Ugly shoe
27Sep2006 Filed under: The Story of My Life Author: Dawn
I love my new post-op shoe. It’s so comfy and my foot is sore from hobbling after Madison so if I didn’t have it, I think I’d be in tears. Brett was feeling bad that we didn’t get one right away but I said it was a good thing that the doc called it in later. It’s like that Jewish fable where the guy is sick of the noise his kids make and thinks his house is too crowded so the rabbi has him bring all the animals in? And then he takes them out and says, “My gosh, isn’t it quiet in here?” See, I had to limp around without my special ugly post-op shoe for awhile so I’d appreciate it when it showed up.
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I have two kids and a delightfully odd husband, Brett. My children are Noah (born to us in 1997) and Madison (born to her first mom, Pennie, in 2004 and brought to our family through a domestic, open adoption). They are my inspiration and also the reason I don't get more done around here.
I'm a writer and sometimes I get published, which is a nice thing. I write for joy, I write for money and when I'm very lucky, both things happen at the same time. My work appears in national publications including Yoga Journal, Disney's Family.com, Utne, Wondertime, Brain Child and Salon. Currently I am working on a book about my daughter's adoption and seeking representation for the proposal. I also own Smart Cookie Communications with my husband.
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Leeslie
September 27th, 2006 at 1:54 pm
The shoe looks just like an athletic sandal! It’s not ugly, it’s super duper functional!
I’m glad you don’t have to earn any more appreciation for the finer points in life by experiencing further suffering.
Andi
September 27th, 2006 at 1:54 pm
Yay for comfy shoes! I am having a post-injury shoe dilemma myself, as I’m not supposed to walk around barefoot, in flats, in low heels, or in very high heels. I need some kind of slightly angled mid-heel, and the only shoe I have that fits the bill is this sandal. So I am walking around wearing socks and sandals (plus the brace) like I’m in Berkeley. It’s very, very attractive.
Anyway, I hope the shoe helps ease some of the discomfort for you! And I’m glad you got it!
DD
September 27th, 2006 at 3:34 pm
Looks like the perfect bug-squasher to me. And having the shoe is a much better option than using a walker, which someone I know chose. After a week they were completely fed up with the inability to get in their SUV, up stairs or in a bathroom stall.
wavybrains
September 27th, 2006 at 7:29 pm
It’s like a mini version of my cast of doom. Sleeker, sexier, slimmed down version of the darth vader contrapation I have to wear, maybe I can graduate to that shoe eventually
kim.kim
September 27th, 2006 at 9:46 pm
Leeslie, are you kidding? It’s incredibly ugly. Dawn you are NOT to wear shoes like that after your toe is better, do you hear me???
That is an emergency sandal and the wearing of it shall go unjudged until toe is better.
There will be no talk of this emergency sandal being acceptable footwear.
Do not listen to Wavybrains either, her shoe looks nothing like yours, she’s just trying to make you feel better.
Nohe 5
September 28th, 2006 at 1:20 am
I had that exact same shoe in college when I broke my foot. I called it “my magic shoe.” I think I might still have it around here somewhere. Yes, I do have a problem throwing things away. What if I might need it.