I want Sticker Boots

The Boy has reached the awkward ‘tween age of 12 where I have no idea what to buy him anymore. It is always nice to have a few surprises under the tree for Christmas, but I do make the kids give me a list of ideas.

This year The Boy has requested a zipper binder with a strap on it. A zipper binder was on his list of school supplies - we went to Walmart, looked at them all and he picked one out. None of them had straps.

I get shivers when he asks me for something that I have never heard of nor seen before. He started preschool when he was 3 and shortly thereafter he came home requesting Sticker Boots. I immediately get worried that my kid is going to be an outcast because he is the only one without the new cool Sticker Boots. Off to Walmart we go.

Nothing at Walmart, Toys R Us or any store. Internet searched turn up nothing. I set up a meeting with the teachers at the preschool - work the Sticker Boots into conversation - nope, never heard of them.

After a few months of desperation, I sit down with The Boy. I try to ease the heartbreak and explain everything I have done to find the Sticker Boots. I beg him to tell me who has them so I can find the parents of the elusive boots. No one. Has he seen them on TV - no. A book - nope.

Finally I ask him to explain in detail what they look like and why does he want them. The Boy is deadly serious when he explains that they are boots that you wear to walk up the walls and 'stick' to the ceiling. He thinks they would be a cool thing to have.

Yes, The Boy is still alive. I have asked him three times over the last month if the binder with the strap actually exists. Maybe in another week I will go to the store, but I haven't even been able to muster up the courage to google it yet.