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Marcy Klein's avatar

I love the grace of growing old with gray hair, bad tee shirts and Birkenstocks ( not crocs) all unattractive to men, who cares!

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Leah Odze Epstein's avatar

Yes, bitches! Hahahaha read about older women artists. They are the most inspiring bunch.

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CAMILLE SWEENEY's avatar

Loved reading your croc-ian stream of consciousness taking you from the playful comfort to the derisive comment to the riff on choosing our own identity whether in footwear or reading a book on the couch! Croc on, Leah!! ❤️

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Leah Odze Epstein's avatar

Croc on! I love it. Croc and roll.

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Josh Gosfield's avatar

Great image too! The foreshortened artist eye view of the shoes one wears

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JSG's avatar

Love, love, love. I always learn from you.

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Leah Odze Epstein's avatar

Awww. That means so much. Thanks!

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Josh Gosfield's avatar

A lovely and charmingly wandering ode to being who you are in the face of numbskulls who have the audacity to think their negative opinions of you or your clothes or whatever are worthy. I love your honesty of how off-the-cuff comments can sting, even years later, yet how those comments can also build a resolve in you to be you. If that makes sense.

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Leah Odze Epstein's avatar

Yes totally makes sense. Comments like that cause angst and rebellion AND growth.

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Lily Epstein's avatar

Love this so much ❣️❣️as I am wearing my purple crocs

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Leah Odze Epstein's avatar

Post a picture of your crocs on you here! Crocs forever !

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Alison Stein's avatar

That guy can f*ck all the way off! You and your Crocs are adorable, the end. ;)

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Leah Odze Epstein's avatar

Hahahah. He is banished in the kingdom of my head, which is a scary place I tell you

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Caren's avatar

love the message. and love your Crocs :)

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Leah Odze Epstein's avatar

Hahaha. Thx, pal!

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Nell's avatar

My crocs are bright purple with a little red heart charm on one. Yes they are ugly and yes I love them. The only other shoes I wear regularly are Birkenstocks and I am also letting my hair go gray! Weeeee!

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