When you lit*er*al*ly join the Resistance (not the Star Wars one, but the bean-shaped shoe one)

Truth Serum Tell #23

Last year,

Kara Wood

over at KNOCK IT OFF! wrote a post about her Croc-wearing family. Like her, I too was not keen on jumping on the trend regarding the clunky, plastic shoes.

I could give two shits about the latest trends. For anything. I may succumb to the ShinyPrettyThings syndrome on occasion, but when it came to these hard plastic shoes, I was not amused. Espesh when these could be “SO five minutes ago”.

Medical personnel swore they were “comfy as fuck” (paraphrasing, but whatevs) and practically couldn’t get their medical license unless they’d bought at least 4 pairs. I guess it was a requirement, or something? 🤷🏽‍♀️

I thought these damn things were ridiculous.

Until they weren't.

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In the early years of co-caregiving, I found myself standing a lot.

Well, let’s get real. I’m still standing a lot.

I would walk around my parents’ house in just socks and my ankles and the top of my feet would always swell. My parents have the knock-off version of Crocs and wear them around the house all the time.

One Sunday, I put on a pair of my Mom's and lo and behold... my feet felt supported and there was no swelling.

My Mom’s pair of knock-off Crocs. She also has a pair in black and navy blue

It was official.

I was joining the Resistance.

The bean-shaped shoe Resistance.

These are the most expensive pair of shoes that I've ever bought.

For reals.

I would consider these to be my “red bottoms” (because I can’t pronounce or spell the brand name). But instead of creating bunions, they prevent them.

I went to the Crocs website and bought direct from them (because you never know. I prefer to shop direct when possible). The shoes, by themselves, were only $34. I got them on sale. It was the jibbitz's (stupid name for these things. The so-called marketing genius who came up with it should be fired) -- and the shipping--that took it over $100.

Yes, you read that right.

I went a little crazy with the charms (14 of them to be exact, two of which were plushies) and the next thing I know, my total was $123 and change!!

The original version of Ororo’s Crocs

I wanted shoes the same color as the background of my blog, but they didn't have it in my size, so I chose neutral beige. And I went a size up from my usual to anticipate any foot swelling.

I LURVE daisies and sunflowers, so anything that looked like these types of flowers, I was like, “add to cart,” “add to cart”, “add to cart.” 😂😂 The one that looks like a sunburst on the left is actually a spinner, which I thought was cool.

And, as you may or may not remember, Ororo Munroe is my pseudo name. The initials you see in the pic stand for my real name and they’re the same initials as my Dad’s (which was intentional).

But now I see why people wear them... including doctors! They're SO. FUCKING. COMFY!!! I LURVE THEM!! AND MY FEET LURVE THEM!!

I bought them to wear around my house--and my parents' house--but I made the mistake of walking outside with them on. And then I was driving with them on (probably shouldn't do that). The plushies were getting dirty, so when Sis and I went to the farmer’s market last month, there was a vendor there that was selling the charms for far less than the Croc site ($3/per charm vs their wallet-pilfering $4.99-$6.99/per charm).

Yes, I got replacements:

Ororo’s Crocs Version 2.0

I’m still keeping the floral theme on both shoes, so on my right shoe, I added the raised yellow daisy with the pink center, the Dire wolf that represents House Stark #GameofThrones, #TeamJonSnow, Black Panther (may you rest in peace, My King), and one of the “Stranger Things” logos. I am a HUGE fan of that Netflix show and had a hard time choosing how I wanted to rep it on my shoe. This one had more character than just the title of the show, though, so I had to go with it.

On my left shoe, I added the white daisy (under my first initial), the word “gemini” because I am a Gemini and all the traits fit me dead on, the blingy crown because I am a Black Queen, and the three dragons that represents House Targaryen #GameofThrones #MotherofDragonsisaBadass

Herein lies the problem… these two are homeless:

When Disney finally created an animated movie with a black Disney Princess, I was thrilled. Even though she was a frog throughout the majority of it. What the fuck, Disney…WHY?🤬🤬🤬 ANYHOO…. I can’t fit these on my current pair. Despite the open holes you see, it’s all about spacing.

So, since my little studio apt is a shoe-free zone... I now have to get another pair to wear just around the house so these charms will no longer be orphaned.

Maybe a white pair.

Or black.

Possibly navy blue…

I dunno.

What about you? Have you joined the Resistance?

Please do spill the tea.

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