[Supermanhere]

Whenever I wear flat shoes like toms or just flats by themselves my feet turn in. Is is something wrong with my bones? Do I need to get surgery? It's been going on ever since I was a little kid and just now I'm concerned... Hmmm please answer quick!!

[Wondergirl]

Do your feet ever turn out or go straight ahead with certain shoes? How about when you walk barefoot?

What do you want your feet to do?

[Supermanhere]

Do your feet ever turn out or go straight ahead with certain shoes? How about when you walk barefoot?

What do you want your feet to do?

When I wear tennis shoes which I hate to wear they go straight. But when I wear flats, which is like everyday they turn in. I feel like something's wrong with my bones or something...

[Wondergirl]

Can you walk okay? Do others notice?

[Supermanhere]

Can you walk okay? Do others notice?

Well my parents and friends notice and I showed it to my friend and she's like eww. Im a little unstable sometimes

[Wondergirl]

I think I know what it is.

[Supermanhere]

I think I know what it is.

Please tell me!!

[Wondergirl]

I was hoping you'd ask. :D

[Wondergirl]

Toms and flats have no fastener (loose fit that your feet have to hold onto), whereas tennis shoes have Velcro or laces that tie (tight fit so your feet can relax).

When you wear Toms or flats, your feet have to work harder and the turning in may be their compensation to do that.

[qqwtqw]

Probably pigeon toed... it can be fixed with surgery

[Supermanhere]

I was hoping you'd ask. :D

I'm going to blow up if you don't tell me!! Please!!

[Wondergirl]

I did tell you. Look back a few answers. You probably are more knock-kneed too when you wear Toms or flats.

[Supermanhere]

Toms and flats have no fastener (loose fit that your feet have to hold onto), whereas tennis shoes have Velcro or laces that tie (tight fit so your feet can relax).

When you wear Toms or flats, your feet have to work harder and the turning in may be their compensation to do that.

Hmm so your saying that it's just a big illusion?

[Supermanhere]

Probably pigeon toed.... it can be fixed with surgery

Is it major surgery? What would they do?

[Wondergirl]

Illusion? No, I didn't say that at all. Do you now anything about pronation?

[Supermanhere]

I did tell you. Look back a few answers. You probably are more knock-kneed too when you wear Toms or flats.

Oh thanks. I replied

[Wondergirl]

What you need to do is put on Toms or flats and walk around slowly and carefully, being very thoughtful about how you walk. Practice walking the way you want to. How does it feel? Can you do it wearing that kind of shoe? If it feels okay, practice every day, several times a day until it becomes a habit to walk that way. If it hurts, then you've got a problem.

[Supermanhere]

What you need to do is put on Toms or flats and walk around slowly and carefully, being very thoughtful about how you walk. Practice walking the way you want to. How does it feel? Can you do it wearing that kind of shoe? If it feels okay, practice every day, several times a day until it becomes a habit to walk that way. If it hurts, then you've got a problem.

Oh and I'm not pigeon toed if anyone was wondering.

[JudyKayTee]

This is a child - school hasn't noticed and her parents haven't noticed?

[Wondergirl]

This is a child - school hasn't noticed and her parents haven't noticed?

I'm guessing it's a body-image thing. I had the same feeling about my own style of walking when I was in eighth grade and wanted to walk like an Indian princess gliding through the forest primeval. (Can you tell that I had just finished reading James Fenimore Cooper's books?) Plus, I hung out with a lot of boys and didn't walk like they did, but didn't know to factor in female anatomy.