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>Raising barefoot children obviously benefits them as >well as the parents, so I wonder why I rarely see >others doing it like us, at least in the cooler season >we're pretty much the only ones around here ... > >No delays when going out, it's been mentioned before, >the kids are always ready. >It's impressive how tough the children are. They >aren't bothered when it's almost freezing. They wear >their long pants and jackets, maybe wool legwarmers >underneath if they want to be extra cozy, and are fine >like that. >For my children, every puddle of water is fun to run >through or jump in. Every pile of fallen leaves is a >welcome opportunity to rustle through with bare toes. >And I just admire their feet growing and getting >tougher without even having to keep track of whatever >shoe size they would need. We have donated their shoes >to the Red Cross since they don't fit any more anyway. >Sometimes we get dubious looks from people we don't >know, but since the kids are obviously happy ... we >can reassure them that there's nothing wrong! >Obviously, laundry is a lot easier as well without >having to go through piles of dirty socks, wash, dry >and sort them.

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