Do You Remember Getting New Shoes?

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Do you remember getting new shoes?

When you were young do you remember getting new shoes?  Do you remember going to a shoe store and trying on new shoes?  Or do you remember ordering new shoes from a catalog.  What were you favorite shoes like?  Did you like them because they were comfortable or did you like them because of how they looked or were they both comfortable and good looking?  Were your shoes the latest fashion?  How often did you get new shoes?  Did you ever wear second-hand shoes?  Did you try to avoid shoes and go barefoot as much as possible?

In today's world we all have to wear shoes.  You aren't allowed to go to school barefoot.  You can't even go in a lot of stores barefoot.  Shoes are a protection from thorns, sharp rocks, broken glass and other hazards you may find outside.  

Write down what the first pair of shoes you remember wearing were like.  The first pair of shoes I remember were red in color and had a strap that went across the top of my foot or could be turned back around the heel of the shoe.  I liked wearing the shoes with the strap around the heel because I felt more grownup that way.  Most days I wore white tennis shoes to school.  I changed into older worn-out tennis shoes when I got home and did chores around the farm.  Slip-on shoes were saved for Sunday and special occasions.

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What Kind of Clothing Do You Remember Wearing?

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What kind of clothing do you remember wearing?
 I remember having to wear dresses to school.  The average length of the dresses was to the middle of the knee until my last couple of years in high school when mini skirts became the fashion.  Short dresses can be cold in the winter. I didn't want to wear shorter dresses the to the knee because it would be cold and I would have to worry about being too revealing.  I still wear dresses for some things like church and weddings and funerals and other special occasions, but I wear longer skirts now.  When I sit I don't have to worry about how I am sitting.  I don't have to tug and pull to make sure my skirt isn't too revealing.  I remember the first time I wore pants was for a trip to an amusement park.  Then there were gymnastics in school where girls were told to wear pants.  For every day things now I wear pants.  I wear tops that don't have too low or wide of necklines.  Although I may not be fashionable, I am comfortable.  I am grateful to be able to dress comfortably.
Do you remember wearing certain types of clothing?  Did you wear anything embarassing or uncomfortable?  How did you feel about it?  Why do you chose to wear the kind of clothing you do now?  Were there any special clothes that you wore at some time in your life?  Writing about the kind of clothing you wore is an important part of your life story.