Ties, Year 1 & School uniform

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Ties. What a joke. Outdated. Serve no purpose.

But wait - flippin ties are mandated at school - FOR YEAR 1 !!!! For goodness sake.

Rushing to get child out of house to school so can get to work. Child does not want to get ready. Manageable.

BUT WAIT. Do the flippin top button up with child struggling. Pinch the poor kids neck inadvertanly. Fat clumsy male father fingers. Screaming.

UH OH. Now to tie the flippin tie. Gees. Yet more unnecessary hassle.

Now I work in corporate environment, drive a desk. Dress smart. Do not own a tie. Never wear a tie for interview. Never wear a tie at work. Never wear a tie anywhere. They serve no purpose. Antiquated jewelry.

So why the do these damned schools punish the kids AND the parents by mandating a tie?

Maybe the school should teach the blighters to tie the tie themselves. But wait, when you pay £15K per year for this damned pre-prep school and I don't really want the kid's time being wasted on such dross.

Thanks Mr Headmaster for the unnecessary burden.

Thoughts?

Calm down op, use your rage to figure out a solution. I will help you.

1. marks and spencer do shirts/blouses for under 8s which have the top button missing, instead the collar has a velcro fastening. If your partic shirt has a logo/odd colour, cut off the top button and modify it with velcro yourself.

2. the night before, tie the tie on your own neck. Loosen it by holding the knot and pulling one side so that it's just loose enough to slide over your head. In the morning shove the tied tie on your dc and just tighten it up. Teach your dc this trick for PE.

One more trick for you op, if your kid is skinny, do up the shirt buttons apart from the top two or three. Shove on child as though it is a tshirt.