The school summer holidays are nearly over and mums everywhere are buying new school uniform for the start of the next academic year.
Kieron has always been very fussy about what he wears to school: Callum preferred black school trousers, so of course black is Kieron's choice and before long, most of his friends were copying him, instead wearing the generalised grey trousers. Kieron's school had Jade green sweatshirts when Kieron first started so there was no choice, but as soon as they brought fleeces out with a zip front Kieron decided that he wanted one of these instead. He gravitated over the next couple of years between sweatshirts and fleeces....the positives of a sweatshirt being that the cuffs are nice to chew...no fluffy bits and as all of Kieron's long-sleeved tops have chewed cuffs, need I say more. However, fleeces have pockets in which to hide all manner of things, from woodlice to conkers to rubbers.
Kieron also decided that he didn't like the standard white polo shirts as soon as Callum started to wear short-sleeve cotton shirts. Black socks because they were Callum's choice; loafers because Callum chose those...the list goes on.
Kieron was due to start Grammar School and was looking forward to wearing a tie and blazer and we'd already decided to make a uniform shopping day into a real outing.
Summer 2010, I went and bought Kieron the blazer to put in his bedroom. It was and never will be worn.
The start of the school year is hard, isn't it? It is such a landmark. I so wish Kieron had started Grammar School, that Catherine was in P3, and that we had never met. But it is not to be. Much love to you. Keep going - what else is there to do? xx
ReplyDeleteI understand completely. My son was about to return for his senior year at the university and I had been amassing a collection of items purchased for his apartment. They've never even been opened.
ReplyDeleteSusan: there is nothing else we can do is there? x
ReplyDeleteGrahamForeverInMyHeart: I had also bought Kieron lots of new clothes as we were meant to be going on holiday and they are still in his wardrobe, also unworn. Thinking of you x
It's so hard, we were due to go shopping for a dress for Hannah to wear for her Dad's 50th but the trip didn't happen and the surprise 50th was cancelled! Hannah's little brother Ben starts high school on Thursday and they both should have had new uniforms! I'm sorry that Kieron never went to Grammer School xx
ReplyDeleteHannah's mum: what used to seem like a chore is now such a painful reminder...thinking of you xx
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