Annoyance. Irritant. A thing that grinds my gears.
Blinking lights on kids shoes.
I had to go buy the ever-growing Clownfish a new pair of sandles and a new pair of sneakers. Every blinking shoe was a damn blinking shoe!
I see toddlers wearing them walking into walls because they're so excited, staring at the little seizure-magnets.
And invariably the bulbs blow on one shoe before the other, resulting in whining that makes "no cookies before dinner" a welcome conversation.
Blinking lights on kids shoes.
I had to go buy the ever-growing Clownfish a new pair of sandles and a new pair of sneakers. Every blinking shoe was a damn blinking shoe!
I see toddlers wearing them walking into walls because they're so excited, staring at the little seizure-magnets.
And invariably the bulbs blow on one shoe before the other, resulting in whining that makes "no cookies before dinner" a welcome conversation.
Thomas... Sesame... Diego... they've all sold out to the blinking phenomenon. Bastards.
So plain brown sandles and generic car sneakers it is.
With me as a mother, Clownfish had better get used to being the un-cool kid.
*Now why the hell are they BLINKING??
**Double bonus points to the first to identify the source of the title.
Oh, I remember blinking shoes. I kind of liked them, because we are (and were) a walking family in an urban setting. Blinking shoes helped cars to see my toddlers. I remember when E decided she'd outgrown them, I think in 1st grade.
ReplyDeleteIt was probably 2 days after I'd bought her a pair. Grrrrr.
Now the kid-shoe bane of my existence: Crocs. First I said no, but then I caved. They'll likely arrive today.
Ooh, I know - It's the Twelve Pains of Christmas - I love that song!
ReplyDeleteMy nephew has the blinking shoes; my sister finally caved in. He doesn't seem very impressed with them, so if one burns out he'll probably be okay.
Blinks I can deal with. Wheels on shoes that allow kids to zoom around the supermarket, not so much.
ReplyDeleteI remember blinking shoes being cool when I was in elementary school. It's funny how trends repeat themselves.
ReplyDeleteI agree with lincoln, though... I absolutely HATE seeing little kids with those wheelie shoes everywhere I go - frickin' annoying!
Haha - you know what? I remember the first time I saw a pair, and my inner little girl was all wide-eyed, "They BLINK!" I so sometimes regret that they seem to have invented everything fun now that I'm too old to have it. If I were in Clownfish's non-blinking shoes, there would be protests. You're lucky he's not picky :)
ReplyDeletePS - I have never wanted a pair of shoes with wheels though. Because THAT is just silly.
I had a couple of pairs of the original LA Lights back when they were new in the early 90's. It really seemed like one of those fads that would die out in less than five years. Apparently I was wrong.
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