When my 3 year old step daughter got dropped off this weekend she had a nice new spring coat on, I found this odd as it is a Spring coat and why the heck would you buy that and put it on the child when its starting to get cold... so I have my Step-Daughters winter coat at my house and when her mother came to pick her up on Sunday we tried to give it to her, but she said she already bought her a winter coat (the one she was wearing) and she didn't need it, my boyfriend was like "that's not a winter coat" and she replied "yes it is". It clearly isn't, the child will freeze in it at -10 for sure, even with a hoodie underneath.
So what do I do, how should I approach this? Her mother is SUPER stubborn and very difficult to talk to or reason with, I mean the child is 3, but very tall, she wears my 5 year old clothes, but her mother still dresses her in things 24 months or 2T. I send her at least 2 bags of clothing each season since she never buys her clothes. As it is last year she was wearing a 18month coat, so I went and got her a new coat that is down filled and nice and warm. Her Dad doesn't want confrontations, so I don't think he'll say anything more but I'm so worried that she is going to freeze in the winter if the mother doesn't take the proper winter coat. I'm even considering taking my step-daughter while I'm on Mat. Leave just to ensure she won't freeze. Her mother won't care she's always asking us to take her more.
What would you do?
So what do I do, how should I approach this? Her mother is SUPER stubborn and very difficult to talk to or reason with, I mean the child is 3, but very tall, she wears my 5 year old clothes, but her mother still dresses her in things 24 months or 2T. I send her at least 2 bags of clothing each season since she never buys her clothes. As it is last year she was wearing a 18month coat, so I went and got her a new coat that is down filled and nice and warm. Her Dad doesn't want confrontations, so I don't think he'll say anything more but I'm so worried that she is going to freeze in the winter if the mother doesn't take the proper winter coat. I'm even considering taking my step-daughter while I'm on Mat. Leave just to ensure she won't freeze. Her mother won't care she's always asking us to take her more.
What would you do?
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