Are you a "shoes in your house" person?...
Question:
Do you allow shoes in your home?
We all grew up in homes where our moms didn't allow shoes...did it rub off on you?
(side note: did grandma allow shoes?)
Sadly, I haven't been in a lot of your homes so I don't know what your rule is.
Moni and Cam, I know you guys don't and I know Leash and Kev don't but what about everyone else...
Brooke, Meags, Mindi, Darla? How about our newlyweds Jord, Elly, Brinders, Chels, Cort?
Did you continue the legacy or did you marry a "shoe wearer?"
I married the latter but I have done my darnedest to rid him of the habit. It's a continual battle but I think after 5 years I have almost won. At least we are to the point where he won't wear his disgusting hospital shoes inside (that's another story altogether, he doesn't think the hospital is any dirtier then any other place. Okay babe, you show me a mall with blood, puke and poop on the floor and then we will talk.)
My next question is, if you don't allow shoes, how do you get people to take off their shoes when they come over?
I am at a loss on this one.
I have seen a few signs:
If you are coming in, your shoes are coming off.
or
Welcome to our shoeless home.
But really I don't know what to do.
Any suggestions?
posted by Jessica @ 10:37 PM
8 Comments
8 Comments:
I grew up in a "shoe on" home but it was an easy transistion to "shoe off". Visitors to our home ususally notice that we don't wear shoes inside or they are "shoe off" kind of people also. In fact, we shun all people who are "shoe on". Just like those people who eat their bread with the butter side down, we don't let 'em in our house either.
that's good mind. jason was raised in a "shoes anywhere but on the new carpet" family and i am strictly shoes off!! sometimes it's kind of difficult to get the message across to men. they don't seem to notice but i think women notice when you are not wearing shoes and they will do the same. i tried in the provo house putting my big tin of shoes by the door so people would notice that the shoes belong there and not on their feet in my home but as i said, some people just don't notice. i honestly think a sign is about the best thing or you have to be willing to just tell em "take off your disgusting shoes!" but you are much nicer than me...
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We never took off our shoes when I was a kid and Dad and I never took off ours until we pulled up the old carpet to replace it and I saw how much dirt there was under there! That was all it took and we have taken our shoes off from then on! Well some of us! Anyway I think that is why our carpet has stayed so good. I think that it scratches your linoleum and wood also. I know that it makes a ton of dirt that gets down where you can't get it out of your carpet. I saw something the other day that talked about pesticides that get tracked in and stay on the carpet and can be a health issue! Put up a cute sign and hope for the best, but we both know that some will and some won't and that is just something that we have to live with! I love you MOM
we don't wear shoes, but cory came from a shoes on anywhere but the new carpet also and he grew up on the farm, so it is really bad, but he has a patient mom who likes to clean more than me. sometimes cory forgets and i have to beat him, but never with visably dirty shoes. only all the disgusting public bathroom germs you can't see. we don't have that many people over, usually just friends so i feel comfortable asking them to take off their shoes. i think it helps living in the northwest because i think most people don't wear shoes in the house because it is ALWAYS wet and muddy
We were a shoes off family, but now my parents both wear their shoes in the house (they also own dogs now, which we didn't have growing up). We're mostly shoes off here, except if we're running in to grab something before leaving. It's hard living in an apt. because most people think we shouldn't care because we're renting, when in reality it's the nasty germs from public restrooms that make me want to vomit!! AND, I have a baby crawling all over the place. I use that excuse all the time. It usually works.
I just talked to Mike and since he can't read the comments he asked if I had ratted him out on the Blog yet. We are a shoes off family but like Darla, if I'm running back in for something I sometimes leave them on. It feels really weird. Mike and I have battled for many years. Most of the time he will take them off but when he's wearing boots laced up to his shins and comes home for a 20 minute lunch break then he is reluctant to take off his boots. It isn't perfect at our house but it happens much of the time.
Also, most people notice. I don't ask adults to take off their shoes but most do- I tell them over 21 is okay but they get the idea. When kids come over I tell them and if they are young and with their mom I crouch down and help them so their mom doesn't have to.
We are a shoes off house. I grew up with it, I believe Rodger didn't (knowing how gross their house was) but he is good with his stuff and takes them off. I can't tell you how many times we've each said, It's so different now that you have your own place and how much you care for it. Most people just notice are shoes are off and our carpets are clean. Those who don't take them off, I'm too nice to say anything.
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