Have you ever been cheated by your Mum? As a parent have you ever felt guilty for putting yourself before your child? Meet my mother, who managed to turn a shopping expedition for school shoes into a trip which was ALL ABOUT HER!
Both the Bug and I are in need of new school shoes. The Bug, especially, has been out of his shoes since last half term. That’s six weeks he’s been going into school in his trainers, risking the tuts of teachers as he fails to pass muster in the uniform stakes each morning. In fact, it was only on a whim that she asked the shoe shop ladies to measure his feet at all:
He’s an 11.5, let’s just check what he’s currently wearing…. oh, a 10… oh dear…
Yeah, he’d been walking around all day in a size and a half too small for him, without even complaining. He’s nice like that. Or else he’s a mug – the slightest hint of less than a centimetre to spare in my shoes and I’m leveraging my advantage for a possible pair of something new and sparkly. You can never have enough shoes, right?
Anyway, school is finished for the year, and the shops are full of new season school shoes. Rather than battling the back to school crowds though, our Mum decided to take a look online. Jake Shoes are an independently owned footwear retailer with 2 stores in Greater Manchester and also an online store. They have loads of shoes, way more choice than the average shoe shop for school shoes, with brands like Kickers, Vans, Skechers, and the holy grail of young girls footgear, Lelli Kelly!
So we were quite excited as we browsed our way through patent leather, sparkly clips, hi tops and velcros. I pictured myself in the smartest new t-bar style, whilst my brother coveted some very cool Dr Martens. Mummy mmm’d and oooh’d promisingly. Then, suddenly, she made her decision.
So what do you think she bought? A nice pair of stylish brogues for me? A sturdy set of Kickers for the Bug? NO! Fitflops:
Our mother ruthlessly ignored our delicate foot bones in favour of something sparkly and comfortable for herself. I’m calling Childline.
Luckily Jake Shoes are running a competition to win a pair of school shoes, but you’ll have to be quick as it ends on Wednesday, 30 July. If you don’t win, they’ve also given us a discount code to share with you, which will give you 10% off school shoes until 10 August. Just enter MUMMY10 when you checkout to receive your discount. At least someone’s on our side!
Disclosure: Mummy was given a pair of FitFlops in return for writing about Jake Shoes. All opinion and editorial is our own. And we still need school shoes!
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