‘People call me a bad mum for wearing “inappropriate” skirts on school run’

A mum who wears ‘inappropriate’ and ‘too revealing’ outfits on the school run has defended her choice – although she often gets abuse.

Charlie Hayes is not one for dropping off her child in pyjamas like many others do.

The 22-year-old, who lives in Folkstone, Kent, prefers to dress in colourful alternative clothing.

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The mum-of-one’s school run wardrobe includes an ‘ashtray’ dress and a top with an AK47 design on the front that says make peace not war’.

People online and in person have targeted Charlie for her unique style of dressing – but she insists it only takes her 45 minutes to get ready.

She often posts clips to her 100,000 TikTok fans but also attracts trolls in her comment section.

Some even have accused her of being a bad mum to son Jasper, four, purely based on her fashion sense.

“Is it normal to flash your a*** at other parents and kids?”, one troll sneered after the mum posted a clip of her eccentric ensemble.

Another jibed: “That skirt is far too short for the school run.”

And a third mocked: “Where’s the school? The red light district?”

But the abuse doesn’t end there. As she donned the same purple mini-skirt and black top outfit, a motorist shouted out their window “you look disgusting.”

Luckily, the haters are not dulling Charlie’s “camp” clothing choices or spirit anytime soon.

“I plan my outfits the night before,” she explained. “I get so excited about what I’m going to wear each day that it motivates me to get up and do something.

“It’s my passion. It makes me happy to be able to dress up like a Barbie doll in the morning.

“People think I’m a bad mum because I don’t fit the mould of a typical mum.”

She continued: “But the more people tell me to tone it down the more I go against it. I like winding people up with the way I look.

“It’s crazy to me that the clothes I wear can make people so angry that they go online and say the vilest thing they can think of.

“Like, go to therapy man! Why are you that invested in what someone’s wearing?”

Despite not caring about the cruel remarks she receives about herself, Charlie finds “horrific” comments about her son difficult to deal with.

“The most horrific comments I get online are directed towards Jasper and his hair,” the mum shared. “I’ve been accused of abuse, neglect, attention seeking and pushing him to be gay and trans.

“People seriously are insane. He’s just a boy with long hair.”

Charlie lets Jasper choose how he wants his hair, despite the accusations from trolls saying otherwise.

“I am a bit like hippy,” the mum claimed. “I let him play with whatever toys he wants and don’t make him adhere to gender norms.

“But he’s always gravitated towards more boy’s stuff anyway. He loves cars and Spiderman and Marvel.

“He just likes his long hair – he thinks it’s cool and that’s it.

“It’s his choice and always will be. If he comes home from school and wants it cut then that’s what we will do.

“He keeps insisting he wants the underneath of his hair dyed rainbow. I’ve suggested blue or red but he won’t have it.”

The mum worries Jasper will get teased by other kids – although he has not been yet.

However, while having a bite out, a woman ‘screamed’ at the mum after mistaking Jasper for a girl because of his long tresses.

Charlie alleged: “A lady came up to us and said ‘she’s really cute’.

“I said ‘oh, he’s a boy’, and she started shouting at me, asking what genitalia he had. She also said ‘you are going to confuse it’, referring to him.”

Although she gets a ton of hate social media, Charlie said that the staff and other mums are “nice” to her.

“All of the staff at school and nursery have no prejudice towards me, for the way I look, or for being young or anything.

“The other mums are nice too. Most of the negative reaction I get is on the internet – I think that’s where people feel safe to be nasty.”

“If it’s a man it’s easier to brush off the hate.

“The majority of men online are just annoyed that I’m not a standard baby-making machine.

“It’s so upsetting when it’s from other mums, especially tattooed or alternative mums. I expect it from men, but not women.”

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