he's 8 years older than you and I sometimes have to really fight with him to wear shoes, he hates wearing them so much, even when I try to find ones that are comfortable for him XD

Bring him to Finland and he will put some shoes on lickety split. Cold toes are no fun.

but you know some adults are really, really weird and just don't let their kids drop or throw things at home

I drop things all the time and think it is hilarious! I am pretty good at throwing too. I think someone was just jelly of my cute shoes.

You should totally talk to strangers, how else are you supposed to make friends? Just follow Daddy's lead there, he seems to be pretty good at peopling :)

He encourages me. The trick he says is to learn creeper from friend early, and if that creepy feeling arrives, leave.