Flip flops make me happy =)

I always answer my comments, but I decided that I should make my responses into posts, so then everyone can see and relate…. For those who don’t pay attention =)

I had a comment about a week ago from another fellow ataxian who told me that she was jealous of me for being able to wear flip flops, because she has never been able to.

I have been dealing with my walking since I was about 15 or 16.… that’s when I gradually started to notice it. Well, I didn’t wear flip flops until I was about 18. I was never quite sure that I could do it… and I never could, in some brands. The ONLY flip flops I have found that are comfy for me and I can keep on my feet most of the time, are Old Navy’s. They are cheap and come in tons of colors.
I still trip in them, I have many scars from falling in them, and not to mention embarrassing stories from them, but all of that happens in tennis shoes too. My parents and other family members and close people get worried and yell at me for wearing them, but they are cute and casual and I hate socks and shoes so I LOVE wearing them.
Here is my Dad’s favorite line to say when I trip in them, “Well, if you had shoes on…” Well nothing Dad, although I might trip a little more in flip flops, I trip in tennis shoes too. I am sure that a time will come when flip flops are not an option, and until then, I want to take advantage of wearing them.
You should see my tennis shoes, haha. After having shoes a month or so, no matter how hard I try not to, I kick the ground with my toes and totally scuff up the front of my shoes. That says something! I never scuff my toes in flip flops…. Well, sometimes.