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>Hello, Lucy > >Welcome. My three children are barefoot enthusiasts, >they love to live barefoot in every situation and are >so happy to get rid of all footwear after the winter. >For shorter periods of time they even went barefoot in >the winter so they didn't really take a break this >year. No frost damage though, they're reasonable >enough to approach their limits with caution. And >while they're happy to convince their friends to try >going barefoot too they understand it might not be for >everybody. We just told them they could be barefoot >wherever they enjoy it and they all decided that would >be "everywhere". It's not important that children turn >out as their parents wish them to be, but it matters >that they are able and encouraged to find their own >way in life. Going barefoot is certainly a part of it, >it makes childhood richer and more eventful and is >also a way of doing your own thing rather than >following the crowd. > >Now on a platform that doesn't require any >identification to post, there are some "parenting" >forums where I get the impression people don't care >about their children (if they have children at all) >but are all about their dubious kinks and personal ego >power trips. In many of these contributions I actually >hope they are fake, invented stories and no actual >children had to suffer. So congratulations to you for >raising your children without hurting them, and for >taking care of their special needs. > >Welcome and have fun!

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