I don’t own any shoes or socks nor would I want any

@DavidT8899 I’d love to hear it

@BarefootLeilani Sure .I come from a family of barefooters.My Dad,Mom and older sister have pretty much lived in bare feet.But as a little kid,I always kept my shoes on.There wasn't any "issues"with my legs and feet;I was just sort of reserved and shy about exposing myself like that.Needless to say,this caused be a stick out in my family,and they were always encouraging me to at least try going barefoot,but I always begged off.When I was around 8 yrs old,my Dad sat me down.He explained that he understood that I was shy,but he didn't want that to "block me off from an experience that would be good for me and that I might really enjoy."Right there,he insisted that I take off my shoes and socks and said that for the following week,I WAS going to go in my bare feet right along with the rest of the family.He made it clear that he wasn't forcing me to be a barefooter;rather,he wasn't making sure that I was no longer afraid to be barefoot in front of other people.After he was confident that I was not,I could go back to wearing shoes if I wishes.He was kind but firm-he made it clear that this WAS the way it was going to be, whether or not I liked or agreed with it.(Believe me,Dad's can be intimidating when they want to be!)He but other conditions on my "trial run".He insisted that if I were to wear long pants,I MUST AT ALL TIMES roll them up to my knees so that my bare feet were clearly noticeable.(He didn't want me trying the trick of wearing overly-long pants cuffs to cover up my feet.)And he insisted that I wasn't going to "hide in my room",but go outside,walk around on the soft grass and interact with other people while barefoot.Long story short:after about the second day of my "barefoot time",I realized that I never wanted to wear shoes again!I became a proud "barefoot boy"and have remained one to this day!I'll always be thankful to my Dad for opening me up to the experience;he ended up doing me a huge favor!

@DavidT8899 Lovely story and well done to your dad, he knew that he was doing the right thing. Going barefoot really is the best way to be.

@DavidT8899 Awwwww, what a cute beautiful story 😊. Daddy changed your life for the better! 🤗

@BarefootLeilani He did.And do you want to hear something funny? Remember the part where my Dad forced me to roll my pants legs up to my knees?To this day,I still do that-of my own accord,of course.

@DavidT8899 Yes! I love doing that! The juxtaposition of bare feet with the pant leg rolled up looks so sexy 😁👣👣👣

@BarefootLeilani And when we were younger,my Sister and I had fun by standing on each others feet/stepping on each others toes.It didn't hurt at all;it felt squishy and sort of sensual,you know?

@DavidT8899 I do that with my barefoot friends too! It so fun and it feels so good! 👣👣