The Shoe of Doom
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[Hushed tones] oh dear [/hushed tones]. Woe is me! Regard the lovely offerings of Bertie’s class, clay shoes made as part of a project they are doing about Cinderella. How charming, I thought as I wandered past the display, how pretty they are. Some are really very elegant, quite 19th century in style…others are funky with block heels and bows. Roll over Manolo and Jimmy…Christian you can keep your oh-so passe red soles…here comes the Reception Shoe Design Team..hot on your towering FM heels.
‘I wonder which one Bertie did?’ I pondered…hmmm…no not that one…no…nope…’OH! OH THERE IT IS! OH!…OH! OH MY EYES! What in the name of all that is good and true is this HORROR masquerading as Cinderella’s shoe?’. Yes, that big, enormous, clumpy, GIANT shoe at the front is the one made by my child. Now I’m not sure which version of the story he was working to, but I’m confident that the traditional version has Ms Cinders throwing shapes on the dancefloor with HRH in teeny tiny glass slippers. Bertie seems to have crafted a kind of hybrid Croc/Doc Martin/orthopedic boot type number. Whatever it is, it’s as ugly as sin.
I pointed out the Shoe of Doom to a friend of mine. She laughed, actually she was helpless with laughter. Then I started too, snorting and whimpering in equal measures. Bertie came over, I swallowed the giggles and told him how lovely all the shoes were.
‘Look Mummy!’ he said, excitedly pointing at the Shoe of Doom, ‘That one’s mine. I made that. It looks JUST like one of your shoes, doesn’t it?’
Kids are seriously cool. Especially your own.
Um its got a nice bow type thing on? Um…. have you actually read Cinderella to him?
He’s read it himself AND the teacher has been reading it to them. Weep…!
Ahh they are great! It’s amazing what children create isn’t it?! LOL
But thank God it wasn’t the one to the left?
I like it more than Daisy’s. Much more practical :)
Oh, they’re SHOES. Yep, if I turn my head just right, I can see it :)
It definitely doesn’t look like one of your shoes! It looks like a Croc worn by the ugliest stepsister. I think that a “bless” is called for here.
He must believe Cinderella is a woman in need of good understanding.
Ok, I can’t stop laughing!
Made me laugh like crazy. My man now thinks I’m a little more insane because of this! :p
Oh goodness – crying with laughter!!
Bless him, how adorable.
Okay, look, I’m going to have to address the elephant in the room here… does nobody else think this looks like a big table full of poos from a dog that’s been eating Christmas decorations?
I’m sorry. I’ll go now.