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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DP. My mom (from East Asia) was similarly obsessed about slippers. My parents' house had wall to wall thick carpet, yet they always wore padded slippers b/c otherwise their feet would get cold. Mom absolutely insisted upon us wearing them too when we visited. Then we had to change into different slippers for the kitchen area, b/c it had tiles and not as clean as the carpeted area. She was militant about it and would shriek if we didn't wear the correct slippers.

It doesn't matter where Flo is from. People like that have some form of mental illness that makes them obsess over certain things. My mom had some anxiety disorder and was extremely controlling and liable to scream and shout when we didn't comply with her fully. In Flo and Hank's case, there's also marital issues that add misery.

You don't have subject your family to Flo's behavior though. Protect yourselves, protect your kids, offer Hank support. That's really all you can do.

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We should have a slippers group therapy session.

There are slippers for the deck. There are water shoes for the lake (this makes sense to me). There are slippers for the house. The kids wash their feet with the hose before getting on the deck and leave their water shoes. Then they can run on the deck which has some toys and things. we also have dinner occasionally on the deck. Getting from the lake to their bedrooms involves three different types of footwear. This is fine if you’re an adult but for goodness sakes imagine a small child! And again it’s okay if you want this policy, but don’t lose your mind when you see incorrect footwear.

By the way, because of the amount of people in the house I sweep and vacuum every day.  I would understand if the floors were gritty or dirty, but they’re quite clean! And I use a steam mop every few days.  [/quote]

NP: I'm going to quibble with "this is fine if you're an adult." Three shoe changes to walk from the lake to your bedroom is disordered-level OCD.[/quote]

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