DD3 passed her ballet exams she did recently (with distictions too), and so is now in grade 3.
This means she needs new uniform, black instead of navy......the same as her sisters but as they have not grown out of theirs, she had none to grow into.
anyhooo
I ordered the uniform, which is seamed tights, balck leotard and black sheer fabric ballet skirt, and was reassured it would be in soon.....today in fact.
well, the girls went up to dancing, and DD3 was thrilled to find that it had been ordered, and so she went and got changed. Now, I was not with her, due to still recovering, and so was not able to point out the size of the skirt, and sort it out properly. The skirt ordered is huge. DD3 came out and showed the teachers mother (who is also the manager), but instead of saying she would order a new one, she only went and got DD2 and told her that she had to give HER skirt to DD3, and have the new, huge one.
DD2 tried to say no, as 1) the skirt was also too big for her, 2) she didn;t want to and 3), DD3 wanted her own new set, fuuly new.
Teachers mother however refused to reason with them, and put the skirt into their bag and told them that I would sort it out and take the skirt in if it was really a problem.
The skirt is massive. In fact, it would be too big for me! (not tried it on, but I can tell by looking at it). DD2 put it on and it fell straight off......it is really inappropriate for dancing for DD2 anyway as it is down past her knees, and anyone who knows ballet knows that a skirt is only supposed to come mid-thigh length so that the teather is able to see their leg lines.
I am not accepting the skirt, and yet it is out of its packaging. DD3 said she gave it back in its package saying it was too big, but the teacher took it out to try and force it upon DD2, and so the package has not come home.
She has made a mistake.......I am not cross about that, I AM cross with how she seems not to accept making mistakes, and just ordering a new one. It is not the first time she has done this......she has done it with tap shoes for DD1, and only when DH stepped in did she back down and changed them, and that was not even her fault in the beginning as the tap shoes were mis labelled....said a sz 5.5 when they were exactly the same as DD2's sz 3. It is all her inablility to accept any type of blame, or even accidental fault.
She has done it with other parents too......and most of the time we just accept that she is odd like this and so approach the teacher, and as it is her mother, and she knows what she can be like, she sorts it.
but now.......it is not so easy.
I am not well, I cannot talk properly still, I am not able to get to dancing and DH is doing some, my friend others, which makes returning it a bit of a mare.
I cannot leave it tho.......I am not willing to accept a skirt that not one of my daughters can wear (it will be too big for DD1 too.....she might have had a chance of fighting DD3s corner earlier only she is on a school trip).