We kind of need more info <| sep |> To argue this isn ' t true is just silly , and you ' ve not thought it through . He ' s not arguing that kids don ' t get more exposure these days . He ' s claiming that kids in the past weren ' t any more or less sure of themselves than kids today . Kids have always been confused about stuff . All it takes is for one other kid in school to say Oooh your shirt ' s lame . And that kid , who previously loved his shirt , will now think differently about it . Kids have always been that way . <| sep |> Road salt . Bane of all leather . Keep your boots wellconditioned if you ' re slopping around in salty slush on the regular . Since yours are black , something aggressive like Obenaufs LP isn ' t going to change their look . As long as that ' s not suede , of course . If it is , Saphir suede protector spray is a decent product , but you ' ll still need to wipe after each wear through the slush .