My mum who's a teacher at my school keeps forcing me to do up the top button on my school polo?

Question

At school, I prefer to leave my school uniform polo unbuttoned, but my mum who's a teacher at my school reckons that this looks untidy so she always makes me do up my top button. If people at school see me with my top button done up they think I'm a dork and make me undo it, but if I have it unbuttoned my mum always finds out because she's a teacher and tells me to button it up again. These days I just keep my top button done up all of the time because it's to much trouble trying to not let my mum find out that I am wearing my polo unbutton, but everyone at school keeps calling me a dork. I tried convincing my mum to let me wear my polo unbuttoned like all of the other kids, but she thinks that if the other kids parents saw them with their polo shirts unbuttoned they'd make them button them up which of course isn't true. Please help! What do I do?

Answer 1

I have never worn polos with it unbuttoned. Maybe complain. "Mom, whenever I button the top button of my polo it feels tight around my neck. Can I leave it off?" Maybe search for polos with only 2 buttons. I have some from JCPenney. :)

Answer 2

It seems like your mom (or mum but we're talking about the same person anyways) just doesn't understand. Just talk to her more about, but don't start yelling or say stuff like "thats what all the other kids do" cause i found out really quick that parents hate that! Maybe get a friend on the phone to tell her politely, or just sit and have a mother-daughter conversation. (i find the last one to work the most)

Answer 3

Just tell your friends (when they try to undo your button) "I realise it looks stupid, but my mum works here and i'm just trying to keep her off my back." Most of your friends will probably appreciate your position. Alternately you could cut the top button off :) but something tells me your mum is pretty tenacious and that might be a bad idea.

Answer 4

Lucky

Answer 5

Your mum has another reason. She is trying to make sure no one looks down your shirt. She is over protective. You are old enough to make this decision for yourself.

Answer 6

The disadvantages of having ur mom as a teacher, huh? sucks for you

Answer 7

Stop wearing a shirt.

Answer 8

um tell ur mom u wont button it? WHAT R U 3????