Hi Just thought I'd have a go at starting a new thread, out of interest. In reading some of your comments its hard to know whether you are a guy or a girl, which is no big deal, but, as a 100% barefoot mum I'd be interested to hear the experiences of other barefoot women, especially about places you have been kicked out from and dealing with other family members etc. In New Zealand we are very barefoot friendly so some of these bad experiences are completely foreign to me. I even had one American mum say she had to put shoes on her 16 month baby before going into the grocery store, thats complete bullshit! THey reckon you'll get all sorts of fucking diseases by being barefoot, again its complete shit, and I dont know why people fall for it. My fucking MIL hates me barefoot and refuses to be seen in public with me, which I think is bloody stupid, and I tell her, but she is not telling me how to run my life or how to bring up my children. I have never been told to put on fucking shoes, we dont have any signs anywhere saying you have to wear shoes, my kids are completely barefoot all the fucking time, and they love it. I haven't had shoes on my feet for four years now and never intend to wear them again!:devil:
OOPS! I thought this would be a thread about...you know...Egyptian mummies in coffins...and I assume many would have been entombed barefoot...or royalty whose shoes had worn away with time...but anyhow this isn't about THAT...and I'm a daddy (duddy???) anyway, so....
Welcome to hip forums solemum,if things had turned out differently I might well be in your circle of barefoot mummies as I lived in NZ after my 2nd daughter was born and only left because her fucking psycho of an Aussie father tracked us down there so I reluctantly moved back to the UK.Like you I was 100% shoeless there all year round,as I was in Oz too for that matter and it still amazes me how accepted it was,I don't think I received a single comment.It's different here in the UK,although I'd say it's generally tolerated,looks and comments are to be expected and pretty much come with the territory,especially at this time of year. As for friends and family,I'm the sole barefooter although they've all accepted it as part of my make-up.OK one of the mums turned up barefoot on the school run one day last summer,but other than that wearing flip-flops or what you guys call jandals as about as barefoot as it gets for them.
Thanks for your comments. I often help out at my eldest sons school as a teacher aide in barefeet - its so much easier to move about with them, without the hassle and restriction of shoes. Last week I volunteered to be a parent helper on a school trip to a local history museum, no problems in barefeet - I had eight children to look after and they were all barefoot, the kids loved it, one little boy even said to me he wished his mum went barefoot like I did, I thought that was brilliant! All my family are barefoot to some degree here in NZ, I think its just natural. My sister is pretty much 100% like me, she has 3 children, so its quite funny when we go out together - her and I barefoot, and all our bloody kids without shoes, shopping in the mall, or wherever!
that sounds nasty... not gunna lie. why would you choose to ignore such an obvious advancement in human technology? even if i was a nudist id still prolly wear shoes so i wouldn't have to pull glass out of my feet or walk really slow and delicately over gravel or all the other unnecessary inconveniences of not wearing shoes so my toes could breath. i don't get it to be honest. give me like a factual reason why this is a good idea and i will respect that and move on to a different thread.
I just love your posts, solemum!! I'm sure it's making all the rest of us desperate to move to NZ (except the previous poster, evidently!)
Im amazed that this bullshit continues! For me being barefoot is completely natural, I love the surfaces under my feet, the textures. Being barefoot is simply part of the lifestyle my partner and I have adopted, including our children - I am not dictated by any fucking fashion, I chose what clothes are comfortable for me and what suits my personality, its the same with the piercings and tattoos I have on my legs and feet - they are simply an expression of me! As for glass, in New Zealand our streets are clean and this has never been a problem, my feet are tough enough anyway. Maybe Americans should spend some time cleaning up their fucking streets! Barefoot living is simply an extension of my lifestyle and personality, a carefree and laid back life, lived simply and without any hassle! I hope that helps!
Well said solemum I live in Norfolk Just outside Norwich and get quite a few negative comments as i have both feet tattooed but like you I think F**k them its my lifestyle,I also love to feel the different textures under my feet one of my favs is country walks it's great to feel the soft ground underfoot. The only place I have been asked to leave is Tesco. Carry on the barefoot walk
There's a whole forum dedicated to this, and this question has been answered many hundreds or thousands of times.
Yes thats my point! Im only new to this forum, but Im sure the same fucking stuff has been kicked around thousands of times before. I dont criticise people for wearing shoes, so no one has the fucking right to criticise me for being barefoot! But again I reiterate in NZ these types of discussions and questions dont even come up in conversations.....I have 3 or 4 barefoot women friends and we meet regularly, and we never feel we have to justify anything to anyone! I have continual battles with my fucking MIL, but thats a wider issue, based around my lifestyle and child discipline issues, tattooing etc., which I wont go into here!:devil:
Yes, we should just be ourselves and not have to justify anything to anyone if we choose to be a bit "unconventional". If you're not happy with it, or don't see the point, then don't do it, simples. Likewise don't implicitly criticise those who are a bit different to you!
