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Comment on My son got Nikes so he doesn't get teased.

But it’s not “his independence” if it wasn’t his choice to buy those shoes. You cannot be proud of your own choices when they weren’t your own choices.

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notnotmike@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
That’s actually a really good point you’ve made here. It’s easy to defend the shoes as a parent because you’re the one who (1) understands the rationale behind buying them and (2) made the decision to buy them

I wonder if a good decision in this scenario is to just give the child a shoe allowance and let them pick. If they want Nike’s they will have to find a pair that fits the budget

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- oce@jlai.lu ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Kids this age are able to pexress what they want. While he probably didn’t at 4, it’s possible he agreed or even asked for the last ones he got.
  
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oce@jlai.lu ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I guess he had more than one pair and he could have been asking for the last ones.

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