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to be dissuading 6yr old ds from wearing his suit to own clothes day at school tomorrow?

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Quicksilver · 19/11/2009 16:28

My ds is in Y1 and it is own clothes day tomorrow. He recently got a new suit to wear for his uncle's wedding and is desperate to wear it to school tomorrow.

He has so far in life not acquired any self consciousness at all or any concept of embarrassment.

I feel like I should not let him wear his suit in case he is laughed at at school, however it does not seem right to give him the message 'Don't do any thing different in case you are laughed at.'
Even if I dressed it up another way (pardon the pun) like saying his suit maybe ruined, it is still seems like I am trying to make him conform when he doesn't care or want to.

I have a tendency to over think and over react to things so it would be great to get some other opinions.

Should I try and talk him out of it?

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PandaG · 19/11/2009 16:30

would you care if the suit was ruined? does he need to wear it for any other occasions?

if it wouldn't be a disaster, I'd let him wear it tbh.

fernie3 · 19/11/2009 16:31

I would compromise with the suit trousers and shirt but no jacket so then he looks smart but not full suit . If he is still insisting I would let him wear it!

Bramshott · 19/11/2009 16:32

I think when they are small, there's probably much less teasing than you'd expect.

I waved DD1 (Yr 2) off to school today in her pajamas with some trepidation as it was "dress to make someone laugh" day, but when she came back she was only annoyed because she hadn't been the only one in her pajamas!

PandaG · 19/11/2009 16:33

DS insisted on wearing his cravat to school the Monday after my SIL's wedding. The morning suit was hired but MIL made his cravat and he wore it with his school uniform polo shirt to school!

He was Y4 at the time, and was just so proud he didn't care he looked a bit odd! We decided to let him choose.

colditz · 19/11/2009 16:34

Unless you care about the suit, let him wear it. He won't be laughed at.

Quicksilver · 19/11/2009 16:39

I don't care if the suit gets ruined. I don't think it will though.
Thanks for the replies. Maybe I am worrying too much.

I said to him that no one else will be wearing a suit and he replied that his teacher would be!

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Quicksilver · 19/11/2009 18:00

I've had the idea to let him take his sonic screwdriver in the breast pocket. If anyone teases him he can say he is being Doctor Who.

I am going to stop worrying about it now. Thanks for the replies.

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