TO ALL MUMS:

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I'M SO FOND OF MY ITALIAN-MADE BACKPACKING BOOTS FROM L.L. BEAN, WITH THE VIBRAM SOLES. THEY WEIGHED A TON, SURVIVED EVERY NATIONAL PARK IN COLORADO. AT 14,000 FT ABOVE SEA LEVEL, THE ADDITIONAL WEIGHT WAS A GOOD, CHARACTER-BUILDING WORKOUT. YOU DON'T NEED ANKLE WEIGHTS. NO ITALIAN BOOTMAKER CAN CAUSE ANYONE OSTEOPOROSIS. QUITE THE OPPOSITE. THIS IS WHY ITALIANS ARE VERY MUSCULAR. MINE WERE ONLY THE MID-WEIGHT, BACKPACKING BOOTS. I IMAGINE I WOULD NEED TO BE 300 POUNDS TO NEED THE HEAVYWEIGHT ONES.