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176. OMG, that's horrible. I spent my entire childhood barefoot 80-90% of the time.

Fri Dec 30, 2011, 10:29 PM

Dec 2011

As I got older I was forced to start wearing shoes, which of course were my brothers hand-me-downs, and they did OK, always at least a size or so two big. To this day I buy shoes that are a size or so too big. And it's not to say "Look, I got a big foot!" they're just dang uncomfortable!

I really really don't understand heels. I really encourage my mom or any of my gal friends to wear tennis shoes whenever we go out. Especially if they're in a dress when you can't even see the heels! I assume that some women like to show off their shoes (and I have discovered that complimenting shoes is a nice gesture), so why wear 'em with a dress when you can't see them!

Though over the holidays I did get back 'in' to suits and have worn a suit about 4 days the past few weeks, it does feel nice feeling spiffy and educated and whatnot (I'm a jeans, boots, and t-shirt kinda guy). If only I had a fedora...

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Women's feet are a mess (not so with men's feet) [View all] Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 OP

my theory of high heels barbtries Dec 2011 #1

LOL My sister just doesn't wear them. She has dressy flats for dress-up occasions. If she tried to Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #2

I gave all my heels to a woman's shelter many, many years ago. CrispyQ Dec 2011 #7

Neither do I proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 #12

Finn Comfort for me SoCalDem Dec 2011 #144

I stopped wearing them 30 years ago malaise Dec 2011 #20

Strangely enough they were invented by a woman. nt Snake Alchemist Dec 2011 #40

I've never cared much for catch-me-fuck-me shoes. gkhouston Dec 2011 #3

True. Plus the damage to feet is not too amusing, either Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #4

Hmmm so they should only be worn when they are having sex. LiberalFighter Dec 2011 #105

rofl, yup solution is dont wear them everyday, just that ahem special occassion. working guy Jan 2012 #192

Former ballerina here JustAnotherGen Dec 2011 #5

Yeah, but wait until the next big thing here... Liberal Veteran Dec 2011 #8

hahahaha! OMG! nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #18

OMG - LOL otohara Dec 2011 #21

You've not missed out on much, except falling down. :) nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #24

OMG I can't decide pipi_k Dec 2011 #30

They're slightly similar! nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #66

After seeing that. I'm wondering... LiberalFighter Dec 2011 #106

I seriously JustAnotherGen Dec 2011 #120

Can you imagine the heel callous you would have to develop to avoid bleeding out? Liberal Veteran Dec 2011 #122

DUzy nominee! meow2u3 Dec 2011 #191

LOL! God in the closet. :) Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #10

I haven't worn heels in decades lunatica Dec 2011 #6

Very wise. I've been wearing high heels since I graduated from college, and my left Achilles Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #13

I refuse to wear heels proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 #9

Everyone should have women in their families that urge kids not to wear high heels Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #16

Sadly, I have engaged in this self destructive behavior etherealtruth Dec 2011 #11

Thanks! Me too. God I LOVE shoes!! Maybe I'll just wear high heels at social occasions. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #15

Find some pictures of women feet in terrible condition because of high heels LiberalFighter Dec 2011 #109

Tha's actually quite a good idea etherealtruth Dec 2011 #115

Both my own mother and my mother-in-law MineralMan Dec 2011 #14

Fashion sure is not kind to women, Mineral Man. I hadn't even thought about the corsets! Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #19

I was shocked to see my mother's feet, and my mother-in-laws. MineralMan Dec 2011 #37

Thanks for this MineralMan. Jazzgirl Dec 2011 #87

And don't forget hoop skirts. Liberal Veteran Dec 2011 #36

Men's clothing has changed surprisingly little MineralMan Dec 2011 #53

Hoop skirts must've been a nightmare! Imagine sitting in those? nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #65

Yabbut they kept pesky men at a distance, pretty much. MineralMan Dec 2011 #93

LOL! Even small pieces of furniture could be hidden in there. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #95

The ones that couldn't fit inside the skirt. LiberalFighter Dec 2011 #110

Which is why people of exceptionally short stature were so MineralMan Dec 2011 #118

They were actually a safety hazard - hedgehog Dec 2011 #157

Oh my God. That gives a whole new meaning to 'that just burns me up.' Remember the corset in Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #161

I LOVE my moccasins! Linky for you! BeHereNow Dec 2011 #17

Oooh NICE!!! I love those! Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #23

Love the first pair- BeHereNow Dec 2011 #38

Moccasins are perfect footwear, I think. MineralMan Dec 2011 #45

Nothing beats the feeling of riding barefooted bare back on a horse. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #47

Well, I love mocs, but that horseback riding thing MineralMan Dec 2011 #50

Oh , I'm sorry to hear that- BeHereNow Dec 2011 #70

Gah! I've gotten stomped on too many times to go barefoot around horses! riderinthestorm Dec 2011 #83

LOL! Once was enough for me- entirely my fault too. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #129

Geez, I get stepped on at least once/week - heels, ankles, toes. riderinthestorm Dec 2011 #134

OMG! You are working in a SERIOUS horse scene! I'm envious! BeHereNow Dec 2011 #138

40 miles west of Chicago! Come anytime!! I have a packer QH we keep for guests riderinthestorm Dec 2011 #147

Do you know Roger Daly? BeHereNow Dec 2011 #179

I love those! But I couldn't find any prices at your link. senseandsensibility Dec 2011 #85

Actually- they very reasonably priced! Extremely well made and COMFORTABLE! BeHereNow Dec 2011 #123

You're right, pretty reasonable. senseandsensibility Dec 2011 #189

Nearly all of my shoes are flat or nearly flat. Ilsa Dec 2011 #22

The foot and leg problems high heels cause don't make them worth wearing, really. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #25

In Imperial China, young aristocratic girls had their feet wrapped, permanently deforming no_hypocrisy Dec 2011 #26

Modern foot binding. And actually, wearing heels ends up making the feet uglier because Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #28

I read in the NY Times a few years ago about a new crop of podiatric surgical clientele: no_hypocrisy Dec 2011 #165

You've got to be kidding! Cutting feet to look dainty? Things are getting uglier by the second. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #168

I found the article for you. Nine years old. no_hypocrisy Dec 2011 #173

I wonder what this does for your balance. gkhouston Dec 2011 #180

My feet are living proof pipi_k Dec 2011 #27

:( Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #31

I know...I saw your post above pipi_k Dec 2011 #73

I wrecked my feet 40 years ago with high heeled shoes. Lugnut Dec 2011 #29

My GP told me that, that the toenails start getting thick, misshapen and weird Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #33

I'd say EVERYONE's feet are a mess (thanks to shoes)... drokhole Dec 2011 #32

Those are some butt-ugly feet lol Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #35

That's exactly right! drokhole Dec 2011 #58

Thanks for the websites! I put them on my calendar to view tonight. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #62

Get yourself a pair of Vibrams. n/t tammywammy Dec 2011 #117

Makes me glad I wear sneakers UnseenUndergrad Dec 2011 #92

I read some articles on barefoot running a year back, hedgehog Dec 2011 #158

As a somewhat vertically-challenged man, I can't say I'm all that fond of high-heeled shoes either. dawg Dec 2011 #34

I'm guilty of trying to look taller. :( And you're right about a man's height. It's partly Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #42

Maybe the 70's will come back, and then I'll be tall enough again. dawg Dec 2011 #57

ew! Those are fugly! nt Sarah Ibarruri Jan 2012 #195

the taller the woman, the closer the motorboat Bucky Dec 2011 #43

Ahem. Well, then you're just going to have to kneel more. And genuflect. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #56

My feet are a good example MuseRider Dec 2011 #39

It is! It feels good to be taller if one is short (I can reach cupboards better with heels on) Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #52

This is why women always fall down when running from monsters & ax murderers in movies. Bucky Dec 2011 #41

Well, maybe you guys should encourage women to wear flats then! Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #46

Ummm... Is that the reason why men want women wearing high heels? LiberalFighter Dec 2011 #116

Or you could subscribe to the theory mythology Dec 2011 #154

I love my feet handmade34 Dec 2011 #44

Thanks for the pics! Good encouragement to stop wearing those stilts we call women's shoes. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #49

These are lovely, BUT lapislzi Dec 2011 #59

True. The front of the foot has to fit well, not act like a vise. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #64

My mom was a dancer lapislzi Dec 2011 #72

Bunions can be caused by short shoes. They don't have to be heels. immoderate Dec 2011 #166

There was an anthropologist in the 70's... CanSocDem Dec 2011 #48

Put them away forever? Good! lol Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #51

I have a couple of pairs that I wear a couple of times a year. lapislzi Dec 2011 #54

Fuzzy and with Tweety Bird? :) So nice to have a guy that likes fuzzy slippers rather than Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #79

I gave away my high heels after a car wreck eighteen years ago Missy Vixen Dec 2011 #55

Well, I'll be drooling soon too, since I'm switching to cute flats. Oh, by the way... Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #60

It also warps your toenails. MuseRider Dec 2011 #74

Ooooh...Mary Janes!!! pipi_k Dec 2011 #94

Have you tried European shoes? gkhouston Dec 2011 #119

Something I will def check out. MuseRider Dec 2011 #121

I usually buy mine in person, although Zappos probably carries them. gkhouston Dec 2011 #127

Oooh ECCO! MuseRider Dec 2011 #146

I wore heels many years ago Irishonly Dec 2011 #61

Run in heels? That's more dangerous than running with scissors, imo! ~lol. CrispyQ Dec 2011 #68

Moccasins are looking good Irishonly Dec 2011 #142

My mom has diabetic neuropathy and has bought herself some really cool flats. She won't look Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #78

Smart mom Irishonly Dec 2011 #141

"Bunionette" lapislzi Dec 2011 #63

LOL! Stop that. ew Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #67

High heeled shoes are nothing more than a more sophisticated form of foot binding. Spider Jerusalem Dec 2011 #69

Pretty awful. Maybe if women saw these pictures, they'd think about it twice & burn their magazines Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #76

Dating a nice, handsome man shorter than 5'11" ... dawg Dec 2011 #71

There ya go! We need some encouragement here. Wearing flats is healthy and makes available Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #75

Being short ohheckyeah Dec 2011 #131

Worked for me! eridani Dec 2011 #182

I think high heels look ridiculous. They're an accident waiting to happen. qb Dec 2011 #77

I saw a lady at a coffee shop the other day who was slightly heavy wearing huuugely high heels. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #80

Thank you!!!!!!!!!! arcane1 Dec 2011 #81

Daily footwear for me: New Balance sneakers, Danskos, or Ariat riding boots riderinthestorm Dec 2011 #82

Ariat riding boots MuseRider Dec 2011 #88

I've found that you get what you pay for. In the long run, the money's worth it, they last forever riderinthestorm Dec 2011 #99

My husband has learned that when his back or knees start to hurt, hedgehog Dec 2011 #113

Shoes for Crews sarge43 Dec 2011 #100

Love Ariats! ohheckyeah Dec 2011 #132

Foot pain is a pain BootinUp Dec 2011 #84

That sounds like a nerve problem. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #90

Its apparently caused by mechanical damage to the nerves BootinUp Dec 2011 #124

I've wondered why high heels are worn in porn flicks, Ron Green Dec 2011 #86

I wonder that sometimes. We'll have to ask guys if heels are a sign of submission. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #89

High heels tighten the calf muscles and the buttocks. MineralMan Dec 2011 #96

Walking on tiptoes is also a sign of autism. So there! :) nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #97

I shall make no comment, I think. MineralMan Dec 2011 #104

And make the hips sway. n/t sarge43 Dec 2011 #98

Actually, that's a result of walking abnormally by placing one MineralMan Dec 2011 #103

IMHO high heels are a first cousin to footbinding. kestrel91316 Dec 2011 #91

Just thought of something... pipi_k Dec 2011 #101

Those are dangerous because it's like walking on stilts Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #102

these take the cake for fugly! shanti Dec 2011 #126

That's what they should be called Fugli Shoes lol Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #130

THAT is a shoe? Rex Dec 2011 #143

They're shoes and they're incredibly expensive, too. Nasty, ugly things. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #152

Looks like a good way to break an ankle. n/t gkhouston Dec 2011 #167

Are those really meant to be worn? MuseRider Dec 2011 #159

Yup. They're Alexander McQueen shoes (had to be a guy designer lol) and cost thousands! nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #160

I don't think I would ever even want to sit in them. MuseRider Dec 2011 #162

They don't have to wear them, so they're fine with designing unwearable things. :( nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #170

lady gaga shanti Dec 2011 #171

The Ugliest Shoes of 2011 progressoid Dec 2011 #164

Okay, yes, those win! nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #169

OMG I think those pipi_k Dec 2011 #181

I remember, I loved those shoes. sufrommich Dec 2011 #111

How do you walk in those things? Rex Dec 2011 #156

The only time I wear high heels - emilyg Dec 2011 #107

Cruel shoes TransitJohn Dec 2011 #108

LOL! Cute. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #151

Steve Martin. eom TransitJohn Dec 2011 #175

I've been stocking up on cute flats this year - it's wonderful hedgehog Dec 2011 #112

There are lots of cute and sexy flats around now! nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #149

I will NOT wear any heels nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #114

Good for you, Nadin. Flats it is for me too in 2012. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #140

The fastest growing Medical speciality in NYC is podiatry. People destroy their feet. stevenleser Dec 2011 #125

That's interesting that podiatry is such a busy medical practice. Thanks. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #135

We were 'requested' to wear high heels at a lounge I worked at polly7 Dec 2011 #128

I remember going to Reno at least 25 years ago now arikara Dec 2011 #133

I went to a wedding a few months ago where the *bride* was wearing a dressy pair of Tom's sneakers. gkhouston Dec 2011 #139

the reality show 'what not to wear" always makes over the woman into high high heels Liberal_in_LA Dec 2011 #136

It does. That's the major problem in all this. The standard they set is one of women on stilts. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #137

If women *need* to be taller, they can always tease their hair high. nt valerief Dec 2011 #145

ahaha! Beehive style? Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #148

Big hair, big fun. n/t gkhouston Dec 2011 #150

the bigger the hair, the closer to god shanti Dec 2011 #172

Your doctor is correct. aquart Dec 2011 #153

LOL! Medusa toes? ::shudder:: I'd better rush out and get those flats right now! nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #155

Yes. aquart Dec 2011 #163

Anybody ever tried these? blaze Dec 2011 #174

Whoa, those are wondeful, and modestly priced. I will check 'em out. joshcryer Dec 2011 #177

If you prefer walking barefoot blaze Dec 2011 #178

Those rope shoes would look hella cute with a little nail polish and all Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #185

OMG, that's horrible. I spent my entire childhood barefoot 80-90% of the time. joshcryer Dec 2011 #176

It's nice to hear that you encourage women to wear comfy shoes Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #184

Well that's just more reason not to wear 'em. joshcryer Dec 2011 #186

Ha. :) nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #187

Why listen to men? Or doctors? LOL Mimosa Dec 2011 #183

I'm a 52 yr old woman with a neuroma in one foot and OnionPatch Dec 2011 #188

It's too bad shoe manufacturers don't care a rat's ass about biology and anatomy. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #190

My sister got stilettos for her birthday Puzzledtraveller Jan 2012 #193

Yup! I think that x-ray showing the foot inside the high heel, is here Sarah Ibarruri Jan 2012 #194

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