Oct 21 2008
But Can He Run in Those?
Today a good friend of mine from Ohio stopped by to visit with us for a while, before she and her significant other headed off to attend the funeral they were in town for. Both were dressed casual but came equipped with somber, more appropriate changes of clothing.
Well, my darling baby almost-two-year-old boy zeroed in on a pair of black pumps my friend had set down in the corner of the room. He was immediately drawn to them. Perhaps it was the slope of the heel, or the stylish buckle at the front, or maybe the peek-a-boo toe cutout. Who knows?
All I know is that boy was wearing those pumps in no seconds flat. He posed for pictures. He strutted. For the love of God, this, my youngest son, ran circles around us in these shoes three times too big for his feet, without any discernible wobble.
Understand, I spend most days in flip flops, the other days I spend in sneakers, and if I have to dress up I’m wearing flats. I do not wear high heeled shoes, I can barely walk in them without doing major injury to an ankle. I would never dream of running in them.
My husband has a rule of thumb for shoes. “Don’t wear shoes you can’t fight in or run in.”
Well, apparently stylish black pumps fall in to this category, at least for my son. If ever he has to out run the cops or a zombie even, you can believe he’ll be doing it in style.
Sorry some of you couldn’t view the video. I’m going to post a photo as well in a sec.