So a few months ago, I was out barefooting, and my mom happened to see. I honestly thought she'd be a bit cool with it, but she flipped her s%#@. Upon noticing how dirty my feet were, she freaked even worse. It was sort of funny that she would get so upset about something so little. She still talks about it, for some reason. Anyone else have any interesting parent stories?
in family i have always been told of my grand-grandfather advocating barefoot life so this was always somewhat accepted. he told people with sore backs to kick off shoes and himself was barefoot a lot in summer. so goes the legend. and he wasn't even a country dude. but this happened about one century ago ...
Lol my dad hates it, but my mom doesn't care, and I honestly would've figured it to be the other way around. My dad actually got angry one time because I basically told him to shut up and quit trying to interfere with my life choices, but in a nicer way. He really hates being proved wrong, and will stubbornly stick to his original position, no matter how illogical it has been shown to be. He was going on about stepping on glass, but couldn't show me any in the vicinity, which was a strip mall parking lot with a grocery store and a discount department store, among others. I actually happen to know exactly where all the broken glass is at this very moment in my town (at least where I walk) because it is easy to memorise the very few places where I've seen it. I said "It's a lot less dangerous than you seem to think, Dad", and he replied with the scathing comeback: "It's a lot more dangerous than you seem to think, kid." Lol how the hell would he know? He's barefoot in the bedroom and the bathroom, so I think my experience trumps his in this case! I don't give a crap, I just make it clear that I won't stand for him (or anyone) trying to tell me how to live my life, as I've always done with any issue. He actually seems to respect me more when I declare my territory and give him crap for overstepping his bounds. Of course, if you are younger, your parents feelings may hold more weight, this is just my situation of course.
I'm actually 20, so her oppinion really doesn't matter. But I find it hilarious that she is constantly talking about the "dangers" too. She also quotes these fake medical facts, which I find even more hilarious, because I'm a healthcare provider, and I happen to KNOW that they're not true.
there are some jagged rock hills. Id never make it up there if I had shoes on.. or make it back down.
I once met a woman on the street in Greenwich Village (NYC). We were both barefoot with very dirty feet. When I first saw her I said "I see we both like the same style and color shoes!". We started dating and her mom had no problems with our dirty feet in their somewhat upscale apartment. Her mom used to go barefoot before they moved to the city. Her mom's soles were very calloused. When I was in high school my best friend's sister and mom were always barefoot in and around the house. Both had tough feet. Every family is different, I guess it mostly depends on custom and belief.
My family's cool with it. They say stuff if (when) they see me walking around barefoot, but not like it really bothers them, just like don't hurt yourself.... My girlfriend has friends who pressure her to be normal, and make me and our daughter normal. I hate these people, and their nasty influences. It's okay to smoke around my kid, but not put shoes on her, oh, the horror..... fuckheads. (also, my un-appologeitcally liking LSD isn't okay because I know more about drugs than I should, but it's okay if you're totally ignorant to what they do to you and how they do it, and do coke, alcohol, and tobacco as it's shoved in front of you) When we're in MY house these people won't be welcome
I used to get picked on for the state of my feet. growing up in the SW (Texas) in a red neck family, a lot of "colored" jokes were made bc the bottoms of my feet were pitch black! I just gave them a disapproving look :/
It's amazing how out of proportion parents' and others'reactions can be. I'm sure my mum would've flipped in the same way had she seen me bf in public. She didn't like me being bf indoors, and certainly not in the garden. It just wasn't done. I'm sure it was partly from (misguided) concern for my well-being, but also from not wishing me to be seen as unconventional or rebellious. There was a lad in our street whose mum used to let him go out and play barefoot (unbelievable, no parent would allow that now), then my sister had a girlfriend who was always kicking her shoes off and I think they gave me some early ideas!
