no thanks. i prefer slippers.

my mother was complaining about how sometimes she had to wear uncomfortable dress shoes with heels around the house. she hated to wear them, and preferred slippers but she sometimes felt obligated. apparently my auntie barbara r would come over wearing fancy shoes. my mother would say something along the lines of 'oh--you don't need to wear such fancy shoes!' and my auntie b would reply 'well, you're wearing yours, aren't you?'. thus, the obligation. i felt frustrated at this seemingly pointless obligation and i encouraged my mother to resist. she didn't have to wear her heels around the house. she should feel free to tell her sister-in-law just that. you know, maybe saying 'no thanks. i prefer slippers.'