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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 298750" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Our kids would never wear pure wool. Even most wool blends, they would complain. Even as babies, now I look back. I used to hate wearing wool. Yes, it's warmer. Yes, it's safer. Yes, it's patriotic for Aussies to wear wool. But I hated it!</p><p></p><p>However, these days most wool and wool blends are much nicer to wear. The girls still refuse to wear pure wool, even the stuff that's carefully had guard hairs removed. I have some wool blends which I love to wear, they feel warm and not scratchy. Increasingly we have a good alpaca industry here and theyr wool gets either used on its own or mixed with lambswool to make something very warm and wonderfully soft.</p><p></p><p>easy child had a long black coat as part of her school uniform. It was 100&#37; wool and amazingly warm in winter. It went to mid-calf in length. easy child 2/difficult child 2 would wear it to school in winter (black was one of her school's uniform colours) but then she began getting "out of uniform" notes. We had to send in a note EVERY DAY justifying her wearing something that was not part of the official school uniform. But te official uniform didn't have anything suitable for winterwear! The warmest they had was a thin jumper with a light spray jacket, each with the school logo. Gloves not permitted. Scarf not permitted. Cap not permitted.</p><p></p><p>So I sent a note in to the school - "When you, madam, get up before sunrise in winter, pull on the skimpy excuse for warmth that is the school uniform, huddle shivering on the wharf (still before sunrise) then travel across the water with the spray from the waves splashing into the boat, then catch an unheated train to the station and walk to school to arrive before 8 am, when you do all this while weighing less than 45 Kg (100 pounds) instead of driving to school in your heated car to arrive at 8.55 am and immediately walk into your heated classroom wearing anything you choose - THEN you can complain about our child wearing a very tidy, tasteful outfit in school colours which also keeps her warm and hence healthy.</p><p>For reasons of personal health and safety, we choose to send her wearing gloves, scarf, beanie and heavy black wool coat. We chose them in black so they would look like they belonged to the uniform. If this does not suit you, then modify your uniform policy accordingly."</p><p></p><p>They did. Not in time to help us, but my insistence meant easy child 2/difficult child 2 got left alone by the uniform police. But now, that school has as part of its winter uniform OPTIONS, the same heavy black coat that is used for easy child's old school. ie the same type of coat.</p><p></p><p>Idiots. Sometimes they grow up and become bureaucrats...</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 298750, member: 1991"] Our kids would never wear pure wool. Even most wool blends, they would complain. Even as babies, now I look back. I used to hate wearing wool. Yes, it's warmer. Yes, it's safer. Yes, it's patriotic for Aussies to wear wool. But I hated it! However, these days most wool and wool blends are much nicer to wear. The girls still refuse to wear pure wool, even the stuff that's carefully had guard hairs removed. I have some wool blends which I love to wear, they feel warm and not scratchy. Increasingly we have a good alpaca industry here and theyr wool gets either used on its own or mixed with lambswool to make something very warm and wonderfully soft. easy child had a long black coat as part of her school uniform. It was 100% wool and amazingly warm in winter. It went to mid-calf in length. easy child 2/difficult child 2 would wear it to school in winter (black was one of her school's uniform colours) but then she began getting "out of uniform" notes. We had to send in a note EVERY DAY justifying her wearing something that was not part of the official school uniform. But te official uniform didn't have anything suitable for winterwear! The warmest they had was a thin jumper with a light spray jacket, each with the school logo. Gloves not permitted. Scarf not permitted. Cap not permitted. So I sent a note in to the school - "When you, madam, get up before sunrise in winter, pull on the skimpy excuse for warmth that is the school uniform, huddle shivering on the wharf (still before sunrise) then travel across the water with the spray from the waves splashing into the boat, then catch an unheated train to the station and walk to school to arrive before 8 am, when you do all this while weighing less than 45 Kg (100 pounds) instead of driving to school in your heated car to arrive at 8.55 am and immediately walk into your heated classroom wearing anything you choose - THEN you can complain about our child wearing a very tidy, tasteful outfit in school colours which also keeps her warm and hence healthy. For reasons of personal health and safety, we choose to send her wearing gloves, scarf, beanie and heavy black wool coat. We chose them in black so they would look like they belonged to the uniform. If this does not suit you, then modify your uniform policy accordingly." They did. Not in time to help us, but my insistence meant easy child 2/difficult child 2 got left alone by the uniform police. But now, that school has as part of its winter uniform OPTIONS, the same heavy black coat that is used for easy child's old school. ie the same type of coat. Idiots. Sometimes they grow up and become bureaucrats... Marg [/QUOTE]
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