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SHOES AT THE DOOR
A DnD night derails when a man with fragile skin refuses to go shoeless at a friend's house, triggering a feud over safety, comfort, and respect.
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He showed up for game night expecting dice, snacks, and a few hours of DnD with friends. Instead, he got stuck at the front door.
A 38-year-old man had been invited to a session at his friend Alex's house, where four other people were supposed to gather for the evening. But when he arrived, Alex's wife answered the door and immediately told him to take off his shoes. Their home had a strict no-shoes rule because their baby was crawling around.
He explained that this wasn't a simple preference issue. He has epidermolysis bullosa simplex, or EBS, a condition that leaves the skin on his feet extremely fragile. For him, shoes aren't optional. He said he has to wear supportive shoes with cushioned orthopedic insoles at all times, even indoors. Bare feet or socks, he said, mean pain, and can lead to bleeding.
That didn't settle it.
Alex's wife suggested he could put grocery bags or socks over his shoes instead. He said that would be unsafe to walk in and insulting on top of that. She responded that she "can't compromise her baby's health for my comfort."
Then Alex came to the door.
According to the poster, Alex told him to "just deal with it for a couple hours" or he wasn't welcome inside.
He refused. He wasn't going to risk injuring himself over a DnD session, and said he'd leave if his shoes were a problem. So he turned back toward his car.
As he walked away, he overheard Alex's wife telling the other guests that the night was "off" because he had "made a huge scene at the door."
The cancellation didn't stop there. Later, Alex texted the whole group to say he was calling off DnD night altogether, because "it's not fair to expect everyone else to pretend nothing happened."
The poster says mutual friends split over the fallout. Some thought he had overreacted. Others thought Alex and his wife were the ones being unreasonable.
He later added one more detail: he had warned the group days earlier that he was concerned, because the meetup location had changed from his house to Alex's house. Alex told him not to worry, so he didn't bring his indoor shoes.
What was supposed to be a routine game night ended with the door closed, the session canceled, and everyone left talking about shoes instead of swords and spells.