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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm going to go against the grain here... if your son really wants these shoes, and he has agreed that they could be his only Christmas present, I would get them.  My DS is a "sneakerhead" (now 17) and for years, I have been negotiating with him over sneakers.  I have agreed that if he needs a new size, I'll spend $100, and he pays the rest.  If he just wants new ones, I'll put up $50, twice a school year.  He usually gets Jordans, that are $150-175 in adult sizes.  You have to let them buy unreasonable things sometimes.  It's important to him, even if you don't necessarily see its value.

I'm also going to say... your son is wearing wide width New Balance, and those are NOT cool.  NB makes some cool sneakers, yes, but the ones that come in wide are not them.  Let the poor kid get a pair of cool kicks for once--maybe they will pinch his feet and he will decide he'd rather be comfortable than cool.  But one pair... for Christmas... come on, he deserves at least that.[/quote]

Thanks PP, I've come around to thinking this.  I talked to him about our gift budget and that if he puts this on the list, this will be his big gift so he has to be prepared for that.  He does deserve it; he's a great kid.[/quote]

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