To be mildly embarrassed by my 10-year-old’s summer fashion choices?

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My husband's son is 10 and flat out refuses to go barefoot which I can live with at home. The real issue is that he insists on wearing ankle socks with his sandals when we're out. He’s quite tall for his age, and honestly, it looks a bit silly!

My 13 year old is forever in Nike ankle socks and crocs never even crossed my mind lol they all wear the same

That is the fashion.

I ware socks and sliders. It looks fab

Leave the child alone……only enough to make his own fashion choice decisions. Just because you think he looks silly doesn’t mean he actually does.

I think this ages you and means you are up to date with fashion because socks are in!

Even if it weren't the fashion, what a ridiculous thing to be embarrassed by. Insecure teenagers get to be embarrassed by stupid stuff. Adults should be mature enough not to be.

You’re in the wrong generation. I’m a millennial and would never dream of socks with sandals!

You're showing your age OP, it's the fashion now. White socks and sliders!

Apart from the fact he’s 10 and everyone makes strange choices with their clothes at that age and it’s charming, high socks with crocs, Birkenstocks etc is a thing. It’s only us old folk that like to get their ankles out according to my grown up kids.

Well I’m sure he thinks you look silly and are also incredible embarassing to him so 🤷‍♀️

If we're not supposed to judge women on what they wear probably best not to judge kids.

What's embarrassing here is you not knowing what is fashionable for kids and feeling like this about a 10 year old. He's a child FFS

Are you kidding me?

You must be a real treat of a stepmom if you get embarrassed over what your husband's son chooses to wear.

🙄

My nieces are 7YO twins and one of them has an awesome fashion sense, colour coordinated, weather appropriate, cool and chic. The other wears red leggings, with a blue tutu, a gabby dollhouse tshirt with a neon yellow jacket 😅 she just rocks her own style, much to her mother's embarrassment haha

Socks are probably more comfortable for him! Sandals with bare feet can rub and leave blisters, so he's not really being unreasonable here.

Mines 11 and does this too, I think it’s a sensory thing for him really but I just leave him to it.

I share your concern. A fashion embraced by Rishi Sunak.

It used to be about as socially acceptable as the 1970s Skodas were, how times have changed.

Mind you’re own business. You sound unpleasant.

Didn’t mean to sound so serious! Just having a laugh about the socks-with-sandals look 😄 He’s a happy and healthy child, so all good.I was just curious what other kids wear!

Post a photo of yourself.Let's see how fashion conscious you are?

Ah, you're showing that you're out of touch like I did. Long socks is a look. I'm old fashioned in my trainer socks and I was laughed at when I offered to buy DS Nike trainer socks for going to Spain. Nope. Long socks all the way. Let him be.

Let him be! My 16 year old daughter has a unique style, basically if she likes it anything goes, she's not a fan of skimpy clothes, she had a great sense of self and is very secure, if you don't like it that is a you problem, not a her problem. If you didn't like what she was wearing she wouldn't bother binning you off because again, it's a you problem, you don't like it off you jog (if you want 😁).
Yesterday she was walking down a travelator in an airport next to her sister (who wasn't on the travelator), making eye contact with her while playing ghostbusters on a bloody kazoo (very quietly and only briefly so she didn't annoy the people around her), she is her own person!

Unfortunately DH uses DS's long sock / slider look to justify his long sock / slipper summer mode. It could be worse. Much much worse...😀

Regardless of YOUR fashion choices... Socks and sandals has been trendy for some time now.
Knee high socks and sandals currently - AFAIK.

Stop judging the poor kid because you're not down with the kids.