Because Shoes Would Just Get In The Way Of Couch-Jump Training, Right Tom?

That said: where the eff are her shoes?

Sure, it might be argued that the above pic of her getting out of a car with her mom in Manhattan is misleading, because don't kids often kick off their shoes in cars? (Mine does. Makes me only a little bit crazy.) In which case, fine. But then there's this:

This is in some shop in Manhattan. Note: NO SHOES. No socks, even. They're adorable little feet, but still. Totally bare in a high-traffic public space? This, I suspect, is just another strange Scientology glitch that's based on some esoteric teaching of L. Ron Hubbard. Something to the effect of Verily Shall Athlete's Foot Upon The Very Young Toughen Tiny Feet And Hinder Xenu.

Of course, it's possible that this is some new toddler trend that I've haven't heard of. It's also possible that I've never heard of this trend because I don't move in the parenting circles of the Very Rich and Extremely Crazy. It's also possible that highly-trained Scientology security units move in advance of Katie and Suri and lick the ground that they're about to tread, the better to ensure that there's no Xenu-dust  or intergalactic space turds laying about.

Whatever. I think that I'll restrict my own child's bare-footedness to our home, our backyard and perhaps certain dog--free beaches. Because, you know - and maybe this is just me - I just think of Xenu as far lesser a threat to feet than Manolo-tracked street crud and dog crap.

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