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Would you feel guilty?

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dictionarycorners · 06/04/2019 17:51

DD has attended a class for about six months. It is for a hobby for which she competed at county level before we moved. The class has taught her nothing new and has not entered her for any competitions since we started. The level of the class is quite low and they seemed not to know what to do with someone of my daughter’s ability.

So, after a few discussions with the coaches and nothing changing, and looking around now we know the area a bit better, we moved classes to a club that is much more suitable.

Now the owner of the class has got in touch to tell me that they have spent a lot of time and money investigating competitions and events for my daughter to enter and that it is unfair we have left after their doing this work!

They didn’t tell me they were doing this! There was a mention of knowing someone who had trained county competitors (but only knowing them, they didn’t coach for the club or anything) and they did give my daughter a half hour extra practice time for free in the hall (where we were basically coaching her ourselves) but there was no plan for the future mentioned or anything.

We paid (a lot!) for a service they didn’t fully deliver but I think they expect us to feel guilty Confused.

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icelollycraving · 06/04/2019 18:38

I wouldn’t feel guilty. I’d tell them that you had spent x amount on theirclub. That club was not allowing your dd to reach her potential and they had not communicated any changes so you took the decision to move clubs.
Sorry club, if only you’d communicated this extra coaching/ whatever it is but she is now settled at x. I wish you all the best,

RedHatsDoNotSuitMe · 06/04/2019 18:40

I agree with icelolly, but I WOULD feel really guilty. [not saying you should, just saying I would]

dictionarycorners · 06/04/2019 18:41

Thank you. I don’t know whether I feel guilty or not. It comes and goes!

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