I bought these shoes for my little girl who is 8. Back to school shoes, that was midway in August. In the middle of October, she came to me and told me her shoe was broken. I told her that was impossible to bring me her shoes. She brought them to me and I looked at them and sure enough the tongue on one of the shoes was coming out. you have to understand my little girl is very ocd when it comes to shoes and clothing. She takes care of her things better than any adult. So, I know doesn't sit there and pull on the tongues of the shoes. Now, I have a child that is very upset that she can't wear her pretty shoes to school any longer because one of them are broken. This just brakes my heart. It was her favorite pair of shoes. She loves them but, can no longer wear them.