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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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Doodadidi · 20/04/2026 18:00

Tattoo she doesn’t want you to see?

Squirrelchops1 · 20/04/2026 17:59

Carrot: Why don't you treat her to a nice pedicure and nail varnish?

stick: tell her she'll look a right twat with bright white feet and nice tanned legs

DespairMode · 20/04/2026 17:59

Foot fetish

ilovesooty · 20/04/2026 17:57

This is the funniest thing I've read today.

TheChosenTwo · 20/04/2026 17:57

Overheating because of socks 😂😂😂

I was the same until about 3 years ago - I don’t like flip flops, they aren’t secure and all other summery shoes looked a bit like stuff my mum/gran would wear so I just stuck with trainers and socks or barefoot at the pool or beach.
Now I’m happy to go sightseeing in a pair of Birks but still wouldn’t be seen dead in them at home!

StephensLass1977 · 20/04/2026 17:57

Leave her alone.

Okiedokie123 · 20/04/2026 17:57

She’s 21. If she’s happy leave her be.

GucciBear · 20/04/2026 17:55

Bully!

FarmGirl78 · 20/04/2026 17:55

Jeez I thought she was going to be 6 and adamant that she had to wear socks in the hotel pool. Cue a screaming fit when you tried to take them off her. Not 21 and just wearing what's the fashion. Too funny.

MyDeftDuck · 20/04/2026 17:54

No one is going to overheat by wearing socks 🤣🤣

henlake7 · 20/04/2026 17:52

Mind your business OP! People can wear socks when and where they like!

Personally I have ice blocks for feet so it generally has to be 30C or above before I even consider going sockless!

Onlythesaneones · 20/04/2026 17:50

Sensible.
A colleague of mine lost a toe after getting a tiny cut on holiday!

Jc2001 · 20/04/2026 17:50

TinselAngel · 20/04/2026 16:59

Only that it might be something the OP can assist with- eg recommendation of comfortable footwear.

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Maybe she's comfortable is socks and whatever footwear she's chosen to wear.

ComfyKnickers · 20/04/2026 17:47

BeanQuisine · 20/04/2026 17:44

I can understand your concern. A cousin of mine was much the same, always wearing socks in a heatwave, and she eventually paid a high price - over two months in hospital with a bad case of feetburn, requiring surgery and grafts etc.

The specialist said that her continual sock-wearing in the heat had basically turned both feet into toasted sandwiches. All feet contain a certain amount of natural cheese, which will melt when trapped between layers of increasingly scorched "crust" on the outside of the feet.

When the paramedics finally got her socks off, the sight was both tragic and nauseating, although the smell was reportedly very tempting, like freshly toasted ham and cheese on sourdough.

Lol

Instructions · 20/04/2026 17:45

What on earth does it matter?

Lymyk · 20/04/2026 17:45

My 21y wear socks and trainers, whatever the weather. She doesn’t like sandals!

BeanQuisine · 20/04/2026 17:44

I can understand your concern. A cousin of mine was much the same, always wearing socks in a heatwave, and she eventually paid a high price - over two months in hospital with a bad case of feetburn, requiring surgery and grafts etc.

The specialist said that her continual sock-wearing in the heat had basically turned both feet into toasted sandwiches. All feet contain a certain amount of natural cheese, which will melt when trapped between layers of increasingly scorched "crust" on the outside of the feet.

When the paramedics finally got her socks off, the sight was both tragic and nauseating, although the smell was reportedly very tempting, like freshly toasted ham and cheese on sourdough.

tallwivglasses · 20/04/2026 17:44

Show her this thread 😊

OkayyThen · 20/04/2026 17:42

mortgagefreesoon5 · 20/04/2026 16:45

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

This was my first thought too! The real sign will be if she goes swimming in them.

ItsABarbecueShowdown · 20/04/2026 17:42

Overheat! My dc went to school in Australia and wore socks and close toed shoes right through school, as did every other child. There was no air con in the school and was hotter on a daily basis than grand caneria in spring ever is.

As an aside, it’s the fashion to wear socks and slides.

I wouldn’t be seen dead in flip flops.

Doggymummar · 20/04/2026 17:41

I love socks and sandals and sliders too, What's wrong with it?

Kokonimater · 20/04/2026 17:40

This is hysterical

EndorsingPRActice · 20/04/2026 17:39

My DS, who is 23, is just like this. I don’t think I commented after he was secondary school age…

NancyJoan · 20/04/2026 17:35

Will she overheat? No
Will she look a bit daft? Yes
Will mentioning it help at all? Also no

NeverDropYourMooncup · 20/04/2026 17:35

It's been the preferred way to wear Crocs, sandals and slides for years - first saw it with Y10 some time around 2014.

Saves them blisters, for a start - and makes a clear differentiation between them and their 'old' Millennial and Gen X parents.

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