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Labor of Love
A few of the women who participated in the YoLG Shoe Usage Survey told me that the first week of wearing new shoes causes them tremendous amounts of pain. Injuries including blisters, bleeding and general soreness seem to be the order of the day. And this is not always related to fancy or trendy shoes, either. It seems even foot-shaped shoes aren't really foot-shaped. After steady wearing, the shoes eventually relent. Or perhaps the feet just stop noticing.
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It didn't take long for me to find them. A pair of maroon and white lace-ups with a kitten heel for the bargain basement price of $20. They sort of look like bowling shoes, only without the disinfectant smell. Never in my life did I think I would find white shoes that didn't make my feet look like walrus tusks, but these really don't. Of course, that's primarily because I bought them half a size too small.
Needless to say, there is a general pinching sensation when I wear these shoes, which I think might actually be a good thing for my feet. It might compress them back to a manageable size. I wore new shoes #2 to a demolition party at Lolita's house and kicked a wall with them. Damn kitten heel got stuck. I only wore them one other time, to work, and I nearly passed out at the 2:30 mark due to the intense foot squishing. But they really are adorable. And with that, ladies and gentleman, I have officially internalized my first chunk of girlishness.
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