to get DD a white poppy to wear at a remembrance service?

[GallumDrawnAndQuartered]

She is 14 and has been selected by the school to represent her house at their service.

DD is vehemently pacifist and anti-war.

Rather than her get in trouble for refusing to go (which is what she is planning on doing) would it be unreasonable for her to go but to wear a white poppy instead of a red one?

Sometimes I wish we could close threads. When every possible opinion has been covered an a consensus has been reached, it just seems pointless to rehash/troll.

Sometimes I wish we could close threads. When every possible opinion has been covered an a consensus has been reached, it just seems pointless to rehash/troll.

bloody spelling!

Is it just me or does the above also say 'no troll hunting'?

The OPs DDs decision to withdraw from the service is an eminently sensible one.

Kudos for at least considering the issue at hand - however she's still a stupid teenager whom I'm sure will look back on thus event with a regret and embarrassment.

Altinkum - what is a flower reef?

Agree with others, if she feels that strongly she should explain her reasons and let someone else go in her place. If that means she gets into trouble, that is the choice she has made and needs to stand by her opinions. Maybe she needs to be better informed as to the significance of the red poppy?

Oooh sorry think I missed out a lot of this thread, bloomin pc lol. Did she decide not to go? Right decision I feel.

I used to wear a red poppy in a 'lest we forget' way, but these days I find the poppy linked with current and recent conflicts and now chose not to wear one.

I think that if your daughter doesn't want to wear a red poppy then she, she should do as she has planned to and turn the offer down, letting someone else who does believe in poppy day participate.

Skeleton - who cares how the word is spelt? Nasty.

Goggle?

Bless.

It's spelt 'wreath'.

Good on your daughter, Gallum. She has made the decision she feels is right for her, and is an informed one.

Someone mentioned - "I suspect some white poppy-wearers might resent that and will seek some other way of displaying their objections to raising funds for injured servicemen". Actually the white poppy organisation did at various times ask the British Legion if they would accept the proceeds from white poppy sales and the British Legion refused.

If I couldn't see the logo I would be convinced I had mistakenly logged into netmums tonight.

That is not nasty, its the correct word for the article. A reef is something else entirely. Ask the pedants.

earwicga - hoo kayrz how enee wurd iz spellt?