Mom replaced Charles’ decaying shoes over the weekend and in a fit of madness let Charles get shoes with laces instead of velcro. Or, as Charles calls them, “tie shoes”. Mom claims that Charles was fanatically insistent on that particular pair but I mean really — just how obsessed could a four year old be over something so trivial?
Charles, of course, has no idea how to tie a shoe nor does he appear to have any desire to acquire such a skill. However, he is willing to offer criticisms on any perceived shortcomings in Dad’s shoe tieing technique. He’s frequently helpful that way.