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Today was a fun day Christmas shopping with my Mom. We walked the entire mall, both floors and stopped into several other stores in our area. We also stopped at a local Italian restaurant for lunch. If you ever get the chance to try Pizzico, I highly recommend it. The whole time, I was wearing my 4" cowboy boots with heels fully exposed. Mom approved and as far as anyone else...who cares! I had brought 3 pairs of heeled boots that I no longer wear with me to see if my Mom was interested in them. When we got back to my parents house I brought them in with me and had her try them on and see if they fit and if she liked them. Two out of three fit her pretty good and she said she like them and would definately wear them. My 11 year old sister came into the room as she was trying them on and asked "Did Mom get new boots?". I told her no she hadn't gotten new boots, to which my sister replied "Oh is she trying on your boots?" I said "Yeah, yeah, she's trying on my boots.". She then proceeded to try them on herself even though they were about 5 sizes too big for her. She didn't say another word about it. Now I'm not really sure that she understood, but honestly she's a pretty quick kid and I'm sure to some extent she has some idea what's going on. I guess I brought that on myself, but no harm done. Later I asked my Mom what she'd tell my father when he asked where she got the new boots. She just kinda brushed it off, so I told her she should just tell him I gave them to her. I also suggested that he's not stupid and although we've never discussed my heeling that he's probably figured it out to some extent. You just can't be in close proximity to anyone and not have them notice that you're suddenly 4"s taller. Normally I'm about 5-6 inches shorter than he is and with my 4" cowboy boots on we pretty much see eye to eye. Honestly my father is a pretty smart guy. We just don't tend to talk about things like that, even though we do have a pretty good relationship. Still curious to see if anything comes of it. Not worried, just curious.

Prutske255, while your avatar pic is pretty small those boots look absolutely incredible. Do you own that pair and if so how high is the heel?

Congrats on your outings stefan. It's always nice to read a positive posts about about an enjoyable outing. Keep it up!

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Good idea. They help a lot with the snow here too. There are plenty of good styles to choose from right now too. Do you shop online or in the store? P.S. sorry to hear about what happend with the idiot at work, glad to hear things haven't been too bad though.

You are certainly entitled to your opinion, but I prefer to brake in my footwear myself.

It sure is me and I'm proud to say so!

Oh and while I'm on my little rant, how about one more though. What if we were all totally accpeting of ourselves. Should it be more important to be happy with yourself than try to be who the rest of the world thinks you should be? I'm happy with who I am and I've also come to the conclusion that alot of people are probably critical of my appearance whether I'm wearing heels or not, so what's the difference. I have almost shoulder lenght brown hair and several earings and when I'm not wearing heels with my normal guy clothes, I'm rockin my cowboy boots. Right of the bat I probably don't fit most peoples idea of what a "normal" guy should look like but I don't really care. I'm not hurting anyone. Thanks for reading.

I completely agree with Newfieguyinheels. I also have to thank him for a good laugh as much of the posting lately seems to have been very negative. Life is too short to give a rats behind what other people think. I would rather look back at a life lived to the fullest, instead of a life spent worrying about what some one I may never meet again may have thought of what I what wearing at the moment they saw me. I realize that everyone is free to have their own opinions and sometimes a heated conversation can be a good motivator to get people into action, and I'm not saying that I want to gloss over the reality of our situation. What I am saying is Lighten Up!! If you're really not on board with us and fashion freedom as a whole then I don't know what to tell you. Just thought I'd offer my 2 or 3 cents worth while wearing my stiletto knee boots over my jeans! Cheers Jim

Thanks Bubba136, they were pretty comfortable all day even though I had only broken them in around the house for a couple hours. I completely understand how a pair of boots can become like an old friend, I've had a few pairs of cowboy boots that have been that way. Fortunately, they are well made and with a quick reheel, resole and a nice coat of pollish they're like brand new again. I've yet to have to have to consider saying goodbye to any of my actuall heels since they've mostly only seen indoor wear so far. Now I have so many pairs that I don't yet have a favorite so hopefully they will all have a long happy life. Cheers! Jim

Danielp6406, nice boots and awesome job wearing them out of the store!

Ok, so today was the first outing wearing my new boots. I was wearing a longer pair of jeans, a black v-neck sweater, my leather jacket and the black 4" block heel, round toe mid calf boots. My wife and I started of going into a local bakery to order an Italian rum cake for our annual Christmas party next Saturday. Then it was on to the craft store for some decorations and to pick up a gift card. We had a leisurely lunch at Ruby Tuesday. From there we stopped at Walgreens to pick up a couple of things. I bought one of those light up wreaths for the grill of my truck. I know it's kinda corny, but I'm trying to keep my good mood for the holidays. Our final stop was the supermarket to do our food shopping and pick up some stuff for our party. While we walking up one of the aisles, we bumped into a couple that we are friends with and spent a good 15 minutes talking with them. I also had one of the guys from work walk by and wave from probably 20 feet away. All in all we spent about 6 hours out shopping in several different stores and while I'd like to say that nobody noticed, that's probably not accurate. What did happen is that I wasn't looking for people to notice and didn't worry about it. I was just a guy out shopping with my wife going about my business and just happened to be wearing 4" heels. The more outings I have like this the more I believe that when and if someone asks me about it that I'll be able to respond calmly and rationally instead of freaking out. It was a very enjoyable day, even when the snow turned to rain. Happy Heeling and Merry Christmas! Jim

Wow!! I am very impressed! I love the boots ath you and your wife are wearing in your pics. Also very impressed that you wear them to church. Earlier this month I wore my square toe, block heal boots to a church craft fair with my wife, but am a little leary about wearing to an actuall mass. We do a lot of sit, stand, kneel, so the people behind me would definately get an eye full. lol! I'm not sure I'm ready for that one.

Bootking, very nice boots and I think they look great on the outside of your jeans.

larkofam, I think it was a perfectly legitamate question to ask. It's questions like this that make us all think and it's very interesting to see the response. It helps us se that there are so many of us who are unwilling to give up something that is a part of who we are. Sometimes it helps to have people to talk to and share experiences with and it's asking questions like this that promote conversations that will undoubtedly help someone. This is supposed to be a place where we can feel comfortable to be ourselves and help others to do the same. Cheers and happy heeling! NH Heels

Thanks everyone for sharing and for the compliments on my new boots. They haven't made it out yet but it won't be long.

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I haven't had a whole lot of noteworthy outings lately but I did buy a new pair of boots on Sunday. My wife and I were out Christmas shopping at the mall. Managed to make our way to the shoe dept at JC Pennies. While I found several pairs of awesome boots that I would love to add to my growing collection, I have been on the hunt for a pair with a chunckier heels that I would be guarranteed to feel comfortable wearing out (maybe without covering the heel). I saw one pair of knee boots with a chunky 2 1/2 in heel and a rounded toe that I liked, but felt the heel wouldn't be enough for me. I then found a similar pair of midcalf, 4" chunky heel boots with a round toe that i like even better. My wife got a female SA's attention and asked her if she had them in a size 10and she went outback to find them. She returned with the boots in my size and I somehow found the nerve to let her know that they were actually for me and asked if there was a backroom or somewhere discreet where I could try them on before buying. Without skipping a beat she led me to a hall that led to the back room and said that my wife and I were welcome to try them on there. I proceeded to pull off the cowboy boots that I was wearing and take the boots out of the box to try them on. I was on the fence about the round toe, but decided that they fit well and were comfortable so on to the register we went. I know that I should have just tried them on out in the open, but one step at a time. At least I tried them on in the store so I count this as a success. NH Heels

Thanks Bubba, it is really awesome for me to find out that I am not alone. It has been a lot of help to share experiences and thought with everyone. Just being able to verbalize and get things off my chest has been good for me. I totally understand the feeling "shitty" thing and am glad to be mostly rid of it. I would also be very interested to find out if there are others that have had this same feeling. It's just not worth it to feel that way and if I'm a happier person for my heeling then so be it. My wife is enjoying the happier me also. NH Heels

Kittyinboots, It is an interesting coincidence. I try very hard not to take my wife for granted. She has always known about my interest in wearing heals and has always been supportive. I have found over the years that my interest has only grown even though there have been long periods of trying to turn it off. This of course upsets my wife since she loves me for who I am and honestly loves me in heels. I on the other hand always felt like I was hiding something and felt like I was always on the defensive, which would cause me to become depressed. Over the last few months though, I have done a significant amount of healing (for me at least). My wife and I have noticed a difference in my attitude and I am overall a much happier and relaxed person. I still have my moments when it comes to going healing, but I am able to get through it. I realize that I don't always have to push myself. Sometimes the status quoe is ok. I have several pairs of boots that I know I am comfortable wearing out and that's what I'll wear rather than always trying to amp it up. Sorry if I've been a little long winded, just trying to get things off my chest. Hope to share more stories soon. NH Heels

Nice outing Kittyinboots. Hopefully your wife realized that no one seemed to notice your boots and will become more tolerant over time.

That is a great pair of boots. They are very similar to my 4" heels Western Ranch that I wear out without covering the heel. They should be a good start for helping to build your confidence. Congrats on at least taking your first steps outside!

Thanks again TBG. You certainly look good in the outfits you put together. While it may be beyond my confort level, it is always inspirational for me to see and read about your excursions. You just seem to have so much fun. Keep up the good work!