Would you let your children have dirty feet?

Breaking News.

The government are developing a vaccine against dirty feet
The problem is that after taking it for a decade. If you stop, the first hole in your shoe will cause you to drop dead on the spot.

 

Yes, I'd absolutely let my kids spend as much time as possible barefoot - whenever and wherever possible. And I won't mind them getting dirty at all - dirty feet, dirty clothes, dirty socks, dirty shoes (I won't mind if they get as little mileage out of those as possible, though) - you name it! It's all very natural and should be an integral part of childhood, one that I was unfortunately deprived of due to an unsupportive community and, in part, my own inhibitions and self-doubt.

And seeing as in this case their dad will just so happen to be an avid barefooter, I reckon that barefooting around would be a fun activity to do together as a family. I'll definitely encourage my kids to remain true barefooters, for I believe most kids are born as such. In those situations where they'll need to wear shoes, such as during cold and snowy weather or going to school, I'd encourage them to wear as lightweight and open-toed shoes as possible (preferably sandals, slippers, or clogs, with or without stockings) that they can easily take off their feet and continue walking barefoot, should they choose to do so.

 

exactly! I agree

 

Of course! I’m barefoot a lot, though my kids aren’t so into it. They’re in middle school and there’s a pretty “hardcore” shoe culture where we are in W NY, so fitting in, yadda yadda…

 

Goat heads suck. Even shoes can only protect you so much.

 

Those are brutal. My mom lives out in the country and they are everywhere. Where I live, I can only go barefoot in well-manicured parks and stuff, because the natural terrain is like walking through a mine field.

Goat heads will ruin your day in ways a messy divorce can't even accomplish

 

Are you implying that it's actually possible to keep children clean?

 

A friend once hit the nail on the head by trying to make fun of me. He said, " I bet you wash your feet in the bathroom sink." He looked purely stunned when I told him I did. One of my kids loves to go barefoot, even at almost 30. The other child? Can't stand it, for sensory reasons.

 

I liked going barefoot until age 15 when I stepped on a sharp object in a lake and had to get it sutured up without anesthetic. I stopped going barefoot after that.

 

Oh man, we could not have been friends in the real world. I didn't wear shoes for years. City, countryside, home, not relevant, I didn't own footwear. I did wash my feet in the kitchen sink though.