How many pairs of footwear do your teen boys have?

[WankerDeAsalWipe]

DH has just tidied out the utility room where my 2 teen DSs keep their shoes - he is moaning as there were 19 pairs in there - he then started moaning and asked them to weed out what needed to be binned as grown out of or worn out - they weeded out one pair each and told him that one pair of sandals belonged to me. That left 8 pairs each which he was still moaning about when I got in from work. So I reviewed what was there, they each had:

1. School shoes
2. Indoor gym trainers for school
3. Walking Boots (Scouts/DofE)
4. Walking Shoes (Scouts etc)
5. Ordinary outdoor trainers
6. Nicer trainer type things for going out in
7. Sandals for Holidays
8. Crocs for camping/swimming

So, okay they may manage without both Crocs and Sandals but otherwise I didn't think that was over the top? They have a pair of wellies each in the garage and don't do sport that needs extra footwear such as football etc.

Added to his moaning was that the 2 pairs of worn out ones then had to be pulled back out the recycling as he is taking them to do some water sports this week so they will be useful to use those for that before dumping them......so his clear-out amounted to me getting handed my sandals to put upstairs.

Then he decided they only needed one jacket each but that's a different story..... :o

[nooka]

My ds only really wears one pair of shoes at a time. He is at a no uniform school and does martial arts, so doesn't need any specialist shoes so he has one pair of brightly coloured running shoes that he wears all the time. The other day we found some more dress type shoes that we bought him ages ago for a wedding, and so he wears those from time to time.

To whoever said their child struggles with laces, we bought ds some little clippy things that tie into the laces and means you never have to do bows again. Very handy.

[WankerDeAsalWipe]

My ds only really wears one pair of shoes at a time I know what you are saying here but I can't help but add that don't we all as we only have one pair of feet :o

Re the laces thing, they are teenagers, they will be adults all too soon, do you want your child going to work with a little gadget that ties his laces for him?.....just saying...

Mine camp away a lot so have to get to grips with boots etc that they can't just tie once and then sleep in for 4 days so whilst it takes DS2 "forever" he just has to get on with it and we just have to wait....increasingly less patiently!

[mrsdavidbowie]

DS 16 has recently discovered shoes.
He has about 8 pairs of Nike trainers in various colours, plus Vans.
His sixth form is no uniform so no school shoes ever again!
He has some smart shoes, deck shoes, havaianas and football boots.

[KatharineClifton]

My DS no longer has the replacement trainers as he left them out again for dickhead dog.

[nooka]

Wanker I couldn't care less if my ds always uses a shoe lace gadget like this as his shoes look a hell of a lot smarter now then they did when the laces were huge knots and he shoved them on without untying them, wrecking his shoes in the process. More likely he will choose shoes that don't require laces with bows, as indeed he does at the moment. His smart shoes are slip ons and his trainers are Salomons (like this) which all use quick laces.

He is also more than capable of defending his shoe/shoe lace choices, at 16 it's no longer my purview really, and it will be nothing to do with me when he is an adult.

[nooka]

Oh and if your son is coming up 14 then maybe there is a reason he finds shoelaces hard. My ds has fine motor control problems (he also has terrible handwriting) and it's the simplest of accommodations to use a device which means shoelace problems are a thing of the past. You only have to lace the clips in the once (or lace in the quick laces - I didn't realise but you can buy them separate from that brand of trainers) and then your shoes will fit properly with no hassle until you grow out of them. Of course if you have a lot of laced shoes then that might be a hassle/expense but really they are pretty unnoticable, perfectly wearable by an adult without comments being likely.

[Maladicta]

In terms of things that actually fit, Ds1 (13) has school shoes, a pair of trainers and Crocs.
He jumped from size 9 to 10 in the space of a few weeks so I'm loathe to buy him more than the absolute minimum.

[HagOtheNorth]

The person in this 4 person, adult house with the most shoes is OH, because he can't bear to throw away footwear with any life left in them at all.
I own 6 pairs, DD has many and DS?
Two pairs of boots, one pair of smart shoes and one pair of aqua shoes.
Your DH is being an arse, and what your boys have is reasonable and justifiable.

[Heyho111]

Mine has loads.
Smart shoe
High tops.
Canvas shoe x3
Flip flops
Trainers
Walking boots
Canvas holiday shoe
Wellies
Running trainers
Cycling shoes
Perhaps this list will make your H feel better. Lol

[teacherwith2kids]

DS (14) has
School shoes
Trainers
Extra pair of trainers for school.
Football boots

In the past, he has also had walking boots.

DD (12) has
School shoes
Trainers
Converse
Uggs
Sandals

But then: satin ballet shoes (for exams and competitions), canvas ballet shoes (normal), canvas ballet shoes (black), canvas ballet shoes (for competitions), pointe shoes, tap shoes. Waiting nervously to hear what footwear is required for new national dance...