Uniform staying on after school?

[MissJ87]

need other Mums advice Here, as i dont think I'm being unreasonable. Two daughters, 15 and 16, one happily stays in Her uniform after school, the other doesnt like to. Ive recently noticed how much money ive saved on electricity by doing half the washing i normally would, if they both changed. Is it that unreasonable for me to insist they both stay in uniform after school? To have Her tell it i'm made out to be the devil. Money is tight right now, and any money i can save, i will. Its not like it isnt a nice uniform, smart white shirt, nice tie. Ie got so much to do around the house, an extra pile of washing isnt a nice sight lol.

Are your kids happy staying in uniform? does it save you time and money also?

Thanks in advance.

My kids stay in uniform. They are too lazy to change and it annoys me. It makes the uniform dirty quicker and it likey so uncomfortable. Why is it creating so much washing for your DD who changes? Just ask her to wear the same thing everyday after school and that's one outfit. If she changes it daily or if you're washing uniform daily then that's a lot. My kids wear 3 shirts per week (I have 2 boys and yes they use deodorant and don't smell!) and 1 paid of trousers.

Mine stay in uniform unless going to a club, but it's (for ds) shorts and poloshirt, which is approximately what he'd change into.
Next year when he's sixth form, he'll still be wearing shorts and t-shirt, I'm sure, just not uniform ones.

Mine wear the same pair of joggers and a t-shirt Mon to Fri after school until they go to bed. Being teenagers, they don't get mucky, and I refuse to wash clothes they've only worn for a couple of hours.

So you're making them wear the same uniform all day every day, how often do you wash that then?

Surely if they wear it all day it needs washing more often than if they only wear it for school and change when they get home?

Just explain about how much time and money washing actually costs and have them re-wear comfy home stuff each afternoon/evening several times before it gets washed.

I had a clean shirt every day (sweaty teenager) ditto underwear.

Same skirt, tie, blazer and jumper for the week.

Off when I got home and into jeans/tshirt/pj's depending on what we were doing after school and those items would last several days unless some sort of spillage accident occurred.

On average I'd have two outfits and a pair of PJ's for the weekdays ( I did not and do not sleep in them though!), and one skirt, tie, blazer plus 5 shirts and 5 sets of underwear. Thats barely one load particularly as the blazer really did not get washed weekly. Add in weekend clothes, call that another half load. I don't think a load and a half per person is excessive.

No as soon as mine comes in it's straight off as he will not sit in it a minute longer than he has too. He either puts his Pjs on or a pair or joggers and T-shirt. Whatever he wants really.

My mother used to have us wear our uniform after school to save on washing. We had one skirt and two blouses, one wool top and one jacket in high school. In primary we wore the same dress all week long.

We survived and we never smelled. That's actually outside my comfort zone as an adult though. Now I would feel very uncomfortable like that. I change my clothes every day and would ,at least, change the blouse each day. I've provided for my children to change their tops each day and two skirts.

The answer is very simple. Change into a comfortable and cozy lounge outfit which gets washed once or twice a week. It’s not like you have ten children, op. You have 2.

I have a drawer in my nightstand where I keep an item or two of clothes, usually trousers, that I’ve lightly worn but are not dirty yet. Your girls could do the same with their after school comfy outfit. Daytime clothes (uniform) that will go into the hamper, comfy lounge set, and pajamas for bed that like the lounge set are also are laundered once or twice a week.

Yes like pp said, the skirt of the uniform can be worn a few times before laundering.

My girls change when they get in and tend to wear an old t shirt or something that they will then wear to bed. It is weekends and sch holidays when the excess washing piles up and they stick stuff in the washing bin they might have only just tried on and then discarded for another outfit.

It depends here. Some days DD will stay in her uniform, some don't. But if she changes than she wears the bottoms (jeans, jogging bottoms, shorts) more than one day.

In Summer I normally ask her to change as she comes home sweaty and a polycotton shirt and jumper combo is not making her smelling fresh at 4pm.

Are you washing each set of clothes after each wear? Is so that's nuts. Only item that needs that sort of care is pants.

I always got changed out of my school uniform as soon as I got back from high school - I didn't much like the uniform and would have hated to have been made to leave it on all evening. When at home I wanted to be comfortable and didn't want to feel like I was still at school.

My children also get changed and their uniform is put aside for the next day if it's still clean. One changes into normal clothes and the other into pyjamas unless she is going out. No need to wash home clothes every day unless you spill food all down them which at 15 and 16 I presume they don't!

I have one who doesn't change - the tie comes off on the way home, blazer hung up, but happy to stay in the rest of them.

And another who takes it all off and puts on comfy stuff - lounge wear, joggers, jammies or a combo of them all.

My MIL calls lightly worn clothes 'pending'. She might have a special place like a chair or a drawer where they go...my dc use the floor for this purpose... 😠

I don't wash clothes that don't need it!

My DD changes after school into comfortable clothes, and the uniform if clean stays till next day (she's in year 3), same with after school clothes id clean stays for next day (but that's rare occasion as she likes painting, drawing all sort of crafts and she ten do spill things).

Do they never go out in the evening?

I have the opposite problem, mine want to stay in their uniform.. I find that creates more washing as if they spill food/get muddy in their uniform it needs washing much quicker. Also my daughter is likely to ruin hers gardening or falling off her skates/bike, as she's not one for sitting still after school! If they don't actually get their home clothes dirty, they can wear them 3/4 days no problem before they need washing, it's only a few hours!

YABU - I work in a uniform and can't wait to get it off. It's the other way round in my house - rule is uniform off as soon as home - he then gets another day out of his uniform. He's 12 but not at the smelly stage yet. Sometimes he chooses to change into PJ's from the night before and have clean ones for bed after his shower. He's got lots of PJ's and they are easy to wash/iron because he likes the thin shorts/t shirt type and he's small. He sometimes keeps PE kit on though seeing as it's definately going in the wash.

Definitely even - why do I always spell it wrong 🤔

My Ds goes to a none uniform school -

I wear a uniform and get changed when I get home usually into pj’s

Kine do what they want.

Sorry to sound obtuse or difficult but I can't see the difference or why you need to wash more??
I can't imagine trying to force a 15 year old to stay in clothes they don't want too... Having to wash more because it their descion?