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Daughter won't take her socks off on holiday

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NiftyMember · 20/04/2026 16:41

Hi,

I am going on holiday to Gran Canaria with my eldest daughter in a few weeks time. The weather of course will be quite warm and there's something that bugs me about my daughter when we go on a sunshine holiday. Whatever she is wearing on her feet (sliders, crocs & sandals) she will pair them with socks, even in boiling weather! Personally I am a flip flop and bare feet all day kind of woman. Is anyone else's son or daughter reluctant to take their socks off on holiday or is it just mine? I do worry she will overheat one of these days even at 21 years old. Is there anything I could say to her about this to convince her to ditch the socks?

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whynotwhatknot · 20/04/2026 19:27

i hate my feet always have wear trainrs and socks in florida havent passed out yet

ComfyKnickers · 20/04/2026 19:23

Beachwalker66 · 20/04/2026 19:22

How on earth does this affect you?

The OP is probably embarassed to be seen with her.

Beachwalker66 · 20/04/2026 19:22

How on earth does this affect you?

Steeleydan · 20/04/2026 19:21

NiftyMember · 20/04/2026 16:41

Hi,

I am going on holiday to Gran Canaria with my eldest daughter in a few weeks time. The weather of course will be quite warm and there's something that bugs me about my daughter when we go on a sunshine holiday. Whatever she is wearing on her feet (sliders, crocs & sandals) she will pair them with socks, even in boiling weather! Personally I am a flip flop and bare feet all day kind of woman. Is anyone else's son or daughter reluctant to take their socks off on holiday or is it just mine? I do worry she will overheat one of these days even at 21 years old. Is there anything I could say to her about this to convince her to ditch the socks?

She must look absolutely ridiculous 🙄

clearlyy · 20/04/2026 19:15

OP get back here and explain yourself you melon

Itsalljustapuzzle · 20/04/2026 19:14

😂 I literally haven’t not worn socks in my entire living memory! (Except in water of course).

Hate the feeling of different textures on my feet. Who cares about what it looks like, it’s all about comfort! Plus socks are great!

Drpawpawspaw · 20/04/2026 19:13

Personally I am a flip flop and bare feet all day kind of woman.

well guess what, another adult is not. Leave them be.

LaughingCat · 20/04/2026 19:01

It’s apparently the fashion now - blows my tiny millennial mind but then, I’m still wearing ankle socks with sneakers.

YA obviously BVVU, OP. None of your flipping business. And overheating? I used to do mainland Spain in high summer in jeans and leather jackets - never had an issue. Feels like maybe you need to cut the apron strings and recognise that your daughter is a fully grown adult, not a 7-year-old 😂😂😂

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GinaandGin · 20/04/2026 18:54

I CAN NOT stand bare feet
Sensory hell for me
Leave your daughter alone and stop being so controlled

outerspacepotato · 20/04/2026 18:54

She's 21. She's not going to overheat from wearing socks. WTF.

Holtome · 20/04/2026 18:51

Besidemyselfwithworry · 20/04/2026 18:50

She might look a dick with white feet and a tan line on her ankles but she won’t overheat 😂

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If she always wears socks, who's going to see the tan lines?

Besidemyselfwithworry · 20/04/2026 18:50

Mischance · 20/04/2026 16:45

Overheat 😂

She might look a dick with white feet and a tan line on her ankles but she won’t overheat 😂

ThePieceHall · 20/04/2026 18:49

You would hate me as I wear socks with Birkenstocks. Not as a style statement. Just because I don’t feel dressed without socks. Plus, I like to spare the world of the sight of my ugly trotters.

BatsInHibernation · 20/04/2026 18:48

Arlanymor · 20/04/2026 18:31

Probably, but I am 47 so I am beyond youth fashion sadly. I am decrepit. Either way I think you and I agree that she can wear socks with whatever she wants!

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You are not quite as decrepit as me. I understand the young people hate ankle socks and only like crew socks, but crew socks seem to be what I would call ankle socks, just pulled up as high as possible. I've tried to join in but they make my calves look like Miss Trunchball's.

VictoriaEra · 20/04/2026 18:45

mortgagefreesoon5 · 20/04/2026 16:45

She's probably got a tattoo she doesn't want you to see.

Hahaha. This happened to me. My 16 year old was wearing her socks all week in Ibiza. Turned out she had a foot tattoo and was embarrassed.

Holtome · 20/04/2026 18:43

WhereYouLeftIt · 20/04/2026 18:40

She's 21. Wearing socks all the time is either a style statement of, she hates the look of her feet.

You could always ask her why. But you can't expect to have any say in the matter.

Or it could be what she finds comfortable.

Flip flops and sandals are horrible to wear without them IMO. I avoid them altogether, but if I had to, I'd rather wear them with socks than without.

PepsiBook · 20/04/2026 18:42

But... She's 21. I was expecting you to say 2 or 3.
She's an adult 🤣

WhereYouLeftIt · 20/04/2026 18:40

She's 21. Wearing socks all the time is either a style statement of, she hates the look of her feet.

You could always ask her why. But you can't expect to have any say in the matter.

PfizerFan · 20/04/2026 18:39

I thought this post was going to be about a 3 year old.

LlynTegid · 20/04/2026 18:38

Are you sure about her ancestry? Could there be some German blood? I thought they were the only people to wear socks and sandals (or equivalent).

Bristolandlazy · 20/04/2026 18:35

Get her sectioned, she's lost it.

SleepingStandingUp · 20/04/2026 18:33

Tell her you pay for the holiday, she'll dress how you tell her or you'll disinherit her. That'll work!

Arlanymor · 20/04/2026 18:31

BatsInHibernation · 20/04/2026 18:30

Socks are the thing now though aren't they? If you're young..so she won't look like a middle aged geography teacher, she'll look like a young person, who really likes her fashionable socks.

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Probably, but I am 47 so I am beyond youth fashion sadly. I am decrepit. Either way I think you and I agree that she can wear socks with whatever she wants!

Blimms · 20/04/2026 18:31

SlashBeef · 20/04/2026 18:28

I always thought bots would return and spam with replies. There seems to be a real uptick in posters saying something bizarre and never returning to the thread.

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You’re probably right. I’m not really sure how bots work tbh.

BatsInHibernation · 20/04/2026 18:30

Arlanymor · 20/04/2026 16:43

She's 21 and you're trying to tell her what to wear on her feet? If she wants to look like a geography teacher on holiday that's up to her.*

*Sorry my almost-stepdad was a geography teacher and socks 'n' sandals was his perennial holiday look. Even in the rain, even in the UK.

Socks are the thing now though aren't they? If you're young..so she won't look like a middle aged geography teacher, she'll look like a young person, who really likes her fashionable socks.