I live in New York. It's pretty nice here for a November day, but there's something really WRONG about sending my SD to school in her choice of sandals or flip-flops because her parents can't get their acts together.

Ever since it started to get colder, Biomom has been pitching a fit that she wants all the coats at her house. She NEEDED the beige coat with the fake furry collar because "it is the warmest." Is it warmer than the fake suede one that looks just like it? Or the black one with the white furry collar? Is it warmer than the purple puffer with the hood? Or the long dark purple coat? Or the pink puffer?

We had no coat to send SD back to Biomom's house in this weekend because none had come back to us from the previous three weekend. At that time, we also knew SD had no shoes left at our house except a pair of black Mary Janes that are too small. Those were the shoes she wore home. Yesterday she arrived from her grandma's in the "warmest coat" and a pair of slippers. So today she could either wear slippers, flip-flops or sandals to school.

The whole walk to school, SD told us about how her feet were wet and there was sand in her shoes. Luckily she was just observing and not complaining--otherwise I might have lost my temper. I understand there are other things going on in BF and Biomom's lives that demand attention, but shouldn't clothing your child appropriately be a priority? It seems easy enough considering how many clothes SD has. Biomom: Put it in a bag, hand the bag over when BF comes to pickup child. BF: Don't leave with child unless you also have a bag of coats and shoes.