My dd started secondary school last year with a whole new uniform costing £250. Including a compulsory uniform jacket. She lost the jacket halfway through the year so we had to buy another one - and then she found the lost one. Grr. Another £35! But, I thought it'll last for ages, and she's got uniform inherited from an older friend, so I won't have to buy any more until she leaves!
And then they announced that the uniform will change from September - but that people can wear the old one til the grow out of it. The new uniform is much nicer than the old - and the games kit is actually something that they would want to wear - as opposed to the old one, which made even the slimmest look like burgundy saggy baggy elephants!
Dd hasn't grown for ages - and she may not - she's already the height that a lot of women in my family reach. She hasn't mentioned a new uniform (bless her) but I know she's like it and we can afford to. But I hate getting new stuff for the sake of it,and I know there will be plenty of girls who can't afford it and I hate the idea of them comparing and the ones with all new queening of the ones that haven't. Which I'm sure even the nicest girls will a bit.
What would you do? Buy new or make her wear the old uniform until the 6th form (I have enough hand-me downs!) Anyone read Antonia Forest school stories?
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Uniform question - to be mean mummy or not?
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seeker · 20/07/2008 07:58
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