Frumpy Middle-aged Mom: When did pedicures become necessary for life as we know it?

Somehow, while I wasn’t paying attention, pedicures became a thing. One day I was just moving along at my normal speed, taking care of my own grooming, and then — POW — suddenly I had to have people touching my feet.
Apparently, in order to be properly groomed in Southern California today, I now must have strangers handling my feet. I’m ticklish, and I don’t like anyone touching my feet, not even people I already know. Like, you know how people hate spiders? Well, I