Bootroach

I’ve had this large iron cockroach for many years. 

I'm not even entirely sure when or from whom I got it (probably from my parents, but I can't recall). 

I didn't even know it had a purpose. I remember feeling apprehensive and slightly fearful due to its appearance, but for some reason, it was mixed with a weird sense of affection, and I became attached to it. 

It continued to accompany me for many years, although I must admit it didn't receive much attention during that time. 

When my eldest daughter was five or six years old, a father brought a gift he had created for her kindergarten - a wooden device resembling a small bouncer with a V-shaped cut at the end. 

A few days later, I arrived at the kindergarten when the kids returned from their morning walk, and I saw them standing in line, waiting for their turn to use the new wondrous device - it was a boot jack! At that moment, I suddenly understood what my iron cockroach was all about and began to appreciate it a lot more.

A few years later 

I felt it was time to introduce the boot jack to my son, who had just turned five. 

Since he started going to kindergarten wearing boots every day, even on sunny days, the boot jack became a very close friend. 

Now, each time we return from kindergarten, he runs straight to it.

Oh Tegosh! How to get one? 

It turns out that such boot pullers come in several versions. 

They are called Boot Removers or Boot Jacks. Some have a simple practical shape made of wood or plastic, while others have a more figurative shape and are commonly made of cast iron.

If you are a dedicated DIY enthusiast, it seems that the web is full of tutorials for making a wooden puller yourself, such as this one, for example, which is suitable for people who are equipped with a jigsaw, clamps, and a dining table (?