That was a misleading title meant to make you excited to read this post. Did it work? If so...shame on you! Gossip is wrong.....although if you have any......
This is actually about clean laundry. I was doing laundry today. Yes, occasionally, I do laundry. And, as I was folding, I was thinking. Laundry is a good time for thinking. Fortunately for me, I don't do much laundry, so not a lot of that pesky thinking goes on. I got to thinking about Mike's socks.
Probably like most of you, my socks run away. But not Mike's socks. He always has the same number of socks to correlate with the number of days that it has been since the last wash day. I don't know if it is that I give my socks the wings to fly. If his are more duty-bound. Maybe I didn't love my socks enough, whereas he rotates his socks so each pair is worn equally - that way none feel left out. I'm not scary enough? His socks are too terrified to flee? Whatever the reason, his are always matched with their partner. Always. Same two socks, always worn together, washed together, folded together.
Mine? They are forming support groups "Socks Without Partners" "Find Our Other Toe-cover" or FOOT, as they like to call it. It's good for them. They have a chance to air their feelings. Meet others who are going through the same pain. Sometimes, they even hook up....make new "pairs".
Who am I to judge their new partnerships? If they are happy, I'm happy. I have nothing against the pairings that they make...even if it is with a sock of another color. Philosophically, I'm all for it. Physically? I can't wear socks that don't match. I wasn't raised that way. I don't think society is ready for it. Maybe my children's children will one day be able to wear socks that don't match and not be mocked, judged, pointed at, or laughed at.
These are the thoughts that run barefoot through my brain while I am doing laundry. Reason number 436 not do do laundry.
2 comments:
So I shouldn't tell you that we fold our socks together before putting them in the hamper? However, I then unfold them as I put them in the washer -- I just want to make sure I have exact matches in the same load so we fold them after we take them off. However, while they are getting washed, dried, and laying in the basket, waiting on me to decide to finally match them (something I hate and typically put off doing) -- they are making new "pairs" just like yours!! :)))
No...that's okay...you can tell me that. I've dealt with Mike's OCD socks for 12 years, I can handle your OCD! Mine usually do pretty good, just sometimes they go a'wanderin'. The kids' socks on the other hand....But that is a whole 'nother subject which would require more laundry thinkin' than I care to do!
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