was i wrong?

Question

I let my two kids go the yankee game barefoot yesterday we took the bus from new jersey and we took the subway to the game they were not the only kids barefoot we saw one other kid barefoot since my kids do not wear shoes unless it is school. they are always barefoot

Answer 1

You are a far better parent than all those people who believe in myths and unfounded fears of every little germ their children may encounter, and who give in to social pressure based on such unfounded beliefs. Contrary to those myths, going barefoot is quite healthy, even in a city environment.

Disease is unlikely unless they put their feet on the table or lick their toes... our skin is made to keep pathogens out, and we're at far greater risk of picking something up through our hands. Dirt from the ground may be more visible, but with our hands we touch surfaces touched by many other people; door knobs, railings, shopping carts, etc, and pick up the far less visible but no less germy dirt from those... then we're far more likely to transfer those germs to our faces or food, where they can enter our body. On our feet, it may *look* dirty, but the dirt will just sit there until we wash it off.

My own experience is I get sick far, far less since going barefoot; I used to be sickly from early fall until late spring, coughing and sneezing no matter what I tried, but these past ten years I've called in sick once (for two days) and even a minor cough is rare. Also, no doctor has ever had a problem with my bare feet and -not for me but accompanying my mom- I've unfortunately met dozens these past years... so should I take the word of store managers or doctors & surgeons about the dangers of bare feet?

Parasites are unlikely too; far most only enter the body by ingestion, the hookworm that can enter through the skin has been pretty much eradicated from the South since modern plumbing has replaced the outhouses and never was a problem in cooler climates.

Injury is unlikely; feet get very tough very quickly. I go barefoot everywhere, never divert my step no matter how much glass I see and I get a tiny splinter maybe once a year, never had a cut. In the unlikely case of an injury, they should have their Tetanus vaccinations up to date, but any active kid (or adult) should have that... there are other ways of catching it apart from stepping on a rusty nail barefoot.

About social pressures; please dare to be different! People who wear alternative dress make the world more interesting, imagine we'd all wear the same fashion clothes... Teach your children to accept people who prefer to look different, rather than to 'dress for success'; the first is a much more important lesson to learn if you ask me... don't raise them to become judgmental like some of the posters in this thread, and teach them to do some true research rather than getting their health education from the (false) signs on store windows!

Answer 2

I never researched it or anything but I have heard that most of the germs that enter the body do so from the feet: open cuts etc. I think it is probably an old wives tale though. I love to go barefoot but I try to stay in the "natural areas" (dirt, grass, my own house) It just feels strange on man-made surfaces--(that sounds strange) I spent my entire childhood barefoot but there were not as many strange diseases around then. In public places where strangers do whatever I would probably keep the shoes on the kiddies nowadays

Answer 3

You're pathetic. I just looked at your profile and saw that talking about having your kids barefoot is all you ever talk about here. Yes, you're wrong. It's NYC - do you expect it to be perfectly clean? Maybe if you spent more time teaching your kids right from wrong and less time asking this same question over and over, they would know that it's wrong to go to a yankee game barefoot. It's all part of being a good parent - something that you apparently don't know anything about.

Answer 4

I am guessing that someone must have made a remark of some kind. There will always be people out there who will stick their noses into your business. If they didn't have any useful information ti in part to you just nod , walk off and let it go.
I don't think you were "bad" to let your Children go barefoot.
I just think it is more than a little risky.
I always made my Child wear shoes as protection against the filth and dangerous sharp litter on the ground--including body fluids from some very sick people , parasites Including hook worms----and so forth.

Answer 5

It's never wrong to take kids to a Yankee game, barefoot or otherwise.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

You weren't wrong to do so, but why didn't your kids have some shoes to wear? To me, them always being barefoot is weird, but it is your choice to have it whatever way you want to.

Answer 8

I dont feel it is safe to go barefoot at a stadium

Answer 9

I love to go barefooted, but I don't do so in public. A lot of places here you are not allowed to enter if you are barefooted!!!

Answer 10

Well, when people walk around with bare feet, it can be strange and at the same time, funny.

It can also be dangerous. What if they stepped onto something pointy when they are not looking?

Safety is always the most important, especially kids.