"Not everyone can afford to shop at the exclusive boutiques your family no doubt frequents."
This stuck out at me also.
When my kids were young, we bought sneakers at Walmart or Kmart. The other kids laughed at mine, because in my area most could go to fancy shoe stores and buy expensive sneakers. It really hurt my kids.
I still remember some of those nasty types. So his son is "disapproving" of another kids cheap Walmart sneakers? What does he do, talk about it at the table at night? He goes around noticing that other kids have Walmart sneakers?
The kid sounds like a little snot that needs a good spanking. Shame he won't get it.
I hear you. I grew up in the pre "big box" days, but my mom would give me $5 to run down to the local Woolworth for Five and Dime to get a new pair of "Bobos". I had to wear my clothes until they literally fell apart anything that I didn't get from Goodwill were store brands.
I caught some heck from the other kids, but I didn't really care what they said so after awhile they got bored and went away.
I don't expect kids to be kind to one another. We instinctively compete and look for weaknesses in others that we can exploit and gain standing.
Fortunately, most of us mature and grow out of that. Unfortunately, John Edwards isn't most of us and is revelling in the snooty elitism he's teaching his children. Liberals really are sick people.