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Do you recollect a while back when I posted about the confabulation I overheard about clan with unpainted toenails? Well, manifestly feet are more than a pygmy obsession in our burgh. Maybe this is everyone’s impression in the good ole USA, or possibly it’s a meridional thing. If either of those is real, I’ve been uninformed for my whole life.

I reasonable got this email from an Arbonne consultant, and frankly it made me in fact mad. If you’re a wealthy, white, diminutive-town meridional girl, haply it is true that your toes are that of great weight. Maybe. Most clan have more to do in their lives than to close attention people’s toes and feet though. And I can count you right here and now that for the straitened in our community, having sandals that are neither too big or too tiny, having painted toenails that are completely unchipped, and having a hairless big toe are the least of their concerns.

To me, this email smacks of contumely and snobbery, and it makes me right plain mad. And more resolved than ever to never give chase to the white Mercedes that Arbonne dangles in front of the striving after excellence see the verb upper-between the extremes class ladies it pursues to become consultants.

Is this generous of stuff a interest where you live? Big toes, painted nails, and the newness of your sandals?

Here’s the email:

Please set up your big toes and do again after me:

As a member of the Cute Miss Sisterhood, I deposit to follow the Rules when wearing sandals and other make open-toe shoes:

I assurance to always wear sandals that fit. My toes will not suspend over and touch the mould, nor will my heels shed over the backs. And the sides and tops of my feet will not pudge out between the straps.

I will go burnish-free or vow to keep the brighten fresh, scathless and chip-at liberty.

I will not cheat and equitable touch up my big toe.

I will comminuted silica down any mounds of pelt before they turn compact and yellow.

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