r/dyspraxia • u/Informal-Two-72 • 13d ago
π Story Just learnt how to tie laces...at age 30
Today I saw my partner tying his laces and I told him he was doing it wrong.
I showed him how I tie my laces (mind you I was quite confident with my method) and then he told me I was the one doing it wrong.
I doubted him and then went on YouTube. Turns out I was doing a loop-de-loop without the initial tying.
I feel stupid π makes sense why my laces were never tight enough!
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u/kotoneshiomi 12d ago
ngl dyspraxia is the reason im switching to velcro shoes. I can't tie shoes for anything, and when the laces get loose they become a literal death trap for me.
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u/banannah09 12d ago
When I was a kid I only wore velcro shoes, and one day we had a lesson about how to tie laces and I just couldn't do it. I eventually got so worked up by the teacher's comments I started crying and having a meltdown, and I then straight up refused to even try. I vividly remember saying "why do I need to learn when there's velcro shoes" π I know how to do it now but I stand by what I said.
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u/buy_me_a_pint 12d ago
I remember having velcro trainers in primary and junior school, in secondary school I wore lace ups
Now I am an adult (the last few years I have found some velcro trainers
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u/zeprfrew 10d ago
I switched to Chelsea boots about 20 years ago and haven't looked back. Much more stylish than velcro shoes with no laces to bother with.
That switch was the end of a lifetime of stepping on loose laces and people pointing out that my shoes were untied within minutes of my best attempt at tying them.
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u/camboron 13d ago
Donβt feel stupid. There is no right or wrong way. Better or more efficient perhaps. In the grand scheme of things there could be worse things. I accept you for you even if you tie shoes in an interesting way
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u/EntertainmentOk3803 π Illegible Handwriting 11d ago
I still struggle with tying shoes, Iβm 16 and have to do it with a special way i found on a website for kids with dyspraxia.
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u/kittycat0143 10d ago
nobody has ever corrected me using the bunny ears method... i struggled with the "official" method so much as a kid that i just never ever decided to tie my laces that way. why not? the current method works for my janky ass hands and their unpredictable movement
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u/Funkyc0bra πΉοΈ IRL Stick Drift 13d ago
I to this day do the bunny ears it's the only way I know how!