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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. > >Dear Anita > >It melted my heart when you said black soles are a >sign of a happy childhood same with laughter and >fizzled hair. That is a lovely thing to say and >children are all wonderful so they deserve to be >happy. 😊 > >I am 23 but because of my autism I am like a child >myself. I am always in my bare feet at home and >because of my autism I cannot go out by myself but >unfortunately I have to wear sandals to my day care >centre but in gymnastics I go into moms car barefoot >or we walk to gymnastics with me in my bare feet in >the summer and my soles get black and it us so cool. > >I think getting black soles is really cool. > >Can you do a handstand? > >I love climbing trees so I can hang upside down by my >knees from the branches. I am barefoot nonstop >everyday and I hate socks. Socks are horrible. I do >not like socks. > >Your daughter sounds so cool and I bet she looks >really pretty in her bare feet but still dressed all >nice. Kids having fun is the best part of life. > >Love Gymnast Lover Millie

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