does your New England college student wear boots?
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Anonymous
| I still have and wear my Bean boots from college - in the 80s! |
Anonymous
I had those for so long! |
Anonymous
| I don’t know. My college student is an adult capable of making their own decisions about clothing. |
Anonymous
Blundstones are winter boots, but they are NOT snow boots. |
Anonymous
but they are good for walking on snowy sidewalks and across snowy, compacted fields?? |
Anonymous
Sounds like you are having a lovely New Years Day 2026. 
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Anonymous
| Chicago. Timberlands. |
Anonymous
| My son doesn't, no. |
Anonymous
Tell that to the young people who live where I live in northern New England. Dummy. |
Anonymous
| I went to a Northeast school that gets a ton of snow and did not have or need boots. The college did a tremendous job of keeping paths salted and clear. Sneakers were just fine. |
Anonymous
Totally. Maybe OP's son doesn't enjoy shopping. And they are currently in FL. Can't exactly go out and try a bunch of boots. And it's a process and an investment, and mom doesn't want to waste money on something a teenage boy may not wear no matter what's good for him. Geesh. |
Anonymous
| If you aren’t wearing boots, you have to work a lot harder to pick around slush and snow even when snow has been cleared. If it’s actively snowing/sleeting/raining, you’ll have wet feet. You won’t die. This isn’t rocket science, and he’s not backpacking. |
Anonymous
I am, actually! Land that helicopter and maybe you can, too! |
Anonymous
Just don’t complain about all of the inept, infantilized husbands of the world if this is your position! |
Anonymous
| I tried a pair of Blundstones, and they are very stiff and uncomfortable. |