It's always bothered me about that story that babies don't actually need shoeshttps://twitter.com/maryellenmurr/status/880539149094322176 …
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needs? no. "looks cute in"? Absolutely
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Crawlers need shoes too, otherwise they wreck their wee toes
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They also grow quickly and many baby shower gifts are given in the smallest size and get overlooked
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Yeah I mean jumping to the tragic conclusion is very Hemingway
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Oh no, "need" is in the mind of the parent. When Hemingway was writing, kids were dressed up in all kinds of unnecessary stuff.
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Whenever people talk about how raising a child costs a quarter million dollars I start wondering if that includes cool outfits for newborns
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Babies don't need shoes but back in the days before elastic and nylon they needed shoes to keep their feet warm.
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We forget but even in the 1970s shit just didn't stay up. http://www.lileks.com/institute/frahm/ …
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Cramming soft pudding like baby feet into hard white inflexible shoes was incredibly common at the time.
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Actually a lot of ppl still buy actual shoes (not just booties/slippers) for their infants even though it can mess their feet up.
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