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Ds will only wear tracksuits

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Jess1979 · 23/08/2019 18:23

Hi does anyone else have a similar situation ?

My ds 11 will only wear full matching tracksuits he’s got 6-7 ones 2 grey primark ones a grey Slazenger one red Adidas one and forgot where the others were from.

If I ask him to wear something diffrent other than his tracksuit he gets upset he has to be wearing matching hoodie and bottoms Aswell this has only started recently aswell.

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bookmum08 · 23/08/2019 18:28

Why is that a problem? As long as they are clean.

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Jess1979 · 23/08/2019 18:33

Is getting a bit of a problem especially when we go out for family meals everyone else including my other kids are dressed quite smart and ds is in a tracksuit.

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Mummyoftwo91 · 23/08/2019 18:34

It's just a phase, leave him be

poolblack · 23/08/2019 18:37

He has been like this for a while now. Perhaps you should stop posting about it and let him eat his tracksuit Grin

poolblack · 23/08/2019 18:37

Wear not eat Blush

RunawayLove · 23/08/2019 18:38

How is he wearing tracksuits in this heat? He must be really attached to them surely he's boiling. Tbf when I was in primary I would refuse to wear anything that didn't have an elasticated waist, and definitely no rights of jeans. It was just a phase.

RunawayLove · 23/08/2019 18:39

Tights...

Newmumma83 · 23/08/2019 18:41

At 11 I would only wear black ... I wasn’t a goth just the only thing I liked to wear ... it passed as it will with him try not to worry to much x xx

BikeRunSki · 23/08/2019 18:41

DD is 7, safe went through a phase of only wearing football strips (she has 3, she plays), then only wearing deliberately mismatched football strips. I had to grit my teeth and bear it. She seems to have got over it.

bookmum08 · 23/08/2019 18:42

How posh are these places you are going out for family meals and how often do it? Seriously why is this an issue if the clothes are clean and correctly fitting? Poor kid probably has to wear an uncomfortable uniform for school so why should he not be able to wear what he is relaxed and comfy in when he is at home? Why did you buy these clothes if you don't want him to wear them?

Disfordarkchocolate · 23/08/2019 18:45

Leave him to it. At 11 he can decide what he wants to wear. If he doesn't feel comfortable he'll change.

negomi90 · 23/08/2019 18:48

Is it a comfort thing or a style thing? If its a comfort thing, can you look for similar fitting clothes and see if he'll try them.
If its a style thing, pick your battles and wait it out (funerals, special occasions, not routine family meals out). Part of growing up is dressing ridiculously.

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Jess1979 · 23/08/2019 18:53

He says it’s a style thing all his friends wear full tracksuits aswell

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poolblack · 23/08/2019 18:57

It's not interesting. Can you not think of anything else to make up?

Pinkblueberry · 23/08/2019 18:59

I suppose it must be a style thing - although like a pp said a bit of a ridiculous looking one but that’s just part of growing up. Get a few pictures of his many matching trackies, you can embarrass him with them in 10 years time.

CheeseChipsMayo · 26/08/2019 06:32

My DD12 is the same-i dressed her for comfort/sport when she was younger&she never really got past it😂..im happy she has a sense of dressing to please herself. She mixes it up with some niceT's&funky hair which she spray colours..they have to have their own identity surely👌

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