tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post6461832834033384560..comments2023-07-23T11:53:16.145-04:00Comments on This Heart of Mine: A Story About ShoesSamantha Brinn Merelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-43346606187312947672015-09-09T14:44:04.119-04:002015-09-09T14:44:04.119-04:00Following up on my last post on August 27, you can...Following up on my last post on August 27, you can email me at realestv84@yahoo.com. I'm still interested in these if you still had them and wanted to sell them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-37766983706274165932015-08-27T23:02:04.519-04:002015-08-27T23:02:04.519-04:00Great story! I remember these shoes back in high s...Great story! I remember these shoes back in high school too. I know this is several years late, but would you by chance still have these shoes? I'm very much interested in buying them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-79653704750256307182012-08-22T21:14:25.398-04:002012-08-22T21:14:25.398-04:00Shoes are so important when you are wearing a unif...Shoes are so important when you are wearing a uniform to school! I get this and you told the story very well. christie tatehttp://www.outlawmama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-28148653944908034572012-08-22T19:32:57.688-04:002012-08-22T19:32:57.688-04:00That anxiety can be overwhelming. I remember it we...That anxiety can be overwhelming. I remember it well. I found some shirts that I "had to have" a couple years ago when my parents moved from the house I grew up in. Now I wouldn't be caught dead in them. Dude of The Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272483182710859456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-7559521562124480812012-08-22T18:54:15.503-04:002012-08-22T18:54:15.503-04:00Such a well told story!
You brought back all of my...Such a well told story!<br />You brought back all of my own memories while you told me your own tale.<br />It was beautifully written. Great job!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022540233075643448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-81572047684387436672012-08-22T18:15:07.831-04:002012-08-22T18:15:07.831-04:00I remember when I bought me first pair of Nike swo...I remember when I bought me first pair of Nike swoosh shoes. It was the first brand name, new to me item I remember having. You captured the desperation of being 14 and wanting to fit in.Robbie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355421896613106268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-24201174773831416632012-08-22T17:27:19.140-04:002012-08-22T17:27:19.140-04:00Thank you so much! It was a hard one for me to wri...Thank you so much! It was a hard one for me to write, because I generally tend towards the more optimistic and upbeat in my writing, but I am happy with the finished product. Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-72722867165808325652012-08-22T17:26:38.047-04:002012-08-22T17:26:38.047-04:00I think fitting in is always a challenge, new girl...I think fitting in is always a challenge, new girl or not, don't you?Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-3260487772701232802012-08-22T17:25:23.484-04:002012-08-22T17:25:23.484-04:00Ok, secretly, I may have had them in black too. I ...Ok, secretly, I may have had them in black too. I REALLY loved those shoes :)Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-57766106183103348392012-08-22T17:17:14.381-04:002012-08-22T17:17:14.381-04:00Having been that girl, I could literally feel your...Having been that girl, I could literally feel your pain. Love the brutal honesty of your story!Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830523552112476698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-49495845159059077502012-08-22T13:40:14.499-04:002012-08-22T13:40:14.499-04:00Lovely post! I can certainly relate to the feeling...Lovely post! I can certainly relate to the feeling of wanting to fit in! And I wasn't even the new girl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-50549568529983614052012-08-22T13:00:34.671-04:002012-08-22T13:00:34.671-04:00That's a great story, I think all of us have b...That's a great story, I think all of us have been there at some point in our lives. I had those shoes too, but in black, and oh how I LOVED them!! But thankfully my private school had uniform shoes as well, so we really ALL looked the same :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-51209089583255313392012-08-22T11:31:58.932-04:002012-08-22T11:31:58.932-04:00It really is the worst. Glad we all got through it...It really is the worst. Glad we all got through it on one piece!Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-78279591257112161902012-08-22T11:31:38.444-04:002012-08-22T11:31:38.444-04:00Some of us really did need some extra time. And wh...Some of us really did need some extra time. And what I have learned since then? A lot of the girls that peaked in high school don't have it so easy right now. It is those of us that had to work a little harder, and had to wait just a little longer to get it right that are the most comfortable with ourselves and our lives as adults. Worth the wait, and the angst? I think so. Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-30420491560480777132012-08-22T11:29:41.561-04:002012-08-22T11:29:41.561-04:00Thank you! The name of the shoes is a bit of a ton...Thank you! The name of the shoes is a bit of a tongue-twister isn't it?Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-52382536476089137482012-08-22T11:27:45.150-04:002012-08-22T11:27:45.150-04:00I'm so glad that your daughter is happy where ...I'm so glad that your daughter is happy where she is. That is really a gift that, at least in my high school days, was pretty rare. I always wonder about what "popular" means today, and whether it is as hard to fit in as it used to be. Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-64227199935974239612012-08-22T11:26:13.522-04:002012-08-22T11:26:13.522-04:00Thank you so much, and I loved your piece too! Suc...Thank you so much, and I loved your piece too! Such a tough age, luckily we all survived to tell the tale :)Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-80099247896411099052012-08-22T11:24:39.834-04:002012-08-22T11:24:39.834-04:00I went to high school in Florida, so there it was ...I went to high school in Florida, so there it was always shoes. And these were actually not the only pair of "magic shoes" I attempted. I also recall a pair of platform sandals in tenth grade...Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-11562317413734453982012-08-22T11:23:23.517-04:002012-08-22T11:23:23.517-04:00High school is just brutal for everyone, isn't...High school is just brutal for everyone, isn't it? But for some reason, when we were there, we felt like we were the only ones. Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-1959660040864455442012-08-22T11:22:17.204-04:002012-08-22T11:22:17.204-04:00I really thought that those shoes would change my ...I really thought that those shoes would change my world. In fact, I was sure of it. I'm glad I kept the shoes too.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-26886517210346156552012-08-22T11:20:48.204-04:002012-08-22T11:20:48.204-04:00Thanks so much! SO glad those days are gone. Thanks so much! SO glad those days are gone. Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-71290063689064470922012-08-22T11:15:24.461-04:002012-08-22T11:15:24.461-04:00I was so far behind popular that even magical shoe...I was so far behind popular that even magical shoes wouldn't have gotten me there... Middle school stinks...IASoupMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11222652185240780006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-14917927876593211342012-08-22T10:31:07.920-04:002012-08-22T10:31:07.920-04:00::sigh:: We never get it right, do we? We think we...::sigh:: We never get it right, do we? We think we have it all figured out - why we don't fit in, why people don't notice us. We have to get it wrong so many times before we realize it wasn't the shoes (or, in my case the, uh...everything), but that maybe we just needed time to find ourselves.<br /><br />The shoes are still pretty rad, though.saalonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387767847950898434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-5105681304577061852012-08-22T09:13:47.199-04:002012-08-22T09:13:47.199-04:00Great job describing age 14 and that desperate des...Great job describing age 14 and that desperate desire to fit in. In my day (late '70s/early '80s), it was Jordache jeans. I wanted them desperately, but we couldn't afford them. All the beautiful girls with the perfectly feathered hair had them. Sigh.<br /><br />As an aside, I loved the repetition of "Steve Madden brown square stacked heel penny loafers." It reminded me of Dylan's "Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-54927845180897869142012-08-22T02:45:29.388-04:002012-08-22T02:45:29.388-04:00Loved reading this. My daughter is in 6th grade th...Loved reading this. My daughter is in 6th grade this year and starting middle school. We had the conversation recently about the "popular" girls. Now these are girls she's known forever since we are in a small town. "They are your friends right?" She had to agree, but said she wasn't considered "popular." Thank goodness the Lord gifted her with self-esteem I never had. She is very well-liked by a wide group of folks and this seems fine with her. And honestly these days, from what I hear -- you really don't want to have to worry with all that comes with the mantel of "popular" at least from a mom's perspective. Very well done. I felt and remembered that angst. Jamie Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03464973297373372882noreply@blogger.com