Ok, my little man Isaac has some issues with his shoes. On certain days the issues he has with his shoes are huge. The problem isn't what the shoes look like, but what the shoes feel like on his feet. He's fine not wearing any shoes at all....as he says, "bare footy", but if he has shoes on his feet they must feel perfect! His socks must be perfect......it would be absolutely devastating to have a sock on inside out!!! And, it's a tragedy if the sock is not perfectly on his foot. A sock just a tad off center is call for SERIOUS alarm. You know those socks with grey on the bottom and white on the top....they must be perfectly aligned! The toe and heel must be in perfect position. A sock a tad too big or too small will just not do! Now, once we get the sock perfect it's time to make a go with the shoe. As you put on the shoe you have to be very careful to make sure that the little piece of material on the back of the shoe is pulled out as it absolutely MUST be. The laces or straps must be adjusted not too tight and not too loose. Of course, many times when it is time to put shoes on we are in a hurry to get out the door. It can make for some frustrating times for all involved because on a "huge shoe issue day" if any of the things just mentioned are "out of wack" it's call for a serious three year old meltdown!
Today just happened to be one of those "huge shoe issue" days. Luckily today we were on a very relaxed schedule so we had time to deal with this. ;) We went from sandles, to tennis shoes and back to sandles before we got it just right this morning. Then we went outside in the wet grass and well....wet sandles are a BIG problem on days like today! LOL!! You can see the stress in the curling of his toes in the picture above.
The funny part about this is that Isaac's shoes and socks are the only things that Isaac has concerns like this about. Just last week as we walked out of the library I noticed that his shorts were on backwards. No problem with that, but I'll betcha that his shoes and socks were perfect! :)
Maybe tomorrow will be a "non-issue shoe day" at our house. ;)
God Bless,
Wendy
2 comments:
ROLLING ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING!
That's great!
Joshua has similar issues!!! I cannot believe someone else does! But you're nicer than I, I will NOT let him change the shoes...I tell him...get over it!....after I do a bunch of adjustments on the tongue, the laces, the sock, the back of the shoe...
Oh your posting is HILARIOUS!
Joshua will give up himself and put on his big rain boots - khaki shorts and he'll wear big rain boots.....sigh...
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Wendy,
You know I have had a few mom's that have told me since I posted this that their kids have the exact same issue with shoes and socks. So, we are not alone! ;)
I'm definitely not always so nice about it! lol! As I said, we had extra time that day. :) Yesterday I think my exact words were, "get over it! You're wearing them!" ;)
Wendy
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