Cali

I can see it now, a Lawn Mover Museum is in you future.  Maybe @pebblesf can open an Evinrude wing.

Today I wore Steve Madden lace-up sandals.  A woman from a group that has been telling me they love my heels as they walk past my office, saw me walking to a meeting and said "you always slay with your heels."

I have known and worked with this woman for at least a decade. Her (now) husband and I were in grad school together in the early 80's.  Earlier this year, when on a rainy day I had on blue faux suede knee high boots, she asked me "didn't you get the memo, you don't wear suede in the rain?"

I told her, "I got the memo, these are faux."

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I also got a random "I like your boots" from a group of 20ish women walking by.

Now, if I had a dollar for everytime I've heard that .........

Very long but interesting day today.  I am on a governing board and today we had our final meeting for the year. I was early and went to sit and work on some papers. Upon entering a friend asked if I was wear Freebird? I was. It turns out that Freebirds are one of her favorite brands. Instead of working on my papers before the meeting, we had a discussion on Freebirds. We both have multiple pairs of the same model.

3 hours ago, WedgesAreFun said:

I feel exactly the same way. To my own eyes and mind it does not look right when I see other men wearing such things, yet I practice the same closeted activity myself in the privacy of my own home.

I am a hypocrite in this regard.

This is why I keep it to a being just a closeted activity, I do not wish to present myself to the outside world in a way wherein I will be judged harshly and destroy my social standing among my peers. If I presented myself in womens clothing to the outside world I don't believe my peers or family would be wrong for judging me harshly when upon seeing my own reflection in the mirror.

It is easier for them to virtue signal about a life they don't or will not live themselves.

Reality is that the world is a harsh place and I am a realist. Life as a man is brutal but we do what we must, so we press on. Hats off to those brave enough to go against the grain, living their life for themselves and their own enjoyment, they have my respect for living as they please but I do not encourage it nor do I have any illusions that the world will EVER truly accept it even if the laws make such discrimination's illegal.

As a man life is a real struggle for me, it is suffering in silence, complaining does nothing but make others lose respect. The joys of being a man are few for me, but I will try to do my best to live my life as best as I can as man and get what enjoyment I can from my closeted activities within the sanctity of my home.

 

@WedgesAreFunyour comments sadden me. One's life shouldn't be a struggle and suffering.

I switched to women's shoes over a decade ago when I finally figure out why I was having so many severe ankle problem (cause: men's shoes). I started to wear women's shoes and went through the fears of doing this fulltime. I started wearing 4 inch heels to heal a severe calf injury and found they helped another condition. So I have been wearing high heels since.

I have found a way to live as a man, but with softer clothes, more colorful clothes.  Don't limit your enjoyment.

On 5/1/2023 at 4:26 PM, spikesmike said:

Heelers : A masculine looking boot. Is that what this site has come to. [OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE REMOVED]. Where is your pride? You talk about this membership dwindling. That we no longer hear from our female members Well hello, why would they fallow tasteless crap shoes that look like ARMY boots? I am beginning to consider leaving. The only reason I haven't dropped out thus far is because there is still one or two who still wear descent HIGH HEELS.  This is HHPlace. These are HIGH HEELS.  --->     Mike

There is a place and time for each and every heel.  Today I was going to have lunch with some friends on an outdoor patio with an uneven surface. Wearing stilettos would be hard on this surface, so I wore some masculine Freebirds booties with a large heel. 

On Tuesday I had an older woman asked me "how can you wear heels, don't they hurt"?

Answer:  you start by buying heels that fit and don't hurt.

Exhausted

Welcome @WedgesAreFun to HHPlace. I have many wedge sandals for the summer, but winter wont go away here, so it's still knee boots season. 

Surcharge

Pack

Wall Kissing

Sandals with 4 + inch heels are hard to come by nowadays. And those that fit are even harder to find.

Lead Foot

Turn Table

Vinyl

1 hour ago, roundy said:

Just had to google a knee scooter as I’ve never come across one before haha. Better half is more than likely going to be having some foot surgery in the near future so wondering if they are better than crutches? Just as another option really 

I have used a knee scooter 5 times.  For me, it was much better than crutches.  I even have been out on a 5 mile runs while on a knee scooter.  Look for them used.

Redact

It's been cold and rainy for the past week.  One a brief moment of sunlight I tried out my new JS Therisa.  I happy with these.

On 4/22/2023 at 4:19 PM, Cali said:

Been waiting for these,  Still need to add some extra holes so I can wear them. But I have been down for two weeks and at least one more week before I have to go back to work.  

New sandals for this summer:  Jessica Simpson Therisa

JS Therisa.

So I finally found my hole punch and added extra holes.  All I needed to do was add only one more hole to each strap.  I know I will have to use blister bandages on the small toes as I break them in.

If you have a weak stomach you may want to skip this post.

Here's two examples. 

My ex-wife had a bunion fixed about 15 to 20+ years ago.  It worked, but was very painful and she decided not to do the other foot. After she retired she decided to get the other foot fixed. Too late, the surgeon retired and the new doctors didn't know how to do that specific operation.  She wished she had done it back then. Too late.

One night I kicked a 4 by 4 by 8 foot in the dark and my baby toe got bent upward. Wouldn't go back down. Couldn't get my foot into any closed toed shoes, including ski boots. I also had "hammer" toe that didn't help the situation. I had toe surgery. The doctor took my number 4 toe and removed the hammer toe joint, then move the tendon in the baby toe. Finally they put pins (metal wire) in each toe to hold them in the correct position for 3 weeks.  I had a cast with the pins sticking out. Couldn't drive with the pins in my foot.  One day I was on my knee scooter at a farmers market and a woman bumped into my pins and I screamed so loud that I scared many people at the market. When they took out the pins after 3 weeks, it was also very painful.  Pain level in the 1 to 10 scale was a 12 and taking out the pins was a 15.  But my scale goes to 36 (this is on the 1 to 10 scale).

I reconmend you ask the surgeon if the operation would allow you wear heels, and if not having the surgery would result in the immobility and pain increasing.

BTW, I wear heels because I have a bone spur in my hip between the hip and the femur. Heels makes it much less painful.

Sanitize

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6 hours ago, Peeptoe said:

Been eyeing these in black. Can't decide whether to size up to 12 for width or go with the 11 since the front is adjustable. 

I have many Jessica Simpson stilletoes and I find her heels a little tight, so I get most of hers in size 11.  But these were to large for me is size 11. So I had to get them in size 10.  

I have a big toe box so I like adjustible toe boxes like these have. I will also have to add extra holes to both straps, but I have a leather hole puncher that makes this easy to do.

@StilettoLuv,  don't you garden in your stilettos?  It the only way to pick the high fruit.