I have odd-looking feet. The first 3 toes are about the same length and the rest go down from there. Because toes #2 and #3 are the same length as my "big" toe, you can imagine that they're pretty looooong. My brother commented once that I'd be ok if I ever lost a finger.
Besides the fact that pointy shoes and sandals with sharp toe angles don't fit me at all, I'm ok with my feet. However, as strange as they are, they're still MY feet. I see them every day. I'm used to them. To me, everyone else has funny-looking feet.
Case in point, today I was smirking at Jen's feet. The big toe looks REALLY big and rather bulbous, while the other toes look quite stunted (remember, I'm used to my own finger-toes). So she caught me smirking and then continued to hound me about what the hell was so funny. The freak out session that ensued over her desperate need to know drove my smirk into a full-out giggling fit. I said, "I can't tell you 'what it is because it's something you can't change." That was it. I couldn't keep my composure long enough to tell her what spurred the smirk even if I'd tried! It was one of those little things that kind of got way bigger. When I finally told her, she demanded to know how they were weird, and I went into the whole toe diatribe...
I think you had to be there. I still think she has funny feet. And I've been smirking the whole time I wrote this...
The truth is, I don't think anyone has "normal" looking feet. There's no definition for it. Feet are just odd. Very odd indeed.
2 comments:
You're not the only one to comment on my insanely round toes - particularly the big one. (no really - sometimes my sister calls me Round Toes as a nickname) I've come to terms with it. You should too! :P I like my stubby little toes! And sure, it looks like my big toes perhaps sacrificed and ATE smaller toes that may have been there but it just adds to my character (or flava I like to call it). I guess I'm like you - I get freaked out about toes that don't look like mine (i.e. finger toes). Why are they so long!? I thought each of the toes was supposed to be a different length, decreasing as you go from big toe to pinky. I don't get it when you have 3 toes vying for alpha toe.
But holy crap you really were busting a gut laughing. I thought you were drunk or something. You must've been tired! And when you said "i don't want to tell you because it's something you can't change" I was contemplating whether finding out would mean I'd have to go into self-esteem therapy for the next 6 weeks. Lucky for me I like my gumdrop toes! :D
I've come to terms with your toes... but I can still get a kick out of them, and your freak out sessions! It makes my day to get a rise outta you! hehehe thanks :)
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