A shoe dilemma

JerkStore213

my child loves his flip flops. everywhere we go, people are all, "oooooh look at his little flip flops! they're so cute!!" he's just like his mom. i have a no sock policy that stays in effect from april-oct. if it didn't look ridiculous, i'd just wear flip flops all the time. anyway, the problem is that my kid has apparently inherited my general dislike of shoes. he likes to let his toes roam free. plus he has extra wide feet so i can't cram his feet into regular shoes.

i need some advice - what are some super comfy shoes i can try out with my poor baby? and how can i force him into wearing real shoes? it's starting to get cold here. i bought him tiny chuck taylors and they seem to fit fine, but whenever i try to put them on, he grunts, "shoooooooooooes... OFF!" and rips them off.

insertclevername

Maybe try some crocs that have fuzzy lining?  Or an Ugg type boot.

JerkStore213

Yeah, I think I might have to just let it go. I thought about getting him some crocs, but they're too expensive for me to just buy knowing there like a 4% change he'll wear them. In the meantime, it's hilarious to watch him take the shoes off. Shooooooooooes! Shoooooooooes OFF! I love it.

grr_aargh

Can you go to a consignment shop and see? 

My kids are  HUGE free-feeters and they enjoy Merrills.  But those sh!ts are expensive, so I find them at consignment shops where other awesome  parents willing to spend the money have begrudgingly taken them when their children refuse to wear them.

They're ugly, but I live in Colorado.  Ugly shoes are the norm here.

 

 

JerkStore213

grr - do those things come in extra wide? they look comfy but i don't think i could squeeze his marshmallow feet into them.

ash - thanks for reading! i still laugh about that. the dumb thing is that i keep trying to force it now, so i'll like fart in front of him and be all, "hey! do you think moomy pooped her pants? COME ON!!!!" it's bad.

numeria11

 Tsukihoshi is our go to brand generally, comfy soft meshy style shoes, machine washable and they run large in both size and width in their standard sizing.  DD adores hers and we have a hard time getting her out of them unless we can replace them with more of the same.

See Kai Run (or Kai's for older kids) are great, comfy, last well and they run wide normally anyway.

 

numeria11

IrishCoffee7:

numeria11:

 Tsukihoshi is our go to brand generally, comfy soft meshy style shoes, machine washable and they run large in both size and width in their standard sizing.  DD adores hers and we have a hard time getting her out of them unless we can replace them with more of the same.

See Kai Run (or Kai's for older kids) are great, comfy, last well and they run wide normally anyway.

 

I swear I was going to say the same thing exactly except I was afraid I'd be the crazy person who actually shells that much out on shoes.  Even on sale they're pricey but they are by far the best fit for DS.

Where do you normally get yours?  I was contemplating the Amazon sale someone just posted about.  Last time I got them on one of those deal-of-the-day sites and I'm trying to figure out where is the best place to get them going forward.

 

I either wait till I can get a pair on sale on Amazon or there is a place in the city (Lincoln Square) called Piggy Toes and she tends to clearance stuff out pretty frequently or do stuff like buy 3 pairs for 100 bucks so they end up around 30 bucks a pair which I can at least swallow.  If you let me know what sizes you are looking for I can keep an eye out next time I head over there in a week or so.

grr_aargh

JerkStore213:

grr - do those things come in extra wide? they look comfy but i don't think i could squeeze his marshmallow feet into them.

ash - thanks for reading! i still laugh about that. the dumb thing is that i keep trying to force it now, so i'll like fart in front of him and be all, "hey! do you think moomy pooped her pants? COME ON!!!!" it's bad.

They're pretty wide naturally, I think. Not sure if you can buy them wide.  

They are also tough as nails.  My son's went through the river a dozen times, mud, dust, dirt, dragged toes, etc. and they still look new.  It's kind of disturbing.  

anneimal98

JerkStore213:

Yeah, I think I might have to just let it go. I thought about getting him some crocs, but they're too expensive for me to just buy knowing there like a 4% change he'll wear them. In the meantime, it's hilarious to watch him take the shoes off. Shooooooooooes! Shoooooooooes OFF! I love it.

I know Traget does the summer crocs for a lot less - maybe they do the winter too?