I Went Barefoot To School

My daughter came running out of school today completely barefoot! Shoes in hand and socks stuffed in her bag... Harriet said that her teacher had told her to remove her shoes and socks because they were absolutely soaking wet through, and so her teacher put them on a radiator to dry.

My darling Harriet completely forgot she was barefoot and simply went about her school day with bare feet. Even at playtime!

I hope she doesn’t get ideas and ask to start going to school barefoot because the school won’t let her go barefoot full time.

Ps
You should know my daughter and sons all despise wearing any footwear and leap at any opportunity to have bare feet.

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UnshodAdvocate · 26-30, M

Nothing wrong with barefooting in school since there are even articles about how it is better to be barefoot in school to improve performance, grades, and attitude.

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UnshodAdvocate · 26-30, M

@JustChris More schools should be more barefoot-friendly.

SandraB · 36-40, F

@UnshodAdvocate I agree. If allowed and I could I would happily send all three of my children to school barefoot.

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canusernamebemyusername · M

@JustChris That would be a public health hazard.

UnshodAdvocate · 26-30, M

@SandraB Good that you agree with me on that; it is legal to be barefoot in public and such, but not many are willing to accept it.

SandraB · 36-40, F

@UnshodAdvocate Oh me and my kids have absolutely no issue with being barefoot in public.

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UnshodAdvocate · 26-30, M

@SandraB That's great you and your kids have no issue with barefooting in public. Mind sharing some places you and your kids went barefooting together or such?

SandraB · 36-40, F

@UnshodAdvocate None of us have any issues. We’ve been to the park, supermarket, restaurants

UnshodAdvocate · 26-30, M

@SandraB That's great; based on those experiences, I definitely would like you to be a chapter in a barefooting book I am working on.

mazza62 · 61-69, M

@UnshodAdvocate I Vividly remember row of socks drying on the radiators at school. The winters back then were very wet and wet had deep snow that went down our wellies. As soon as we got to school our,teacher made us take our socks off and dry them on the radiators and we sat in the classroom barefoot