Amayzine

This is the best and the worst children's gift

May laughing in a dark blue sweater at republic bloemendaal Pauw photoshoot

Oh, I got them, you know. In all shapes and sizes. From Tod's to Uggs. And honestly, I melted and teared up from emotion, but to be completely honest, baby shoes are the worst possible gift.

Why? Well, a baby doesn't walk. So they don't really need shoes in life. Moreover (ask any mother and she will answer affirmatively) it is already quite difficult, if not impossible, to keep a baby's socks on, let alone that those Tod's stay neatly on their little feet.

I know that on De Wereld Draait Door a topic was about Six Word Stories, where everyone was touched by the version of Ernest Hemingway. ‘For sale: baby shoes. Never worn.’

But for everyone with a bruised heart who thought the little one had passed away, I might have good news. It could also simply be that the baby's mother just never put them on. Just like all of us.