DSD (nearly 7) comes to us nearly every weekend, and for periods of school holidays. She is lovely, my DS adores her, and all is generally amicable with her DM.
DSD comes with a bag of clothes which are returned (washed) with her. We have PJs, dressing gown, spare underwear and a spare change of clothes here.
However DSD's DM has now suggested we buy DSD's clothes (including coat etc) for when she's at our house. Apparently they get a lot of wear here.
DH is unhappy as he pays exP more than statutory maintenance plus school fees, school uniform, trips, swimming, ballet etc. It leaves him very little to contribute to our home and DS and he is very conscious of this.
He therefore thinks she's BU and has said he'll deduct the cost of buying new clothes from the monthly payments he makes.
I think this will only lead to bad feeling and we should just get some changes of clothes for DSD, but he thinks otherwise. Is DH BU or should I just but out?
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IggertyZiggertyZoom · 28/02/2016 22:06
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