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Struggling

bmorechick — Thu, 23 May 2024 16:24:51 GMT

So we are here at the beach...gearing up for our cocktail/beer weekend with friends. My very pregnant (due in 2 days) daughter says to me yesterday "are you going to the beach with those feet?" Um ok it is not important to me that I paint my toenails. I have never had a pedicure ever, mainly because they cost too much. I said yeah why..."mom seriously, at least paint your toenails." I think my nekked feet look good. Soft, smooth and my nails are white and clean.

So here I am, on the porch on the end of a chair bent over at the waist with my nose almost to the ground because I cannot get close enough with my cheaters to see🙄. My husband comes out and says what in the world are you looking for with your nose to the ground? Then he sees what I'm doing. This is too much trouble. I got nail polish everywhere, struggling to keep it neat. Looks like I may have to look into that pedicure ugghhh.

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kitcat51 — Thu, 23 May 2024 16:30:08 GMT

I never paint my finger or toenails, I like the natural look...if someone told me I needed to I'd laugh & say no.

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Desertdi — Thu, 23 May 2024 16:30:41 GMT

I bend one knee (at a time)....and rest my foot on the opposite knee. That puts it about 18 inches from my face, and I can take care of my feet without stress or straining...

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Mz iMac — Thu, 23 May 2024 16:31:20 GMT

Your husband should be painting your toenails.

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bmorechick — Thu, 23 May 2024 16:36:54 GMT

😂🤣

@Mz iMac now that's funny!!! He steers clear of all things beauty related. Is clueless!

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manny2 — Thu, 23 May 2024 16:38:10 GMT

Stop painting your toenails. That is an issue your daughter has to figure out. Not you.

If she doesn't like them. Tell her not to look at them.

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bmorechick — Thu, 23 May 2024 16:39:59 GMT

@manny2 She's always teasing me and that's ok. Typically I get at her with a dish towel and chase her out in the yard but I don't want her having that baby in my yard!!! It's all good.

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manny2 — Thu, 23 May 2024 16:41:30 GMT

@bmorechick wrote:
@manny2 She's always teasing me and that's ok. Typically I get at her with a dish towel and chase her out in the yard but I don't want her having that baby in my yard!!! It's all good.

If it doesn’t bother you then I say paint away lol. @bmorechick

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PinkyPetunia — Thu, 23 May 2024 16:49:01 GMT

Leave your toes unpainted and tell your daughter to worry about something else.

I also leave mine bare. I can just about manage to cut and file my toenails myself. Flexibility issues. I've tried polishing my toenails and it goes all over the skin. Too much trouble. I've had pedicures and I don't enjoy them.

Nothing wrong with bare clean feet.

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kaydee50 — Thu, 23 May 2024 16:53:08 GMT

I have had pedicures in the past. But now I just leave my toenails bare. Agree that it is expensive and how long does it last? I have no problem with toes that don't have polish on them.

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Pecky — Thu, 23 May 2024 16:55:08 GMT

I, myself love polished toes. I tend to do it myself but sometimes treat myself to a pedi.

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bmorechick — Thu, 23 May 2024 16:58:08 GMT

@PinkyPetunia Well I'm only 68 and fortunately because I still run and do Pilates and yoga I don't have flexibility issues it's just cause I can't see them as well as I need to.

Like I said, it's all good and I may try a pedicure this summer just to say I did.

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Alsace Gal — Thu, 23 May 2024 17:01:35 GMT

@bmorechick wrote:
So we are here at the beach...gearing up for our cocktail/beer weekend with friends. My very pregnant (due in 2 days) daughter says to me yesterday "are you going to the beach with those feet?" Um ok it is not important to me that I paint my toenails. I have never had a pedicure ever, mainly because they cost too much. I said yeah why..."mom seriously, at least paint your toenails." I think my nekked feet look good. Soft, smooth and my nails are white and clean.

So here I am, on the porch on the end of a chair bent over at the waist with my nose almost to the ground because I cannot get close enough with my cheaters to see🙄. My husband comes out and says what in the world are you looking for with your nose to the ground? Then he sees what I'm doing. This is too much trouble. I got nail polish everywhere, struggling to keep it neat. Looks like I may have to look into that pedicure ugghhh.

Here's the reason you should not polish your nails, fingernails and toe nails.

Nail polish and nail polish removers are carcinogenic.

When you go in to nail salons they wear masks and have fans to not breathe that ****** into their lungs.

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Coastalcarolina — Thu, 23 May 2024 17:07:02 GMT

I myself, like my toes painted. One suggestion....instead of leaning down to reach, bring your foot closer up as another suggested.

I have an old coffee table that I put a towel on. The sofa sits close so my foot is resting higher up and I am stable doing it.

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Jacie — Thu, 23 May 2024 17:09:02 GMT

I have always painted my toes! When I was younger i did them myself, now I get them done professionally on a regular basis. Love to have fun colors done!

My toes have been through the wringer throughout the years,,,,my big toes have lost nails through accidents and I have been lucky that they came back.....just not in their original conditions! So my nails are kind of an embarrassment on their own! Because of this, they are painted!

I used to do my fingernails, but dealing with horses on a regular basis, it isn't practical unless I go the artificial route. I am not intrested in that!

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Kachina624 — Thu, 23 May 2024 17:11:47 GMT

@bmorechick. With all the beer and cocktails, I'd just count on everyone being too wasted to notice my toes and forget the pedi.

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katie1859 — Fri, 24 May 2024 01:47:40 GMT

My daughter caught a bacterial infection at the nail salon.

Her hands and feet, tiny blisters and rash.

No thank you....I will self "cure" myself 😭

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PA Mom-mom — Thu, 23 May 2024 17:22:36 GMT

@bmorechick Well, you gave me my best laugh today! I'm right there with you. I've painted my toenails sometimes, but the polish never lasts, and there isn't much improvement anyway. Hey, walking in the surf and sand will improve your feet without any expense.

My feet are so ugly, a bit of polish isn't going to help. I've gone barefoot every spring, summer and part of fall my whole life. I've got calluses I should really name. If I'd go in for a pedi, they would have to use a sander (like in Dumb and Dumber).

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bmorechick — Thu, 23 May 2024 17:25:16 GMT

@Kachina624 Omg you never cease to elicit a burst of laughter!!! You know you are so right... we will be out there until wee hours if weather holds and my feet will be of no concern to anyone...just hysterical!

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bmorechick — Thu, 23 May 2024 17:28:46 GMT

@PA Mom-mom Oh I bet your feet aren't that bad!! Yeah sand scratches a pedicure badly. It also dries out your feet so I'm constantly moisturizing and pumicing my feet to avoid calluses. I have a few small ones from running, but they are still soft because I keep working on them so they don't get hard.