Small, minor thing but I'm probably about to make a mistake, so please stop me!
DSS (10) arrived for his weekend visit. It was tipping it down and the first thing he did was take off his socks and shoes, complaining they are soaked. I checked his shoes and they had massive (the size of a 50p piece) holes and cracks in the soles where they had worn through. They were leaking last time he visited us 2 weeks ago, so that means the poor boy has been walking to school in this rubbish weather for a fortnight in a pair of leaky shoes and his mum hasn't bought him a new pair (we've checked with him/his siblings).
They are now sitting on the bin and he's wearing a pair of summer shoes. I want to throw the old ones away, but....
DH and his ex's agreement is that she buys all their clothes. So if I buy a new pair, both DH and Ex will have their nose put out of joint. If I return them I'm not convinced he'll get a new pair anytime soon. If I bin them, will ex be cross? Should I care if she is?
Please tell me I can just bin them. He can't wear them again and apart from anything else, they honk.
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AbsolutelyNoIdea · 15/02/2014 11:12
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