DS and his bloody obsession with clothes "feeling weird"

[HullEnzia]

I'm so angry. For the past few years DS(10) has wasted god knows how much money telling me he liked certain clothes only to refuse to wear them after a week because they "feel weird". It's happened with shoes, trainers (some expensive converse trainers that he nattered for and then refused to wear because it felt weird near the toes), jeans, jumpers (Can't wear that, it hurts my neck) - but I only bought it last week and you said you loved it!!! another £30 wasted etc etc

The latest one - he needed a coat for winter. I took him into Next (was just easier, I had limited time) and HE chose a lovely black bomber coat. Tried it on. Said it was perfect. I asked him many times "are you sure?? you WILL wear it right? you're not going to say in a week that it feels weird or whatever are you because the coat is expensive - ?"

"No I really do like it, I'll wear it all the time".

He wore it for school once and then reverted back to his old summer jacket. He said the coat was too warm. The weather got colder and colder - today it is actually frosty and bloody freezing. He reached for his summer jacket. I told him to put his winter jacket on and then it came "I don't like that, it feels funny around the neck". I'm fuming.

AIBU to just stop his pocket money until he's paid for the coat? I did warn him this would happen if he wasted yet another item of clothing.

I didn't think I had issues with this myself, though DS does, but reading the posts above I realise I can't stand having my hair done, massages, polo necks, am massively ticklish etc.

Manufacturers always seem to put the labels right on the back of the neck and it does feel weird.

Try taking a stitch ripper to the labels, remove any tiny threads and try the socks inside out.

Squishy funnily enough, tesco is where she has knickers from at the moment and yes, no lace :o
PJs are another problem, tight necks apparently! Cotton ones from Sainsburys are good though.
Back to OP, I feel better reading this as I don't feel on my own not being able to just buy any style/ fabric of clothing. I don't see it as indulgent, there is nothing worse than being uncomfortable in your clothes.

I think you need to get to the bottom of whether its a sensory issue or if like another poster mentioned.. he's going to school and what he is wearing isnt 'right'.

I am very sensitive over clothes, I cant wear wool next to my skin, or labels and I am so glad manufacturers have stopped using invisible thread they were so fond off in the seventies.

Even now I can buy clothes and not realise they irritate until later. I bought a zip up sweat cardi hoody from Tesco, tried it on over a top with a collar in the shop and when I went to wear it with a t-shirt or on its own realised there was metal threaded binding at the neck. I have to try on loads of bras to find a non itchy one especially as most now are heat sealed at the fastening. I have recently had a huge problem with elastic in knickers and have changed to wearing 'shorts' type. I discovered a pair of 'Rugby' womens knickers in Matalan with enclosed elastic a bit like old fashioned y-fronts and they are bliss.

Its actually really quite uncomfortable and frustrating to have irritating clothes so do look into whether he is being troubled by this. It may be that he has just plain, itchy easily irritated skin or like others have mentioned other issues