Yikes

So, one of the recommendations for Julia via the Physical Therapist that did her school evaluation, as well as her physical therapist from EI was that Julia would benefit greatly from arch and ankle supports to help stabilize her ankle and develop an arch. They recommended I visit Stride Rite and have her fitted for a high top style sneaker, with built in arch supports. The other option would be going through insurance and having specially made arch and ankle supports specifically for Julia. Both PT's thought that we should go the less expensive route first, because while insurance covers a portion of these types of things, in the long run, as she is still growing of course, I would end up spending more money.

So the other day, I was at the mall anyway and decided to take a stroll through Stride Rite and see what they had. I found a few pairs that looked liked they would work. I will probably bring Julia in next week to get fitted. The thing of it is? The sneakers were in the range of $40-50! You know whatever I need to do for her is of course what I am going to do but, $40-50 on a pair of sneakers that she will probably outgrow in a relatively short period of time? That hurts, people, that hurts. I don't even spend that much on my own sneakers (hello Walmart).