Quote Originally Posted by Lady's Human View Post
Point being, pom, that those were posted AFTER parents who let their children go barefoot were accused of neglect and other things by more than one poster.

Had nothing to do with the OP, it had to do with the exceedingly over the top responses by the saints and paragons of parenting in the commentariat.
And point being LH, that no one accused YOU of being a bad parent, just as none of us said we were faultless parents. You had to make a comment about being immaculately clothed and groomed - no one said anything about that either - except for you.
The whole point was about safety of the children - referencing parents who make this a regular practice, and not just a fluke that might happen once in a blue moon. The thread snowballed out of control, and the whole point was lost. Frankly, I'm glad that so many different points and opinions were stated. If it was seen by, and changes even one parent's mind that makes this a practice on a regular basis, maybe after reading this, they will see things that they never considered before, and have second thoughts about having protection on the kid's feet when in less than favorable conditions.
Now it's time for a truce............