The 8 Month Old Has Better Shoes Than I Do!

[Zoe]

Sure I'd love some Manolos, but that's not gonna happen. I've accepted it.....

First the 16 month old dcg comes in with Twinkle Toes. Whatever, fine, she can walk and she's always fancy. But then the 8 month old dcb comes in with black Air Jordans! Seriously?! :::::: He can barely crawl! ::::

The kids are fancy today people!!!

[Cat Herder]

I have it all the time, too.

It is about the other parents seeing them.

Wait until a pair gets trashed.. It is alot of fun. ::


Edit: I am referring to "TOY" dress up shoes, shoes with choking hazard pieces/parts (jibbitz), sounds/lights/music and any shoe that comes with a parental warning of "Please take care of..."

[Zoe]

Well that sure backfires then because they go straight into the diaper bag at drop off.

[Cat Herder]

Well that sure backfires then because they go straight into the diaper bag at drop off.

:::::: I hear you!!

It is too risky for me, too...

Luckily it tends to stop around 2 years of age.

[Zoe]

I've been so tempted to go tromping through some mud on those days....

[queenbee]

I have an almost 3yo DCB who comes in almost everyday dressed to the nines. Three of his best outfits probably cost more than my whole wardrobe. And shoes! He has at least 20 different pairs that I've seen him in. And name brand stuff, too, none of that payless or Walmart brand. He's a cool dude

I also have a dcg who is 2.5 and she comes to daycare in pettiskirts and personalized clothing that, honestly, makes me wish they made this stuff when I was a child. She also has Ugg boots and Steve Madden sandals that all the other girls just LOVE.

The stuff these kids have today.....

[erinalexmom]

My daughter who is 6 has twinkle toes and has for the last two years for school. She also wears tutu's and always has something sparkly or fancy on or wants to paint her nails or whatever. She did not get this from me as I am a jean and tshirt gal. But the grandmas (my mom and MIL) LOVE to buy this stuff for her and it truly fits her personality. She is just a 'sparkly" kind of girl. I dont mind too much cause its her way to express herself.
But I did have to ask grandmas to please buy some sweats and sweatshirts because its hard to build snowmen or play in the sand in a tutu!:: Of course then the sweats she picks out are leopard print!

[laundrymom]

I don't allow twinkle toes. They trigger migraines. I also allow the kids to. PLAY in whatever they wear. Wether it's a 5$ pair or a $70 dollar. We PLAY. HARD. DAILY.

[daycare]

You know whats funny to me, is that I have kids like this too and then when it's time to pay the daycare bill, they all want discounts...gggeeerrrr

[safechner]

I don't see anything wrong with it. My daughters wore first shoes when they were 2 months old. It was keds leather white shoes.

To me, I think it is good for my kids to wear shoes all the time before they become toddlers. So far, I know there are so many toddlers don't like to wear shoes if the parents don't put shoes when they were an infants. That is my opinions.

[Blackcat31]

Like Laundrymom I allow the kids to play with whatever they are wearing.

When both my children were young I bought ONLY Nike or similarly expensive shoes for them.

Much of our health depends on our feet.

I skipped the namebrand clothing but made sure their winter boots, jackets and all footwear were high quality from the beginning.

[MsMe]

I don't allow twinkle toes. They trigger migraines. I also allow the kids to. PLAY in whatever they wear. Wether it's a 5$ pair or a $70 dollar. We PLAY. HARD. DAILY.

Really sad that I just hought to myself 'ugh, I wish I got migraines so I could ban them too' what a twisted thought...::

They are soooo annoying....they nearly blind me!!!

[countrymom]

My daughter who is 6 has twinkle toes and has for the last two years for school. She also wears tutu's and always has something sparkly or fancy on or wants to paint her nails or whatever. She did not get this from me as I am a jean and tshirt gal. But the grandmas (my mom and MIL) LOVE to buy this stuff for her and it truly fits her personality. She is just a 'sparkly" kind of girl. I dont mind too much cause its her way to express herself.
But I did have to ask grandmas to please buy some sweats and sweatshirts because its hard to build snowmen or play in the sand in a tutu!:: Of course then the sweats she picks out are leopard print!

my 7 yr old is like this, and because I sell pettiskirts you should see her collection. She just got a pair of twinkle toes about 3 weeks ago, she is in love with them, but today I brought out a pair of crocs (I got them for five dollars at and outlet) that where linned with fleece and had glitter all around them and a glitter bow. My dd also doesn't wear jeans only leggings, and what does my mom do, goes out and buys her a sparkly pair from jcpenney. She also has 4 pairs of cowboy boots and one pair is silver sparkle. She's the only one of the bunch, my odd lives in yoga pants, jeans and soccer shorts, mdd wears jeans and comfy pants, ds loves collar shirts and button up shirts and ydd is the glitter queen. I buy alot of stuff on sale or in thrift stores maybe thats where they get them.

[laundrymom]

Really sad that I just hought to myself 'ugh, I wish I got migraines so I could ban them too' what a twisted thought...::

They are soooo annoying....they nearly blind me!!!

Day four of migraine here. First one in several years. Im stacking meds and just about am going to die. But,.. It will be ok. I think it's weather. It's cold rainy and miserable.

[GretasLittleFriends]

Maybe some of these things are gifts/or thrifted??

My youngest (almost 18mos) currently has a pair of reeboks and a pair of pink crocs that are her size. She also has some Nikes that are the next size up. I honestly don't care what the brand is on her foot, as long as it is comfortable. She has also had Stride Rites. All of these shoes have been hand-me-downs or were found thrifting (thrift stores or garage sales).

Right now I am wearing an Aeropostale half zip pull over hoodie. It's nice and comfy, but it was given to me by a friend who was cleaning out her closet. I have a nice pair of sketcher d'lites that were given to me by a different friend who wore them one day and they killed her feet, but she couldn't return them. I paid nothing for them. My kids' clothes are all the same way.

It's nice sometimes to own name brand things (especially for my 16yr dd) and not had to pay retail for them. I WON'T pay retail for any of it; but I'm cheap. ::