I have a 5 year old daughter. Her father and I are divorced. He is stationed in Kosovo and his parents have been getting my daughter every other weekend since he has been gone. Her father and I communicate very well but his parents are another story altogether. I am on a set income and work hard to buy what my daughter needs. His parents sometimes pick her up from school on a friday or during the week , then take her to school the next day. I am fine with that except they never bring her clothes back that she had on the previous day(s). The clothes they send her to school in are useless to me. It is in the 50's here and they will send her home in a short set. Meanwhile I wont see the clothes I bought until the following summer or when they are entirely too small. I just want to at least see the clothes again. Am I being petty?
2007-10-25 03:04:39 · 9 answers · asked by vivian M 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
They buy her clothes, but they are always the wrong size and way too small for her. Normally its summer clothes...It is now Fall. Shorts in 50 degree weather isnt right.
2007-10-25 03:35:56 · update #1
Girl no! Tell them to give you your baby clothes back before they have to buy some new clothes. I know for a fact clothes do not grow on trees, so you have to send a back pack or something with her and tell them when she changes you don't even have to wash the clothes, just put them in this pack and send them home with her.
2007-10-25 03:22:51 · answer #1 · answered by make?love*not$war! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you rnot being petty...I went through the same thing with my Ex's parents and I told them flat out, you want her there you buy her clothes for when she is there. They bought her, her own sneakers/clothes/under wear etc. and would send her home in the outfit she went in or pack it if it was dirty and vise versa. I too was getting irritated with them not sending clothes back and i have another child as well and on a fixed income. Just be blunt about it or have your Ex explain to them that you need her clothes back, why do they need to sit there when she could use them now......
2007-10-25 10:39:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you're not being petty. We have four daughters and when a pair of jeans goes missing it's a huge "jean-hunt" for them until they're found. Clothes are expensive all the way around, if her grandparents want to keep her overnight or for the weekend then they need to do one of two things, either let you pack for her and SEND HER CLOTHES BACK, or buy her clothes specifically with the intention of keeping them at their house. You need to voice your concern and make your point known. Your daughter should not suffer because of them and if you can't afford to go out and buy clothes every week (like most of us can't) then you need the ones she does have returned or they will have to quit picking her up. Good luck
2007-10-25 10:12:04 · answer #3 · answered by justwondering 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are on a budget and they are not buying her any clothes then no i don't think youre being petty it's hard out here now a days every little penny counts and when we purchased something with hard earned money we at least want to see where it's going, is that too much to ask for?
2007-10-25 10:16:35 · answer #4 · answered by cicilangham 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ur not being petty tell them u want the clothing back, if they dont understand then tell them to stop sending her home in other clothing.
2007-10-25 14:25:32 · answer #5 · answered by blue03neon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you are not, money does not grow on trees. Tell them you need them and then let them know when you will be at their home to pick them up. If they know you will come to get them maybe they will bring them next time.
2007-10-25 10:24:22 · answer #6 · answered by kitkat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you are not petty.
Go to their place, and let them know you'd like to have the clothing which was left at their place. You purchased them, they belong to your daughter, and she has the right to have them at home, in her own closet.
take care....
2007-10-25 10:35:30 · answer #7 · answered by letterstoheather 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
clothes cost me a bundle and they need to understand unless they start buying clothes for her to wear where they are.
2007-10-25 10:18:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just point out that you pay lots of money on the cloths, and can they please return them?
2007-10-29 09:20:15 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋