I don't have kids, but I sure as hell wouldn't be paying hundreds of dollars for them to tear up shoes. Hell, I didn't have my first pear of Js until I was 16 (and my feet have actually shrunk since then), which were heavily discounted. I don't see the point when they are just gonna run them into the ground or grow out of them. My shoes... I will have until they die of natural causes.
This price though... makes me wish I had waited, but honestly, I have already wore these shoes more than any other pair that I have bought this year, and will probably be my go to pair for most outfits. I should double up, but with so many different shoes always coming out I feel stupid buying 2 pairs of the same shoe. I will wait until they retro it again.