One of our Blog Readers Geraldine, submitted this heartwarming big feet story. Enjoy ! I did.

" When I was about age 12, I travelled to my grandma's house who was Slovak.  She lived across the Windsor- Detroit Border.
At that time , there was only Tall Girl's shoe store for larger than average feet. The shoes all looked like old lady orthopaedic shoes. Across the river, in Michigan, there was a Payless shoe store. I was in HEAVEN ! I travelled by car across the Ambassador bridge to the awaiting paradise of Payless and found not one, but 8 pair of fashionable girlie shoes. When grandma and I and her friends came back across the border, the customs agent said  - Anything to declare ? At that time, you had to pay duty on anything you bought on a day trip. Before grandma could say " no"- I wiggled out of my old worn size 12 shoes and proudly displayed my feet out the passenger window for the female customs lady approval. I joyfully said - Yes ! I bought EIGHT pairs of shoes at Payless shoe store. I wear Size 12 and I cant find anything pretty that size in Canada. The agent, much to my grandmas surprise , smiled and replied- I wear Size 11 myself. You did good ! Have a great day. That is my big feet story."

Growing up from sturdy Slovak and Ukrainian stock, blessed me with unusually big feet. As a child, I would go to my mother and cry, pointing at my big feet and big shoes and say " Why me ???" She offered a particularly candid and honest answer: because if God gave you little feet, youre so tall, you would tip over !!  At 9 years old , I had size 9 feet and was over 5 feet tall already.The worst was dating someone with feet smaller than you, and placing your shoes next to his . Then there was attending parties as a teen and young adult- where everyone took off their shoes and you distinctly saw that YOUR SHOES were by far the biggest of the lot . SHUSH.

How does one get over such an aversion to a cultural attribute ? By learning to embrace the beauty of your big feet. By loving them and being proud of them.  Writing this children's story has allowed me to celebrate my BIG FEET with the entire world.
I hope you will consider joining me, by sending in a picture of YOUR big feet and allowing them to have an honoured place on our wall of BIG FEET ...  We will post the best pictures. Ahoj !