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To put my children in socks that do not match?

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NorwegianMoon · 05/01/2011 11:16

Am I the only mother who finds that one sock of each pair gets lost all the time? as a result my children are often in non matching socks. My parents have said I should be careful as the school may notice and think im neglecting them.

Thats complete crap right?

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Firawla · 05/01/2011 19:23

Dont see how it can be neglect, never letting your dc wear socks, only giving them dirty socks then yes but if they are clean but just not matching its not actually going to harm them is it?
Saying that, i have never put any of mine in odd socks, we dont have too much trouble keeping them in pairs and have loads so if cant find the other one of one pair just chose another one.
Some people are OTT about socks though, i get comments from mil if she feels the socks are not coordinated enough with the outfits Hmm

Lonnie · 05/01/2011 19:41

Obviosuly your children will grow up deeply distrubed and with seveere personality issues over you having put on odd socks on them. so CLEALY the school HAS to be on full alert and check out for matching socks at the matching sock parade each day. Havent your kids told you of this habit? Grin

yes its complete nonsence. as is my post.. but at least mine was an attempt at humour..

(got to give it to your mum she wraps it up nicely mine would tell me what a bad mother I was if that happened)

SkyBluePearl · 05/01/2011 19:50

I love both me and my kids wearing odd socks.They see it as a fashion statement and I feel like i'm breaking the rules slightly but quietly

OpenToLawSuits · 05/01/2011 19:53

I'm precious about matching socks. Not for me, but for my ds. My sister's children NEVER have matching socks on, and it really annoys me to the extent I buy new ones from Tesco when I'm looking after them.

Nothing wrong with it but it really gets under my skin.

wishingforcrystalball · 05/01/2011 20:05

Thank you so much missismonky I've ordered the seamless socks.

The mornings will be such a happier place without seams.

UptoapointLordCopper · 05/01/2011 20:09

Our socks are mostly matching. It's gloves that's the problem. My DSs wear non-matching gloves, and I must say, they look quite cute (to me Grin) doing that.

geraldinetheluckygoat · 05/01/2011 20:17

My DH told me once, years ago, that I should "take more care" in pairing his many shades of red socks. I sometimes paired the light red ones with the ones that were half a shade darker, you see. Hmm

I deliberately miss matched his socks for about a year after, in a fabulous display of passive aggression. That shut him up.

PlanetEarth · 05/01/2011 20:29

Hee, hee, geraldine. My DH favours black and navy - just can't do it unless I go up to the window and hold them up to natural light, which considering I do most chores in the evening ain't going to happen. I just shove them in his drawer in a bundle Smile.

Of course it's dark when he gets up and goes to work so he probably goes out in non-matching ones regularly.

katiestar · 05/01/2011 22:02

When I have worked in the reception classroom,there are more children with 'unmatched' socks than matched.(By unmatched I mean things like white knee socks with a slightly different pattern on each rather than one blue and one red)

katiestar · 05/01/2011 22:02

When I have worked in the reception classroom,there are more children with 'unmatched' socks than matched.(By unmatched I mean things like white knee socks with a slightly different pattern on each rather than one blue and one red)

TandB · 05/01/2011 22:04

Socks come in pairs?

porcamiseria · 05/01/2011 22:11

i do this and DP hates it, fuck it I say

fruitstick · 05/01/2011 22:17

DS always has odd socks - but I do try and make sure that they come from the same pack at least and that they are stylishly contrasting.

So he will have one red and white stripe and one blue and white stripe.

I told someone last week who commented that I bought them like that, and that he had another pair just the same Wink

She looked a bit confused.

JennyRobyn · 05/01/2011 22:37

I have been wearing odd socks for years and very rarely am seen wearing a pair.

I dont waste time sorting into pairs for DH and DC's, just put them in thier piles and it's up to them to sort into or find a pair.

DS2 has been known to wear odd sock deliberately (fashion) but sometimes has no choice in the matter.

What does it matter if they are clean.

zipzap · 05/01/2011 23:18

DS2 is very particular about wearing odd socks and has a complete paddy if I try to make him wear a matching pair.

But it's not just any random pair of odd socks. Oh no, it has to be big ears and noddy, bob and scrambler, thomas and a different engine (can't even be 2 different pictures of thomas). In the last few weeks he has managed to gather the concept of something being in the washing and therefore not available in which case (after much turning out of the sock pile - which now lives at the bottom of my airing cupboard for precisely this reason) a suitable other sock will be found for the one that he has decided will be worn - which comes from a different set that he will only wear as 'emergency spares' - which have stripes (some from sets with other stuff in and at least a sort of match for colour) or robots or airplanes...

he's 2 Grin

Mind you - he doesn't usually care which top and trousers I put out for him. But he has started getting fussy about which vest he puts on now that it's cold again, wasn't an issue last year. Just dreading him going into pants and the possible meltdowns if I haven't washed the right combination he can't find the ones he wants!

I should just buy plain socks I know and not have the problems but there are patterned and character ones left over from DS1 and he loves them so much, it seems harsh not to at his age.

And fruitstick, I've also used the 'we have another matching pair at home' line too - and often get a blank look back Hmm

outnumbered2to1 · 05/01/2011 23:49

our standard reply is "no they can't be odd i have a pair just like it in the house"

Fernie3 · 06/01/2011 00:09

My daughter always seems to have matching socks my son never seems to have any, he has a drawer full of odd socks Hmm

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