"With no survivors!"

One truly does not know, understand shoes  and socks until you have boys. I thought a shoe was a shoe, but no!!!!! You can't wear your running shoes for nothing but running. Evidentially those are lightweight. Ok! Then the track shoes have spikes on half the shoe what? It seems like I am paying for all the spikes. And what's the difference in plastic spikes and metal spikes. And what if your son like mine also plays basketball, well that's yet another shoe that protects the ankle. And both my boys play football and with that is football cleats, more spikes!!!! What the devil!?!? So when it's time for the weekend and time to relax and go out my son says but ma I need shoes. :blankstare:

And don't get me started on socks remember when a sock was a sock? Now you have no show, low show, ankle, crew, tube, soccer, football, basketball, elite. Elite!?!? What qualifies as elite? The sport? The person? The parents ability to afford the socks? If you are on a sports team and your team loses shouldn't you have to forfeit your "elite" status? The sheer gall of kids everywhere thinking they have a right to wear $17 socks. That's $17 a pair. Do you know how many pairs of socks I could get when I was 16? About 17 pair!!! Ok let's consider inflation do you know how many pairs of socks I can get for $17? About 15!!! Elite!?! Elite my behind.

But to their defense they wear these socks until  they can walk on their own. There comes a day when one of the boys  peels off one of their numerous pairs of shows and a smell of old hot dog water mixed with rancid raccoon pee fills the room and its their socks. Really!?!? So they love the socks so much that they don't want to wash them for fear of losing one in the washer because they KNOW I am not replacing it.

So if you have sons with sweet baby feet please enjoy them while they are little and scent free.

"Speak of the devil, and he shall appear."