This irrationally pissed me off last night.

[Optimusprimesmother]

www.clarks.co.uk/c/Crown-Wish/p/26132786

I just get visions of this proud mum gagging to show her new transitioned ‘daughter’ off at school.

Why would you even need to write that? Why wouldn’t you just write ‘bought this for my child, they love them’ ?

Make sure me really worried that some parents are so eager to appear cool and liberal they are backing their kids in to corner with it.

@KittyPerry77 as a parent of two children with actual additional needs (autism) it’s insulting to suggest that it’s the same as trans needs.

I’m sick of this shit show. Parents it feels forcing their kids. My dd has enjoys wearing boys tshirts. Do I give a shit and make it into a statement? No. It feels like trans is the new bisexual.

Trans boy who is apparently not a girl yet aside. Clarks shoes are great. You have to buy the most expensive ones to get good quality though. You get what you pay for and all that. But very much worth it. Last ages.

Would a troll go on Clark’s though

Transplant why did you tag me in that post?

I find Clarks childrens' shoes pretty disappointing actually, especially when I have bought the most expensive ones, for my seven year old daughter who is a size 13/1. She's a normal sized seven year old, these do not come in her size. So is there a child of seven or younger out there whose parents consider that the child is "transitioning"? This is deeply disturbing if true.

No idea cards -

I do know that lots of women can't fit their feet into certain brands of high heels a lot of the time as they are so narrow - proper women have dainty feet like cinderella obv...

For children - pre puberty - even if there are differences - and maybe there are - it doesn't explain the differences in style, durability, protection from the elements,staying power when running around etc etc

Mary Jane's were rubbish for my girls. They always came home with dirt on their socks/tights and bits of grit in their shoes. The buckles never lasted. More work and money of course for girls and mums.

That should be T bars (though mary jane's were rubbish too).

In the end they got lace ups.

Optimus

Because I though you were taking her sarcasm at face value. Sorry if I misread that

Slight off topic but: I have yet to find non Mary Jane shoes for my DD. I hate them in winter when it’s raining and cold. The problem is she’s 6 and Velcro fastenings are essential. If anyone knows of a good alternative I’d be delighted.

transplants ahem (cough) 👀 no not me

I think the comment might have been a GC joke?

Haworthia have a look at Plae shoes they are expensive but they go on forever & go though the washing machine.

Are human feet really different m v.s f or is it like height & there is a huge cross over? I buy & wear mens shoes nearly all the time...
"Girls" shoes are a massive bugbear of mine - they stop girls doing much more than skipping 🙄

Haworthia oh they (Plae) also come with an insole that you remove as they grow so they last more than one size.

Thanks! I’ll take a look.

Maybe she's just doing her best with the language that's available to her! It's hard to think how to phrase " my child, who is male but prefers to wear clothes traditionally assigned to female gender stereotypes, is thrilled with these shoes!" Plus, my Y5 child, aged 10, is still a 12, so they might not be as young as people are worrying. Although why their age matters, I'm not sure. The child seems to have chosen the shoes and be happy, so hoorays all round.

tiger why couldn’t she just have said

‘Bought these for my kid, they loved them’

Or maybe she was confirming they must have been lovely as even her boy said so?

Munchausen by proxy.
This is the way to do it without getting in trouble with the child protection services.