Sketchy Shoes Memories [not sketcher shoes]
I had to wear orthopedic shoes in junior high school--not the best time of a person's life in any case.
My parents purchased two pair: saddle shoes [yes, black and white] and tan. I considered them clunkers and they only added to my despair. I already had the usual poor self-image of someone that age.
I gave no thought to the cost of those shoes to my parents--only how I felt about them. So I decided to change the tan shoes to brown shoes using shoe polish.
This of course only made them look less appealingly splotchy.
Now I realize if I had made myself wear those shoes I would not have so much trouble with my feet at this age.
Instead ....