I agree with all the comments that said to buy decent, well-fitting shoes instead of cheap ones but sometimes this is really not possible. Forty years back after buying the children properly fitting shoes, there was usually only enough money left for jumble sale shoes for me.
My solution was to go barefoot whenever possible. It helps to control the damage done by second hand shoes that don't 'quite' fit! And when the kids grow up and living gets easier, oh, the pleasure of buying new shoes!
By Marg from England
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I guess I will have to be the party pooper in this one. For the sake of keeping tiles in good order, tiles mind you that will long outlive us both, she required everyone in her house to go without shoes.
She would always complain that her back and feet hurt, and I got tired of telling her why.
It is noble that you give the kids what they need, but you need just as much attention paid to your feet, too.
I hope you don't have diabetes like so many of us do, as you can step on something and not even feel it till it's too late.
Good Luck.
I meant my sister, btw...oops
This may work for some but not for me. When I don't wear shoes for a good part of the day my ankles hurt. I love going barefooted around the house; in my socks but I know to not do it too long or I'll be limping with a sore ankle.
Oh dear, I wasn't being noble, just desperate! However, I'm 66, still walk or cycle regularly, no back or foot problems. Perhaps I was just lucky because it worked for me. I can see the problem for diabetics though. All the best.
Marg.
P.S. I still go barefoot at home.
I used to go barefoot at home all the time until I started having foot trouble a few years ago. Probably didn't help that we were living in a house with paper thin carpet over a concrete slab! I bought some of those Crocs sandals to wear as house shoes.
Fascinating tip but I have never in my life had trouble with 2nd hand shoes. The weather to me is often too cold to entertain the notion of permanent barefootness!
I have gone barefoot as much as possible all my life. As a child, I couldn't go barefoot outside because of there were a lot of plants with burrs that were very painful. As soon as flip-flops appeared on the market, I wore them all summer. As a working adult, I had to wear shoes, but found that investing in Birkenstock s (frequently bought on Ebay) were the way to go.
I went barefoot all my life with no problems until I had a stroke due to a head injury. Now in order to walk, I have to wear supportive shoes. I buy all shoes new only because once one of my kids got a bad case of fungus from second hand shoes. But I do let the kids run around barefoot even though our foot doctor recommends wearing shoes at all times except when in bath or bed.
I wish I had known enough to not constantly go barefoot when I was young. Now I am 67 and both feet have arthritis, my left foot is flat, and my right foot is pronated. Perhaps I could have prevented some of my current problems if I had always worn supportive shoes. At least some of my current foot problems and the constant ache in my foot that never goes away must be blamed on going barefoot for 50 years.
I have been advised to do this by my chiropractor. Going barefoot uses most of the muscles and promotes circulation in your feet. Sticking them in shoes tha are flat does not.
I used to go barefoot from April through October, but when I developed plantar fascitiis in both feet, I had to start wearing shoes all the time. I get Birkenstock knock-offs from Lands' End. I wear orthotics in my other shoes, but going barefoot would probably bring back the PF, and I don't want to have to deal with that again.
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