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Humuhumu now wears the same size shoes as I do.
Shoe theft has occurred. My Birkenstocks. Argh.
The bloke thinks she will be taller than I am, because she's only 11, and this will therefore only be a phase so eventually I'll get them back.
I face a burning question: do I go six months without Birkenstocks, and thus unable to wear the complete standard-issue academic scientist uniform, or do I purchase a new pair?
Shoe theft has occurred. My Birkenstocks. Argh.
The bloke thinks she will be taller than I am, because she's only 11, and this will therefore only be a phase so eventually I'll get them back.
I face a burning question: do I go six months without Birkenstocks, and thus unable to wear the complete standard-issue academic scientist uniform, or do I purchase a new pair?
Poll #31720 To sandal or not to sandal
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Do I buy a new pair of Birkenstocks?
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Yes, you should buy them in a different style (that one with the toe loop you were hankering after).
44 (65.7%)
No, you should wait until they return to you because Humuhumu has outgrown them.
2 (3.0%)
I think you should go with what you prefer and can afford.
33 (49.3%)
I like ticking boxes.
27 (40.3%)
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Having gone through this phase, although it was both Middlest and Youngest at the same size at the same time -- buy the shoes, assuming they don't break the budget. You should get them back, but they may not be in the state you want them.
I think the thing I most remember about that stage was it was during the very short period I was going to tap classes, and both of them were still doing tap, and I was Rather Aggrieved that I had to buy three pairs the same size, which were not going to actually get full use out of.
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This is the point made by you and others that has convinced me that replacing them now is the right choice!
The tap shoes sound particularly annoying, especially as I imagine they are not cheap.
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Tap shoes were about mid range in terms of shoe expenses at that point in my life, but it is relevant that at that point I think all three kids were skating, and that was significantly more expensive. But at least I wasn't having to buy a pair of pointe shoes every six months! I don't think Youngest ever made it to pointe, and for complicated reasons Middlest was in their late teens/early 20s before they were (and I'm still annoyed about the reasons).