Post #1283310
2026-03-02 00:41 UTC
@baxaphobia @amy0223 I was ten when I learned to tie my shoes. My parents and camp counselors tried to teach me, but I just couldn't understand the process. I remember when it clicked, we were in the mountains in a cabin, and I finally understood what people were trying to show me. My family and I were ecstatic, and they kept untying my shoes and teasingly saying that I couldn't tie them, and I kept tying them. It was great!
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@Lynn@mastodon.stickbear.me 2026-03-02 02:46
@kernsac @baxaphobia @amy0223 I was almost ten also--must be a magical age or something. Dad and I were sitting at the kitchen table with his size 13 shoe, and all of a sudden I tied a perfect bow. He didn't seem surprised, but I sure was. Not being able to tie my shoes had upset me for a couple of years. I was always worried they would come untied, and I'd have to ask someone to tie it for me. I never had to do that, but it was a huge relief knowing I could tie my own shoes and other things that required a bow.