Going barefoot...offensive?

**Coffeeboonen** · 06-09-2009 02:20 AM

Okay, so I'm out cutting grass in the cool afternoon climate of this summer day and I decide to take the shoes off to do it barefoot. Immediately I am blasted by my dad about the fact that I'm shoeless and he gives me these really disgusted looks like he is really disappointed about me being barefoot. I just ignore it and say that it's comfortable.

Later on my mom passes by while I'm cutting grass and I don't really give her any look, but I can tell she noticed my bare feet in my peripheral. Then out of no where one of our relatives comes by and she doesn't give any notice to the fact that I'm barefoot. She actually only comments about the fact that I have to push-mow the entire yard (over 30 acres) and how that must really suck.

However, when she is later leaving our house she comes out with shoes in her hands and tells me my parents "ordered" her to tell me to put on some shoes. I was thinking what the heck? Why does it seriously matter if I'm barefoot or not. The fact is it's my feet and I can do what I want to. I mean I don't find it too attractive that my dad walks around the house in his briefs constantly and farts every five minutes, but I don't confront him about it and give him crap about it.

Oh well, some people just don't understand all the great benefits of spending time shoeless...What do you guys think about this? Would you be offended if you saw me on my own land bare foot cutting grass?

**kingofclutch** · 06-09-2009 02:25 AM

I don't see the problem really. I see people outside all the time mowing their lawn with only some shorts on, but I guess you should just ask what is the reason they find it offensive to not wear shoes.

**Keresztanya** · 06-09-2009 02:26 AM

That's just stupid right there. Ask your parents why, see if they give you a good reason.

**grasshoppa** · 06-09-2009 02:48 AM

I wouldn't want to mow the lawn in my bare feet. Seems dangerous.

But being bare footed is ballin. Apparently shoes fuck up the humans natural gait

**Taosaur** · 06-09-2009 04:51 AM

>< It's not offensive, it's dangerous. It sucks that your parents can only try to communicate it by yelling and insisting you obey, but the concern is that you will seriously injure yourself either in a freak accident where your feet actually come in contact with the blades, or more likely when something solid kicks out from underneath the mower.

**slayer** · 06-09-2009 05:14 AM

Or you might step on a bee!

Like I did...

Except I went to get the clothes off the line.

**guitarboy** · 06-09-2009 05:27 AM

I'm barefoot most of the time in the summer, but I definitely want to get some shoes because I have alot callosous and and cuts on my feet.

**Zhaylin** · 06-09-2009 05:36 AM

I too think it was more a matter of safety.
But seriously ask them: "Hey dad, I'm just curious. When you guys made me wear my shoes earlier, was it because you think it's rude not to wear shoes or was it because you were worried I'd mow over my toes or something?"

**Coffeeboonen** · 06-09-2009 01:26 PM

Yeah, safety might have been one of the concerns, but I think it actually had more to do with uncleanliness that going bear foot promotes...Besides, shoeless or not if I run over my foot with the lawn mower I think I'm pretty screwed.

**Adam** · 06-09-2009 02:15 PM

So is that the reason? Because of safety? Come on, find out I'm interested LOL

**Marvo** · 06-09-2009 02:34 PM

Your parents are enemies of Footland.

**Odd_Nonposter** · 06-09-2009 03:07 PM

Regardless of whether or not you get your foot caught in the mower, it may accidentally hit a stone and send it flying. Going barefoot is just unsafe for pretty much anything: I've had my feet spared several times by my work boots, and I wasn't even running anything..

And by the way, 30 F_cking acres?! What do you own, a golf course?

**Coffeeboonen** · 06-09-2009 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by Odd_Nonposter

Regardless of whether or not you get your foot caught in the mower, it may accidentally hit a stone and send it flying. Going barefoot is just unsafe for pretty much anything: I've had my feet spared several times by my work boots, and I wasn't even running anything..

And by the way, 30 F_cking acres?! What do you own, a golf course?

It could probably double as one if we drilled holes in the ground. I actually own over 400 acres of land, but that's mostly woods. I live in a really rural distant land of Georgia...well...actually the city isn't but five miles away...

Anyways, I guess your right about a rock possibly flying and hitting my foot, but I mean come on...it's so damn comfortable being barefoot in the grass on a hot summer day!

**Bearsy** · 06-09-2009 08:27 PM

Originally Posted by Odd_Nonposter

Regardless of whether or not you get your foot caught in the mower, it may accidentally hit a stone and send it flying. Going barefoot is just unsafe for pretty much anything: I've had my feet spared several times by my work boots, and I wasn't even running anything..

And by the way, 30 F_cking acres?! What do you own, a golf course?

Ooooh! A stone! Big fucking deal.

Seriously, going barefoot is the safest, healthiest thing one could do.

Wearing shoes only serves to fuck up your feet worse than they already are.

I'm trying to go barefoot everywhere.
I can't wait til I move to this farm in Hawaii I'm trying to get a job at. I won't put on shoes for 6 months.

**SleepyCookieDough** · 06-09-2009 08:46 PM

Once I was walking in a forest and took my shoes (and socks) off to see how it felt to walk in the forest bare feet... I got dirty and walked on lots of rocks but I took a shower and they look like new

I say "Ask your parents why"

**Dizko** · 06-10-2009 12:31 AM

Was running up a mountain stream and forest path with my friend.

Did it barefoot cause i didn't have any shoes that i could get wet.

Was a bit sore on the small stones but my feet look great and are all soft and womanly.

**Coffeeboonen** · 06-10-2009 02:40 AM

yes, there are a lot of many benefits of having your shoes off. i mean just look at some of the best distance runners in the world who are from kenya; most of them train with absolutely no shoes. i think the main reason they wear them when they race is because of sponsorship and what not.

**thedreamingwolfess** · 06-10-2009 04:37 AM

My friends and I go barefoot all the time. O__o We wear flipflops to school and run down the HALLWAYS barefoot, for Bob's sakes. What's the problem with going in your own lawn?

EDIT: Going BAREFOOT in your own lawn.* XD