Are you noticing this, or your child? When my kid asks why someone has something they don't (which is, I'm assuming, what you're really getting at with this post) I explain that people are ALWAYS going to have more or less than you. It's their business. Makes life a whole lot easier when you stop comparing yourself to others or wondering why they do something you wouldn't.

Anonymous wrote:Stride rite lol

Care to explain? Are you better than me?

Anonymous wrote:Multiple pairs? No.
My kid had a pair in 4th grade. She is in 7th now and still likes them, she doesn’t care about her other clothes but shoes are a thing.
The kids you’re seeing may have gotten them as a gift, hand me downs, or saved up to buy them. Stop looking at other kids shoes.

Agree. Maybe it was a special gift from auntie or grandma. Maybe it's a hand me down. Maybe not. Either way, why care? It doesn't really matter.

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Anonymous wrote:Why would a kid want these? Seems like a parent trying to relive childhood in a sad way

Wow way to overthink it

well, they are super trendy (again) - not a parent living their dream of having the same in 1984 if that is whay u r thinking

How much do they cost on sale? My third grader is in adult sizes (size 37 fit perfectly) and cares a lot about style. I have bad feet and don’t put her in shoes I wouldn’t wear myself, which means somewhere between $50-100 a pair. There will be a brief but glorious window when I can wear her hand me downs, but big kid shoes are either bad quality or expensive. If you’re already spending money and the exact preferred ones are $15 more, does it reaaaally matter?

I was able to hold off until middle school and high school. Funnily enough, my kid who loves sneakers refuses to wear clothing you can readily identify.

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Anonymous wrote:Stop caring and judging what other people buy (or don’t buy) for their kids. Let’s start there.

Meh. I’ll be judgy if your kid turns into a materialistic brat that can’t be nice to others. But her as long as they get good grades and oily sports, right?

There is not necessarily a correlation between kids (or adults) who have a lot of stuff and not being able to be nice to others. Way to reach.

It’s not the amount of stuff it’s the mentality that shoes matter as some sort of social marker and fashion statement. Fitting into trends and peer pressure is the key factor that leads to issues.

My husbands parents raised him like this and now he buys himself exactly what he wants having been forced to wear Kmart shoes and jeans by his thrifty anti materialism parents. His parents now admit it was wrong to do that. So buy yourself whatever but don’t do that to your kids.

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Anonymous wrote:they are the same price as any sneaker? my 6 year old has them. They are $65

lol. The life you live. I have a kid who has always been really into shoes a dive indulged that so I am not criticizing someone spending a lot on shoes. That said, there are tons of sneakers to be had for less than $65. Tons. Not many Nikes, that’s all.

My son has flat feet and orthotics so I can’t buy the $30 shoe that will fall apart and have a hole in them a month. I spend a bit more and they last longer. You just buy cheaper shoes more often. Invest in a good pair that won’t have the sole separate after a few wears and you’ll save money in the long run.

A weird typo messed up my post but I don't buy cheap shoes. My 13 year old has always been into shoes and I indulge that. She is not otherwise all that materialistic. I was just remarking on the comment that "they are the same price as any sneaker" because that just is not true at all.

They aren’t that out there in price. It’s hardly going to shock and awe anyone over $65 shoes.

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Anonymous wrote:They aren’t good for foot health. Not a good choice for growth and development.

What is your kid shoe of choice then?

Plae is good. Stride rite is a good value option.

Foot health is important. Shoes should be tools first and fashion second.

Are you a mom of a preschooler? I don’t know of any 3rd graders wearing Stride Rite.

Agree!! Plae? Do they even make shoes in big kid sizes?

I agree with your premise but that means I took my kids to a running store and had their feet measured and gaits looked at and spent $75 on a pair of new blanace for one and saucony for the other. Stride Rite, lol.

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Anonymous wrote:Stop caring and judging what other people buy (or don’t buy) for their kids. Let’s start there.

Meh. I’ll be judgy if your kid turns into a materialistic brat that can’t be nice to others. But her as long as they get good grades and oily sports, right?

There is not necessarily a correlation between kids (or adults) who have a lot of stuff and not being able to be nice to others. Way to reach.

It’s not the amount of stuff it’s the mentality that shoes matter as some sort of social marker and fashion statement. Fitting into trends and peer pressure is the key factor that leads to issues.

So you and your kids wear clothes made of flour sacks? I think it’s fine and normal for kids to have fashion preferences. If mine wants sneakers that look a certain way, that’s fine by me.

Stride rite lol

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Anonymous wrote:they are the same price as any sneaker? my 6 year old has them. They are $65

lol. The life you live. I have a kid who has always been really into shoes a dive indulged that so I am not criticizing someone spending a lot on shoes. That said, there are tons of sneakers to be had for less than $65. Tons. Not many Nikes, that’s all.

My son has flat feet and orthotics so I can’t buy the $30 shoe that will fall apart and have a hole in them a month. I spend a bit more and they last longer. You just buy cheaper shoes more often. Invest in a good pair that won’t have the sole separate after a few wears and you’ll save money in the long run.

A weird typo messed up my post but I don't buy cheap shoes. My 13 year old has always been into shoes and I indulge that. She is not otherwise all that materialistic. I was just remarking on the comment that "they are the same price as any sneaker" because that just is not true at all.

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Anonymous wrote:They aren’t good for foot health. Not a good choice for growth and development.

What is your kid shoe of choice then?

Plae is good. Stride rite is a good value option.

Foot health is important. Shoes should be tools first and fashion second.

Are you a mom of a preschooler? I don’t know of any 3rd graders wearing Stride Rite.

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Anonymous wrote:Stop caring and judging what other people buy (or don’t buy) for their kids. Let’s start there.

Meh. I’ll be judgy if your kid turns into a materialistic brat that can’t be nice to others. But her as long as they get good grades and oily sports, right?

There is not necessarily a correlation between kids (or adults) who have a lot of stuff and not being able to be nice to others. Way to reach.

It’s not the amount of stuff it’s the mentality that shoes matter as some sort of social marker and fashion statement. Fitting into trends and peer pressure is the key factor that leads to issues.

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Anonymous wrote:They aren’t good for foot health. Not a good choice for growth and development.

What is your kid shoe of choice then?

Plae is good. Stride rite is a good value option.

Foot health is important. Shoes should be tools first and fashion second.