Redditor Buys New Shoes Because Her Dog Chewed The Laces On Old Shoes, Gets In Trouble With Her Mom

"I admit to raising my voice at her while I was being shouted at."

Damjan

• Published in Animal Stories
• November 13, 2022

Dogs chew on things, especially when they are young and their teeth are growing. But even adult dogs chew on things.

Dogs don’t have hands and their way of discovering the world. So, they are bound to chew.

However, there are ways to get them to stop. All you need is some patience and training.

Well, until you get to that place where you can be sure your favorite things won’t be on the day’s menu, you have to make peace with the fact that you will suffer a loss from time to time. This story involves a pair of shoes that had their laces chewed by a dog.

OP’s dog chewed through the laces on her shoes. The laces have a design that she can't find when looking for replacement shoelaces, so she decided to get a new set of relatively affordable shoes.

They don't have laces, so the dog can't chew through them. OP thought it was a sound choice, especially because printed shoelaces would probably cost as much as the new pair.

But her mom didn’t think it was a good idea. She came into her room:

”My mum (F51), upon noticing that I'd thrown away the set of shoes with the chewed set of laces, retrieved them from the bin, threw them down in front of me (as in threw them down HARD, not dropped them), and began shouting at me that "I have more money than sense at the moment" and "I don't want to help myself". I admit to raising my voice at her while I was being shouted at.”

Now OP asks: “AITA for buying new shoes instead of new laces?”

OP asks:

OP’s dog chewed through the laces on her shoes

The laces have a design that she can't find when looking for replacement shoelaces, so she decided to get a new set of relatively affordable shoes.

This is her money, but she is currently looking for a job. This, and the fact that she lives with her mom implies that her mom is paying for everything.

"Consider your waste and materialism a little bit more."

"It is OP's money. So, its only OP's business how the money is spent or appreciated."

OP says:

There is nothing wrong with buying a new pair of shoes

Maybe some charity shop would take them

"NTA for buying new shoes out of your own money."

OP is 22, and living with her mom. Also, she is unemployed...

"Buy some laces and donate them, if you can’t have printed laces."

It is OP's money. So, it’s only OP's business how the money is spent or appreciated.

She didn't spend her mom's money, right? Well, we guess it is a bit more complicated.

She is 22, living with her mom, and looking for a job. So, we guess her mom is paying for everything, rent, food, bills…

She just got annoyed her daughter wasted money.

Damjan