Is it normal to cut off your shoelaces?
I've never been able to tie my shoes. Ever. I'm 28 years old and I have Asperger's Syndrome. I grew up with velcro shoes but now that I'm an adult and all, it can be difficult to find velcro shoes to fit my foot size. Every time I attempt at tying my shoes, I just end up braiding the laces instead. I also have a habit of crossing my legs and every so often, my mind will wander and I'll start picking at the aglets (plastic bits) on the end of the shoelaces until they peel off. I work a job and I'm pretty well-payed for a developmentally disabled adult so its not like I'm some unemployed tool, I just have awkward motor skills. Today I bought a 3 dollar scissors simply because my left shoe came untied. I didn't want a stranger to notice and ask me to tie my shoe so I discreetly cut the laces off and threw them in the garbage. Sure, the laces on my left shoe look all ugly since I docked them but the laces were all dirty anyway. Besides, I'll probably be getting a new pair of shoes before visiting my family for Christmas so my old shoes are gonna be obsolete anyway.