DD is off to her grandparents for a holiday. she goes every summer and flies by herself.
Aformentioned grandparents have never liked us and spend most of there copious retirement time trying to criticise us and our parenting skills. We are her adoptive parents and uncle and aunt. They are her late mother's parents who see her every holiday 3 times a year This time for 2 whole weeks.
Everytime dd visits she comes home with a whole suitcase of new presents and in particular clothes.Not against any of this per se although it takes ages for dd to settle when she arrives back having been so spoiled.( a whole other story)
Dd has just had a birthday and therefor pile of presents and new clothes.
No exaggeration she now owns 12 pairs of jeans and 7 coats and jackets. She is 10 and growing fast, but frankly there are not enough days in the year for all these outfits! DD is also a tomboy at heart and her most prized peice of clothing is a Dalek t-shirt. we live in the country and so wellies and jeans and fleeces are the norm.Even for parties she is well past wearing pretty dresses and would happily go in a pair of combats and a jumper.
Anyway at easter she arrived home from Grannie's with 5 dresses 4 skirts( lilac and Pink linen) and a Ted Baker Jacket. Lovely i hear you cry!
What a waste of money. Today i did a clearout and there has not been one opportunity to wear any of these( I really tried) DD says they are too girly and NOW they are all too small.
I am not ungrateful. I love these clothes and g'parents have spent so much money i am ashamed!.
Just not a lot of point in them and seems such a waste to me.( They will find new homes easily freinds, cousins etc and anything slIghly worn i will donate to Cancer Research)
Thought I would write then a note for dd to bring with her along the following lines:
Dear & ,
thanks so much for the wonderful presents you sent for DD's birthday. I hope you enjoy having her to stay and have a wonderful holiday together.
I have just had a big clearout ( 3 black bags of dd's clothes!)and have found that dd owns 12 pairs of jeans, so please don't be spending your hard earned cash on any more clothes for her! During termtime dd tends not to get changed after school, as we are so busy and at the weekend she wears a uniform at drama club. That really only leaves one day a week to wear her own clothes- of which she has plenty! I have sent a bag with what amounts to only a 1/3 of her wardrobe, so please don't let her talk you into buying any thing more.! Also in bag is a 70th birthday present (made by DD) for Great aunt which i hope has a arrived in one piece.
will no doubt speak to you on the phone in a few days.
best wishes
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sorrel · 13/07/2005 16:42
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