to not take DS's coat to school

[123andaway]

Im having an ongoing battle with DS2 over taking his coat to school. He will wear it there, then take it off at the gate and give it to me to take home. Everyday I tell him he may need it at school/on the way home, to which he replies 'Whatever!' - well he doesn't actually say that - but that's the gist of it!!!

So far he hasn't missed the coat, but today its POURING with rain.

So should I not take the coat and let him get wet and cold just to make a point?!?

He's 9, and the walk home is about 15 mins.

Its a new coat from Next which he chose himself, so it's not like Im sending him in something really horrid.

Quick answers leaving in 10 minutes!

[Emprexia]

lol, my DS has had a cold the last couple of days.. well, a sniffle and a temp.. all he's done is sleep and cuddle.. and moan.. i could do without the miserable moany crying, lol.

[bernadetteoflourdes]

Mutt of the Baskerville Well Done You! Perhaps you have the secret immunity but others aren't so lucky my BF, DD2 andDF all caught pneumonia last year. DD2's Pneunonia developed after getting chilled to the bone on a cold wet cross country run at school. Cold, wet damp conditions can provide the magic trigger to the cold virus and the Victorians were mostly right in this assumption. It is not an Old Wives tale I can let you have the name of DD'S ENT Specialist who confirmed this, but I expect you are an expert virologist too!

[bernadetteoflourdes]

I am calm I am packing for lovely foreign holday away from all these nasty colds and germsxx

[deaddei]

Hope you don't get a dodgy tummy or sunstroke bernadette

[TrillianSlasher]

Well, what did you do? Will you report back in 4 days to tell us if DS has a cold?