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.

I thought this.

Don't any children play put after school.or play in the garden, how can you wear your uniform to do that.

If they are changing in to something just for in the house it can be worn multiple times before washing. Several parts of the uniform can be worn multiple times before washing

Where does it end? Perhaps they could sleep in them or maybe you could go to work in your pyjamas.

From starting school I got mine to change out of their school uniform straight after school.

sometimes they put their pjs on and other times clothes which they wore for a couple of days after school,

My kids always changed but I agree they don't need fresh clothes every day after school. I used to clean for a family with 4 children who had clean uniform everyday, clean after school clothes and clean pj's every night plus all bedding was washed every week. They needed 20 hours of cleaning a week just to keep up!

You are joking, I hope?

I'm sure I've read similar before, so you're definitely not alone! One dress and leggings for the 5 days isn't much of a wash addition, whereas 5 full outfits is half a load (depending on drum size), add a few jumpers and you're pushing over a load. At £1/hr that's perhaps £2/wk in cost. Is this a fight worth £100/yr, and if you reduce that to £20 is it ok? So let her change, but limit the number of outfits each week? Presuming you aren't also using a tumble drier, in which case - do an extra spin cycle and put out on airers instead, just keep the house warm and well aired, which is nicer for all of you anyway.

My mother preferred the stay in uniform approach. Meant I wasn't allowed to play in the garden or do anything other than sit and watch TV all evening and many days going to school with dirty clothes - as a teenager, it got even worse, but it was still 'Don't be making more washing because there's one load whites and one load darks on Saturday and that's it'.

My eldest normally came out with a couple of stains on something and the little one exploded out of the classroom door every afternoon looking as though she'd been moonlighting as a scarecrow until she'd been run over by a combine, put through a baler with the hay and then bounced off a few freshly painted fences before being attacked by Crows.

Getting changed into a T-shirt and shorts or trackie bottoms meant they could go out and play without costing me over a tenner from falling off a bike/out of a tree/over their own feet in tights/jumpers/shirts or depositing more unidentifiable but possibly organic substances in addition to tomato on their clothes - and I could get a washload on to finish before bedtime.

Once they were teenagers, they then had sweatiness to contend with as well - who wants to stay in a clammy shirt, damp socks and tights all evening?

Not that it makes much difference but this thread is from March. Weird how they randomly get resurrected.

Couldn’t you get them a couple of comfortable “house outfits” that they can wear between school and bed or does stuff worn between school and bed even need washing after one wear? I remember wanting to get out of my uniform straight away after school, especially in secondary school

Do they go to school in a nuclear base or something?

I give them the choice. One goes to the gym every day so changes into gym wear them showers and puts on pyjamas. The other prefers to stay in his uniform and showers just before bed. Clothes get washed if they're dirty (which they often are as we have a bit of a dog slobber issue!)