Extended family members wear hiking boots that leave scuff marks on my hardwood floors

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like the people that wear shoes indoors, are the same people who flush "flushable" wipes down the toilet.

Quite possibly the dumbest thing said on this thread. Congrats.

Oh but it's so true.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have foot and ankle issues and it’s painful for me to go barefoot. Please don’t prioritize scuffs on your floors over your guests health.

I wear leg braces and have one pair of shoes to wear with them. My shoes don't scuff floors like hiking boots do. Do your shoes leave marks?

No. I wear sneakers. They don’t harm peoples floors.

Just clean your floors after the party, op. A bunch of people wearing no shoes in a house that isn’t theirs is a situation rife for broken toes or foot pain. Not to mention gross stuff like athletes foot.

What kind of houses do you people live in??? Broken toes? Foot pain?? I've somehow managed 45 years in a no shoe household and never broken a toe, LOL!!! You sound insane.

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Anonymous wrote:If you are a shoes off household, is there somewhere for guests to sit and take their shoes off if they need to?

Of course, what kind of a stupid question is that?

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I am so glad my friends are normal.

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You neurotic shoes-off Nazis are hilarious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel like the people that wear shoes indoors, are the same people who flush "flushable" wipes down the toilet.

Quite possibly the dumbest thing said on this thread. Congrats.

Oh but it's so true.

Is it? I'm a shoes-on person, and I'd read you the riot act if I caught you flushing wipes down my toilet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You neurotic shoes-off Nazis are hilarious.

WHAT THE F_ IS WRONG WITH YOU????? Stop comparing people and thing to Nazis, you disgusting piece of shit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are a shoes off household, is there somewhere for guests to sit and take their shoes off if they need to?

Of course, what kind of a stupid question is that?

I've been to many houses that have nowhere for someone to sit.

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Anonymous wrote:You neurotic shoes-off Nazis are hilarious.

WHAT THE F_ IS WRONG WITH YOU????? Stop comparing people and thing to Nazis, you disgusting piece of shit.

From Oxford dictionary:

noun: Nazi; plural noun: Nazis
HISTORICAL
a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party.
DEROGATORY

a person who seeks to impose their views on others in a very autocratic or inflexible way.

[Anonymous]

Buy disposable medical shoe covers. The kinds doctors wear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My mom goes berserk when someone asks her to take off her shoes. She goes on and on about how dirty bare feet are and how disgusting it is to be putting bare feet on floors and getting the floors dirty. She also complains about how my family's bare feet track crumbs everywhere in her house whereas shoes wouldn't.

Not a MIL, but feet are nasty and "shoes off households" are the purview of neurotic women (yes, women).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have foot and ankle issues and it’s painful for me to go barefoot. Please don’t prioritize scuffs on your floors over your guests health.

I bring house shoes w me, you can too. It’s not hard.

I don't have "house shoes." I'm not a MeeMaw.

You (and OP) can be a gracious host for one holiday and deal with people's shoes. It's not hard.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are not a shoes off household, we let people do what they want and most kids take shoes off but adults leave theirs on.

Just ask your guests to wear different shoes than their boots. Some guests need shoes and no slippers are not shoes and boot covers are slippery.

My mom has had 2 hip replacements, my MIL is an amputee, and my father has balance issues. All these people need sturdy, stable, non-slip shoes to be safe. Some people need ankle support and perhaps that’s what the hiking boots are for. No adult guest owes you an explanation of their health issues, but you could ask that they wear sneakers or shoes with non-marking soles.

I will add that anyone who gets on their high horse about being a shoes off house but also has a cat or dog is a hypocrite. Do you clean your dog’s paws every time they come in? How about your can who walks in their litter box and then all over your house. Just as gross as whatever is on my shoes. I don’t eat off the floor and we sweep/roomba every other day and vacuum/wet mop once a week.

My dog only walks outside on leash and doesn't enter any public restrooms. And yes I do wipe her feet off each and every time she comes in.

But I also don't host large gatherings beyond our parents/siblings/nieces/nephews or 4-6 close friends, for a variety of reasons.

HAHAHAHA. See, neurotic. Exhibit A.

[Anonymous]

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Buy disposable medical shoe covers. The kinds doctors wear.

No. I'm eating dinner, not performing surgery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have foot and ankle issues and it’s painful for me to go barefoot. Please don’t prioritize scuffs on your floors over your guests health.

I bring house shoes w me, you can too. It’s not hard.

I don't have "house shoes." I'm not a MeeMaw.

You (and OP) can be a gracious host for one holiday and deal with people's shoes. It's not hard.

Oh, my mistake. You certainly sounded like a great candidate for indoor orthopedic slides.