AIBU to just send him in with his uniform on?

[christmasjumperday]

So it's Christmas jumper day at DS school, we don't celebrate Christmas. Muslim household here, don't even have a Christmas jumper. AIBU to just send him in with his uniform? Feel sad that he might stick out like a sore thumb

I used to sew and would get confused as jumper was often used to describe a pinafore.

Oh gosh. The whole Christmas Jumper angst. My youngest point blank refuses to wear any jumper except his school one. Frankly its a pretty big miracle he wears that one so he goes dressed as usual.

My eldest is at Secondary and they can't do anything without having a gazillion rules attached so...it needs to be a Christmas Jumper, not a normal one, nothing with lights, or foul language (???) and if it's not Christmassey enough they will not be allowed to wear it...I am unclear as to who has final say on how festive one jumper is as opposed to another...I think someone forgot that it's supposed to be FUN.

The donations get sent at least.

DS's Christmas jumper has dinosaurs in hats and scarves, so no religious connotations, and is warn from mid November like any other jumper.

What do you think will happen to your child if he wears something Christmassy on it op?

Does it have to be a Christmas jumper? Could it just be a winter jumper/sweatshirt with snowflakes on?

It's too late now. It was to be worn today

When I was at school, people would just go in their uniform. Unfortunately they did get comments about not having clothes, not having the £1 for mufty day etc but on a whole, no one cared

What do you think will happen to your child if he wears something Christmassy on it op?

Really? I found out yesterday it was Christmas jumper day today when I picked him up, and I didn't have time to buy him one . I do intend to buy him a proper Christmas jumper for next year though! Funny enough he didn't even wear the bloody jumper today, as it was too hot.

Thats like my 2. They never wore jumpers even when it was snowing outside. Ds was wearing shorts on his dress down day today at 0 degrees so got a few comments (he's 13 so can decide if he's cold or not)

DS2's school had a great idea this year. They had a Christmas jumper sale, parents brought in unwanted Christmas jumpers and parents buy them (for a very small cost). It raised money for the school and was enviromentally friendly.

Otherwise OP - a red top is fine.

It really makes things confusing when people make up their own meanings for words, the dictionary definition confirms it means knitted

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In dds new one the rules are as follow.
*Christmas jumper with full multi. But this requires a donation via parent pay. List of those that have donated passed to form tutor. If you have not, you can take an item to donate to food bank. If no item you have to be in full school uniform

@AJPTaylor - that's piss poor! Why not WhatsApp all parents and say Mrs AJP hasn't donated / given to the food bank and her DD is doing the walk of shame

I sent DS to school in uniform today. I haven't got home yet, so don't know his reaction. I suspect he won't care at all, as he understands that this isn't our celebration. Plus, I'm sure I saw some others in uniform at drop off this morning. I wouldn't stress over it, OP. Come to think of it, DS doesn't currently own a jumper . Rushes off to buy one.

I'm surprised that people thinks it's somehow OK to suggest to anyone that the "right" thing to do is to wear symbols of a religion just to "fit in". I'm not religious. I don't do Christmas and don't piss about playing at bits of a festival that suit me because I am fairly sure that Christians don't want people taking the piss and making it all about money. Why do so many people encourage people to just play dress up over faith?

I'm not religious but still celebrate Christmas but not for the birth of Jesus. You dont need to be religious to wear a Christmas jumper

Christmas jumper day isn't usually a school thing, it's a fundraiser for 'save the children' charity. But I agree with most, just put him in normal clothes.

@RainRainGoAwayComeAgain
"Poor thing being left out. It must be hard being in a class full of children excited about Father Christmas when he won’t be coming to your child"

Your child must be so disappointed to be left out of Diwali and Eid and Samhain and Hannukah ... Poor little mite ...

Some Muslim (and other religions) families at Dd’s school join in with xmas jumpers and others choose to just wear regular tops/jumpers. Nobody minds either way.
A lot of us whilst not being Christian, do like winter/Xmas festivities as it’s a time where you can meet up with family and friends in the school holidays, eat and be merry and it’s just a nice to have a few weeks of fun to mark the end of the year!

The Christmas jumper day is generally a school fundraiser or a charity fundraiser thing. My dd doesn’t have a Christmas jumper (she hates wooly jumpers and spends her life in t shirts and zip up hoodies). She just wore a plain long sleeved green t shirt to school on their Christmas jumper day. It was something we did go out and buy for the day but she liked it and will wear it until outgrown. We did look at Christmas theme t shirts but they were all glittery or had sequins- she finds them scratchy and uncomfortable. Also buying something that’s only to be worn once or twice is very wasteful so for the sake of the planet we try to avoid that. I did have a good scour of the charity shops too but the few things in her size were all itchy wool and full of sequins so it was a definite no.

Lots of people don’t celebrate Christmas but at school their children do join in with the festivities. Things like signing Christmas songs, shows, going to pantomimes, going to the Christmas fayre, making christmas themed crafts etc. If you have no Christmas jumper (and I completely understand why you wouldn’t want to go out and buy one) then definitely just send him in something plain. A plain red or green t shirt or jumper would be fine. Festive enough colour to not stand out but also plain and therefore wearable the rest of the year.

Get a nature one and then its celebration of yule.