Suri Cruise munches on her flip flop

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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have some unusual parenting philosophies. A lot of which are based on Scientology teachings. Barley water, anyone? But I’m guessing there’s no rule that says it’s a good idea to let your little kid roam the streets of New York without a coat in chilly weather, or without shoes or socks in rainy weather. Tom and Katie seem to be very lenient in terms of Suri’s clothing proclivities. Even when she’d rather eat her wardrobe than wear it.

Yesterday Suri and Katie went to the American Girl store in Los Angeles. I’m less embarrassed than I should be to admit I’ve gone to the one in Manhattan several times. That in and of itself sounds like a pretty good Wednesday to me. But I guess Katie forgot to feed Suri or all those 1711-era fake doll-sized pies made the poor girl hungry, because Suri was seen chomping on her flip flop as Katie carried her out of the store. And not in a subtle, “Maybe Mom won’t notice,” kind of way.

At first I was hopeful that the shoe had just been purchased at the American Girl store – albeit probably not for Suri’s dietary pleasure. But I was hoping the shoes were new, and even though it’d be weird to let your kid munch on them, it wouldn’t be the grossest thing ever. But then I examined the other pictures, and as per usual Suri is shoeless. Which means she was wearing them, and those bad boys were on the ground before they were in her mouth. Probably for a while. And probably on more than one occasion.

I am really looking forward to hearing how, exactly, this happened. Until then, I’m going to do my best not to think about all the germs, dirt, grime, and everything else that is probably on those flip flops. Shudder.

Images thanks to WENN .

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