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Am I bad to send dd to (non-uniform) school in uniform?

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Pawslikepaddington · 22/04/2009 01:47

Dd is the only one out of her "original" friend set of 15 that doesn't wear uniform to school (we all ended up at different schools), and is also only one of three in an after school club of 70 that doesn't (It is a club encompassing about 10 schools). She has begged for a uniform for weeks so I have bought some purple gingham summer dresses for her, but now feel like a bit of a weirdo sending her in to school in them tomorrow, as she normally wears pretty dresses and no one sends their children in in polo shirts or anything-they all wear casual wear. She will be ok won't she? And she did pick them herself!

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Pawslikepaddington · 22/04/2009 02:06

Anyone? Yes I am a bad person/total freak of nature (which is the line I am thinking at the mo) no I am sensible? Anyone?

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salome64 · 22/04/2009 02:11

Before our school got uniform, lots of parents put their kids in uniform style clothes out of choice.. Let her try it out, and give her the choice, then she'll be in charge!

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Pawslikepaddington · 22/04/2009 02:15

Yaaaay! You answered me (puts salome on list of good mn-ers!). They are basically purple checked dresses with a bow at the back, and were a much cheaper than her normal summer dresses, so gave in to dd's pleading as then I can keep her nice ones nice, instead of covered in poster paint! . It's really weird how she feels more heavily influenced by her out of school friends as opposed to her in school friends!

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twinsetandpearls · 22/04/2009 02:15

If she picked them herself i can see no problem, if she changes her mind they are not that expensive.

When dd was at nursery and did not have a uniform she had clothes she only wore at nursery thay were in effect a uniform.

twinsetandpearls · 22/04/2009 02:17

I think it sounds very sensible tbh, as you say saves spoiling her nice clothes> It is not as if you are sending in her in wearing a blazer and tie.

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Pawslikepaddington · 22/04/2009 02:17

Thanks twinset-go to bed-go, go! ! She picked them (despite them being on a rack next to the Joules sticky outy spotty dresses that she normally covets!), and even picked the socks to go with them!

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salome64 · 22/04/2009 02:20

Aw, cute! Peer pressure, wherever it comes from, it powerful. maybe she feels more need to conform at afterschool club where she feels a bit more insecure? It means she feels very secure at school, which is great, and anything she has to promote her feeling of security in other settings is cool!

Kids feel different in all sorts of different settings. My ds almost had a nervous breakdown when I sowed his cub badge slightly skewhiff on his sweatshirt! REDID IT THREE TIME! Bless.

Madsometimes · 22/04/2009 10:56

I think that gingham dresses are different. They are so lovely and practical for little girls to wear (unlike many other items of uniform). If my dd's school did not have a uniform, I would also be tempted to buy some.

LadyGlencoraPalliser · 22/04/2009 11:01

They are very nice dresses anyway and she chose them so why not. They wash and dry quickly and it won't matter if she gets them all painty and mucky. I love school summer dresses!

Peachy · 22/04/2009 11:04

Not a problem, pretty dresses, sensible- why on earth not?As long as not blazer etc; My mum did that to me, made me wear full blue uniform with tie when all other kids in jeans, coz its was easier to find it each day.
I shall never forgive her

Ok well I will obv but still.... Mother, why?????????????

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