Walkin in my Shoes
I have a pair of house slippers that look like they should be very comfortable, with adjustable straps across the top of the top of the foot, and some kind of soft material, but looks can be deceiving.
Why don't you wear these shoes, Papa, Cici asked me last week. Because they aren't comfortable, I replied. But they look very comfortable, she said. Yes, but there is a hard rim around the part of the shoe where I walk, and it is not comfortable for me. I showed her the part of the shoe that was causing the problem.
Let me try them, Cici said, slipping them on her feet. These feel great, she said with a smile as she walked across the room. That is because they are too big for you, and your feet don't touch the hard rim that causes problems for my feet, I pointed out.
Since this incident, the slippers have become Cici's favorites to wear in our home. They are always parked at the entrance of whatever room she is in at the time, waiting to comfort her feet as she moves through the house. She looks like a child who is walking in her parent's shoes, but that doesn't bother her. She also wears my Burberry scarf around her neck on cold days and keeps it with her clothes when she is not wearing it. I think ownership of the shoes and scarf have passed to Cici. I wouldn't be surprised if they go off to college with her.
Why don't you wear these shoes, Papa, Cici asked me last week. Because they aren't comfortable, I replied. But they look very comfortable, she said. Yes, but there is a hard rim around the part of the shoe where I walk, and it is not comfortable for me. I showed her the part of the shoe that was causing the problem.
Let me try them, Cici said, slipping them on her feet. These feel great, she said with a smile as she walked across the room. That is because they are too big for you, and your feet don't touch the hard rim that causes problems for my feet, I pointed out.
Since this incident, the slippers have become Cici's favorites to wear in our home. They are always parked at the entrance of whatever room she is in at the time, waiting to comfort her feet as she moves through the house. She looks like a child who is walking in her parent's shoes, but that doesn't bother her. She also wears my Burberry scarf around her neck on cold days and keeps it with her clothes when she is not wearing it. I think ownership of the shoes and scarf have passed to Cici. I wouldn't be surprised if they go off to college with her.
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