I had a pair of (of all brands) SEARS boots that I wore for about 5 years. Worked in them, played in them, GOT MARRIED in them to the great tizzy of the inlaws. Pure comfort.
They finally just gave up the ghost. I have yet to find their equal.
I bet! {^) What about your own poor ol' ma -- what did she think?!?
Sidenote: my mom met my dad for the first time at a formal dance where cowboy boots were not proper attire. My dad was not only wearing cowboy boots, he had his Levis (not Wranglers back then) on underneath his slacks because it was his plan to drag the gang outta that dance pronto and to a cowboy dance down the road! My mother was scandalized!
They ended up being each others' best friend for almost 64 years before my beloved ol' pop died, at home in bed, at the age of 90. Not a bad way to go, though he wasn't wearing his boots!