That picture right there is a sight I see when The Christmas Shoes song plays on the radio. Ever single day.

Sure at first listen the song is a sad one...but then if you really think about it the sad part is that the kid should be with his mom. Not out buying shoes that he can't even afford. And that is all assuming the kids mom is even sick.

You see, I think the kid is a scam artist preying on the charity of those in the Christmas spirit of giving. No dad would let the kid run off to the shoe store alone to buy shoes while dear mommy is dying in the hospital bed somewhere. It doesn't make sense. Unless the kid is just scamming and taking the shoes back the next day to take home whatever money was donated to his cause.

So go ahead and cry when you hear the song. Cry for the future of that small child on the path to a life of crime. I'll just think of it as one of those annoying songs that we play at Christmas in between the good ones.

 

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