Why do we wear clothes that are unsuitable for the weather?
My daughter left the house yesterday wearing a warm, wool coat suitable for the 32ยบ temperature but on her feet she had the equivalent of ballet slippers. As diplomatically as I could I suggested she wear boots ( of which she has at least 4 pair; high heeled dress boots, fur-lined- Uggs, low heeled suede boots etc) and stash the light weight flats in her purse. "Oh, she said I'm carrying my heels" and waved a pair of high heeled pumps in my face as if this made perfect sense. Her day involved walking from metro stop to place of work, back to the metro, then catching a shuttle bus and walking some more. The temperatures were dropping and the wind chill factor increasing. I thought she was in serious danger of frostbitten toes. She's past the age where I can insist on anything I can only suggest. I'd done my job. I let her go without further comment.
She re-appeared at breakfast this morning with all ten toes intact.
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