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>Hello again, Millie and all! >I remember when my children started walking on their >own instead of sitting in the buggy, coming along to >neighbourhood walks and shopping in the city. They had >quite a lot of energy and endurance. I had bought them >sandals that I thought they would put on outside the >house and garden where they have always been barefoot, >but none of them wanted to put them on. >I always wanted them to decide on their own and only >advised them to watch where they step. So I was soon >around with three pre/primary school age children >going barefoot in places where I would never have >considered doing so myself. In parks, supermarkets, >along the city streets, all around the pedestrian >zone, parking garages, public transport, you can >imagine that their young little soles soon turned deep >black all over, or later as their arches developed, >black pads and heels standing out against pale arches. >A funny feeling at first for me as the mother >responsible for them (and wearing my shoes), but soon >it just made me happy, after all it's a sign of the >enjoyment of childhood like a child's laugh and >fuzzled hair. >There's also the effect of siblings encouraging each >other. They fortunately get along great with each >other. Comparing who runs and skips fastest, who can >climb on trees and also who gets the blackest feet >(they were never afraid of that). >So now they are coming into their teen years and my >daughter has attended teenie parties where she took >care to have the appropriate "city soles" to go with >her style. >As their mother I'm just amused. They can be scrubbed >clean before they go to bed and it's just a side >effect, I just love their enthusiasm in everything >they do. >All the best from Anita and family.

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