Sounds similar to me. At age 9 I also had fallen arches and the orthopedist had my folks order some custom made inset soles to wear in my shoes. These things were so expensive and required larger size shoes that soon we discovered girly shoes had the same benefits and available of the racks. I do not mean the ultra feminine shoes but just sandals with a little heel and good support under the arches. Without those I would never have been able to enjoy sandals during summer. Later on this evolved into loafers with a little heel etc. My folks saved a lot of money and I was happy and healthy. The rest is history and can be read on my website. I also used this philosofie in a few of my fiction stories. F***k the medical expensive solutions, everything to resiolve those problems is available on the shelf, much cheaper and with better styles.
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Be youself, enjoy any footwear you like and don't care about what others think about it, it's your life, not theirs. Greetings from Laurence
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