High Heels On Children? Hell no!

When I was 10 years old, I was obsessed with two things:

• High Heels
• Make-Up

Unfortunately, for my fifth grade self, my mother would not allow me to wear either of these things. Make-up had to wait until I was 13 - a teenager. But the heels... I got to wear those a little earlier.

By the time I was 11, and in sixth grade, my mother permitted me to wear shoes with a very small "kitten heel." I loved them and felt so sophisticated in them! But Mum had her rules...

No wearing them to school, only to special occasions and church.

Nothing higher than a kitten heel till I was in high school.

Back then, I thought these rules were strict, and a bit harsh. But now, I completely agree with them. And I find it shocking that girls as young as three are trotting around in 2-inch heels.

Oh Suri. You are almost 4, and you are already a little fashion trendsetter! But I don't necessarily think this is a good thing.

I found this article interesting... But disagree completely with the sub-headline:

"If Child Insists, Only Allow In Moderation"

What??? Um... How about "No." Better yet, how about, "Fucking no way in hell"?

Sorry, but I have no problem saying "no" to anyone... To employers... To family... To husband... To fake homeless people on the street... And mostly to children. I was said "No" to a lot as a child. And you know what? It prepared me to better handle rejection in life as well as not fear going after what I wanted.

As my Dad used to say, "All you can do is ask. The worst anyone can say is 'no.'" He said that to me after I asked if I could stay out past my Cinderella-midnight curfew for prom one year. He said, "No."

So, dear future son or daughter that my psychic says I will be having in the next two years even though I don't know that I want children, "If you ask me if you can wear high heels before you are in junior high, I will decline your request."