Sensational Socks
Let’s face it–socks are a curse.
They’ve always been a problem around here although we’ve absorbed the American way and refer to the issue as ‘a challenge.’
Fighting about footwear is pointless and flinging the offending foot-covering may be viewed as a bid for freedom, bucking the trend, but it only gets us so far.
Seamless socks are a boon, but expensive, especially for four feet, five times a week. I’ve lost count of the number of hand-made socks I’ve created over the years, but there’s only so much help a young man can accept.
So we stick with the cheapies with those distinctive grey toes and heels.
Dull, but functional when flat, which is fine until you pick it up:-
And then it’s less obvious which bit is which, very uncooperative. You put it on and the grey bits are scrunched. So how can we remember the uncomfortable importance of getting this right, to avoid irritation throughout the day?
The alternative perspective is so much better to keep the elephants at bay.
Well, it will work for this week at least.
I foresee the future–a generation of men free from brogues and trainers, bounding about barefoot with their hairy twinkle toes and un-clipped nails–but I’ve been wrong before:-
October 21st, 2011 at 1:15 pm
well there you are honey, i sure have missed you!
smiles, bee
xoxoxoxoxo
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October 21st, 2011 at 5:33 pm
I had one son who had to feel of his sock and press it out just so before he put it on. He’s grown now. I wonder if he still does that?
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October 22nd, 2011 at 1:23 am
So long as her socks do NOT match Heidi is okay but she feels more comfortable with her shoes on the opposite feet which is just so odd.
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October 30th, 2011 at 1:05 am
Socks and nails are definitely a bore unless bare. I agree about the cheap socks, espcially for Alex–Alex wears through socks faster than anyone I’ve ever met. It probably has to do with so much toe-walking. But he prefers to wear socks than to go barefoot, even if the sock has a seam.
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November 13th, 2011 at 8:39 am
I wear my socks inside out so the seams don’t rub.
November 17th, 2011 at 11:13 pm
I spent an hour last night digging through my daughter’s underwear bin and pulling out all her shirts from the closet. Right there, in that effort, I unearthed 7 unmatched socks (aha! their mates have long been awaiting their discovery in my bedroom, stacked on top of a dresser!).
The kids here are very much about softie, softie, fleecy socks.
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December 11th, 2011 at 3:57 am
There are shoes that are barefoot-inclined, maybe your kids will take a liking to them? Or at least, socks that have separated toe-design on them?
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