular sections of society?

What next? Someone wearing morning dress in the evening??

Not my pic, but yes I do judge that outfit. It's a pair of pyjamas with open-back slippers in the middle of a day, with no mask in a shop in a pandemic.


I absolutely judge it.

the beer revolu

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Not my pic, but yes I do judge that outfit. It's a pair of pyjamas with open-back slippers in the middle of a day, with no mask in a shop in a pandemic.


I absolutely judge it.

The mask is a totally different argument.

meeeeh

The whipped man nonsense is just sexist bs. Men are just as guilty of wearing novelty bs as women. Go to any sports match or pub and there will be plenty of men in ridiculous hats or wearing t-shirts with 'hilarious' slogans.

the beer revolu

meeeeh wrote: »

The whipped man nonsense is just sexist bs. Men are just as guilty of wearing novelty bs as women. Go to any sports match or pub and there will be plenty of men in ridiculous hats or wearing t-shirts with 'hilarious' slogans.

I also think that the abhorrence of women in pj's in shops has an element of sexism as well.
A man wearing shorts, tee shirt and flip flops (almost the same as what the woman in the pic was wearing) wouldn't attract any attention.

pgj2015

GazzaL wrote: »

Great post.

Why would any man want a picture of himself and his entire family in their (matching) pyjamas shared online?

A lot of people/idiots see themselves as celebrities now that they are on facebook or instagram. And they want to share every boring thing that happens in their lives.

tscul32

Me and the OH did it this year - mainly to wind up the 15 year old.

Thespoofer

pgj2015 wrote: »

A lot of people/idiots see themselves as celebrities now that they are on facebook or instagram. And they want to share every boring thing that happens in their lives.

This ^

Kiith

"You can't be a self respecting man if you wear funny clothes with your parter!"

You've got some strange ideas if that's how you judge a man (or anyone tbh). How dare someone have a bit of fun at Christmas and wear novelty clothes with their partner/families :rolleyes:

Sonic the Shaghog

anewme wrote: »

Stop Putting people in boxes like "the men" and 'the women" - people are individuals who can make up their own mind.

Theres a rather weird cohort on Boards with a hatred for women and an extreme persecution complex.

Man wears pajamas and has a laugh with his kids- must be bullied into it by a woman. Wouldn't cross their mind that these "whipped" men dont take themselves too seriously and are just having a laugh with their families.

Lot of so called 'men" here threatened by a man wearing pajamas,

Yes I agree their is a cohort who do hate women to be fair.

Then there's also a cohort of women here too who think every little thing is a criticism of women and all us big bad men want them locked up in the house like the good oul days

Junkyard Tom

Cultural Marxism.

lawred2

Stihl waters wrote: »

I see friends of mine putting up pictures all coordinated with the kids and the wife in the Christmas pjs, my estimation of them has gone down exponentially, great crack sending the pictures around in the WhatsApp groups tho, I can only imagine it's the women behind all this nonsense but why any self respecting man would wear any pyjamas let alone xmas ones is totally beyond me, any sort of pyjamas on a grown man just leaves me thinking they still yearn to be hanging off mammys tit and have fantasies of getting their adult nappies changed while suckin on a soother

Sending pictures of people's kids around WhatsApp groups?

Are you right in the head?