Cooperstown: On Mental Damage

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

On Mental Damage

So I was at work today helping this mother and his son with a pair of water shoes. The mother picked a pair off the shelf and asked me if I had them in a size 8 for her son. I proceeded to tell her that those were womens shoes. She then tells me that that's ok and that the pair of New Balances that he has on right now are women's shoes. I look down and sure enough he is wearing a pair of ladies New Balances.

Do you see anything wrong with this picture? This woman is putting ladies shoes on her son!!!! I mean it's not like they were hot pink or anything, but they were feminine nonetheless. And and the ones she wanted him to try on were purple.

Am I the only one here who thinks this is completely outrageous? No boy should have to wear a pair of ladies shoes EVER. Doesn't she realize how this is affecting his mind? What kind of message does that send to him? Pretty soon he'll be reaching into mommy's purse looking for lipstick to make his lips a little more colorful. I could understand if it were one of those styles of shoes where the men's and women's looked the same, but this is just rediculous. And what happens when some girl at school has those shoes on? The poor boy will be ridiculed until he cries, that's what will happen.

Parents, do not buy your boy girls shoes. I don't care how cool you think they might look. Girls might be able to wear guys stuff, but it just doesn't work the other way around. So that's all I have to say about that.

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At 7/18/2006 07:52:00 PM, TaylorW said...: did you still get commission on selling the shoes?

Besides, maybe the kid is just a pimp and he wears ladies shoes so he can start conversations with girls at school about shoes styles. who knows?
At 7/19/2006 10:53:00 AM, JTapp said...: How old was the kid? 16, 17?

Most people may not know this, but Wes has a fine collection of women's shoes in his closet. He especially likes pointy boots.
At 7/21/2006 07:42:00 AM, CatFish said...: I am having this weird thought of this kid being the same one showing up for the physical at Dave's:

"Wow, that IS small and - you are wearing girls shoes!?"
At 7/23/2006 10:57:00 AM, Anonymous said...: i can remember giving your mom that same advice when she would drop you and bryce off at the church nursery in your mary janes.
At 7/25/2006 11:12:00 PM, Anonymous said...: solid background change
At 7/26/2006 12:00:00 AM, Anonymous said...: he might be looking for shoes for his sister, or some pimp shoes. but i think the dude is just down right happy, if ya know what i mean. i dunno the other day a kid came through Sears wearing cheerleader shorts (the real short ones with cheer on the butt).

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At 8/04/2006 10:58:00 AM, Anonymous said...: c'mon wes...where ya been? i was here for you when you didn't have a girlfriend and now you dump me as soon as you have something 'better' to do. i'm here waiting for you to come back to me...please...i miss you...:(
At 8/04/2006 04:37:00 PM, Anonymous said...: new post
At 8/05/2006 09:05:00 PM, TaylorW said...: people please, I want Wes to post again as bad as the rest of us, but we must remember: WE CANNOT RUSH THE MASTER AT HIS WORK.
We all know that a sweet post is sure to come from Wes anytime... Let's just sit back, relax, and remember that indian american proverb = Good things come to those who wait.
At 8/07/2006 04:23:00 PM, Anonymous said...: taylor please... get your lips off of wes' butt.
and wes... come on now. i actually heard the excuse of someone else not writing regularly the other day say they would write when you would. you are THE blogger. you hold the keys to the blogosphere in your hand.
At 8/07/2006 05:49:00 PM, Anonymous said...: Hey people,

Let's put this in perspective. I'll make a list.

1. Leave Wes alone! It's a blog, for goodness sake.

2. I take some of the blame for the lack of posts because now at night, instead of posting, we are playing FIFA '06 with Barrabas.

3. Even if it was because of a girlfriend, which would you rather do? Spend time with a woman you care a lot about or sit alone at your computer?

4. I am starting a fan club of Wes Cooper. And I'm calling it CFABH, or CeeFaBaHa, short for Coops' Friends Against Blog Harrassers.
At 8/07/2006 09:43:00 PM, TaylorW said...: hey REP OF THE BLOGSHPERE, do you know who I am... I'm a CREEK DAWG! U DON"T MESS, if you know what's good for ya. (so quit bein scared, hidin in the closet and show yourself-- or just go ahead and post again hidin who you are you PANSY... ya I said it.
At 8/07/2006 09:44:00 PM, Anonymous said...: i agree with dustin
At 8/08/2006 02:24:00 PM, Anonymous said...: I am afraid to say it but I think the days of Cooperstown are done..Wes why dont you just save us all the heartache and take the site down so we dont have to put up with the anxiety anymore.
At 8/08/2006 04:58:00 PM, Anonymous said...: wes this isn't a desperate cry for a post but your lack of posts are driving people to insanity. I have seen taylor this worked up since the time he dominated troy by chippin his tooth. help him wes cooper, you're his only hope.
At 8/08/2006 06:39:00 PM, Anonymous said...: enough of this gooey sh.....ow of emotion. yall quit hecklin opie crisp.... just let the man do his thing and take care of business. bloggin just may not be his business right now
At 8/09/2006 05:25:00 PM, Anonymous said...: the post has reached "20-comment status"... hooray!
At 8/09/2006 05:37:00 PM, TaylorW said...: i love lamp
At 8/09/2006 08:35:00 PM, Anonymous said...: What's this about a girlfriend?!? What's a blog stalker to do?
At 8/12/2006 12:48:00 AM, Anonymous said...: Wes, you've got a girlfriend?!? Who's the lucky lady? Man, you move to California and not only do your friends replace you, they upgrade. Oh well, guess I'll just go surfing.

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Tuesday, July 18, 2006

On Mental Damage

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