Barefoot child at Wal-Mart

[pomtzu]

I do not think there is any excuse for this type of neglect. If there was a reason she could not wear shoes they should have made her ride in a cart. I would never ever have let either of my kids go barefoot in public, even at the beach we made them wear sandals until we got our towels and blankets set up.

Yup - there's something to be said for foot protection at the beach too. As a teenager, I gashed the bottom of my foot open on a piece of broken glass that was just under the surface of the sand - bad enough to require a trip to the hospital to be cleaned out and stitched up. No fun and very painful too..

[wombat2u2004]

Yup - there's something to be said for foot protection at the beach too. As a teenager, I gashed the bottom of my foot open on a piece of broken glass that was just under the surface of the sand - bad enough to require a trip to the hospital to be cleaned out and stitched up. No fun and very painful too..

That happened to me to.
But I won't let some cretin who wants to break glass on the beach spoil my day.
I still go barefoot.

[pomtzu]

That happened to me to.
But I won't let some cretin who wants to break glass on the beach spoil my day.
I still go barefoot.

Yeah - same here. The sandals come off only when closer to the water, but walking across the dunes and out to where I stake out my spot, then the sandals stay on!

[wombat2u2004]

Sissy.

[pomtzu]

Sissy.

Must I bring up those Wombelina wings again??? You just put them on and skim along above the ground, without having to endanger those little tootsies... Wimp!!!

[wombat2u2004]

Yeah - same here. The sandals come off only when closer to the water, but walking across the dunes and out to where I stake out my spot, then the sandals stay on!

There you are !!! Just for you, next time you go to the beach.
Ohhh....would you like a matching bucket and spade to go with those ???

[Catlady711]

Yeah - same here. The sandals come off only when closer to the water, but walking across the dunes and out to where I stake out my spot, then the sandals stay on!

Not safe in the water either. I once cut the heck out of my foot on a broken shell while while wading in water up to my knees, and another time on a very sharp rock while in up to my waist. Now I always wear swim shoes in the water.