The Sock Monster Does Exist

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It occurred to me this morning that, in fact, a sock monster must exist. It must exist because there is no logical explanation for why I am wearing one red sock and one white sock and why Caden claims he has no socks and why Pontilicious is sporting knee-hi Christmas socks with 80′s headphones on them and why poor little Aless is subjected at this very moment to two socks of different sizes. Like Bigfoot or the Abominable Snowman, the sock monster is out there. We just haven’t been able to catch him on camera yet. What I have been able to catch on camera is pretty pathetic. These are my socks (the ONLY socks I have left to my name):

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Below are the socks that Pontilicious had on about five minutes ago (until I insulted him):

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Caden is so embarrassed he refused to let me snap a pic of his socks claiming profoundly, “No. It’s an invasion of my privacy.” And I take that shit seriously. I will not, therefore, put a picture of his socks on the Internet. Respect.

This is what I think the sock monster looks like:

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Picture Courtesy of Caters News

I mean, he has to be a pretty sad beast if the most ferocious thing he does is steal socks. And he HAS to be aquatic – dwelling in washers everywhere.

So now begins the hunt for missing socks and sock pieces. We are desperate. Desperate for warm feet. Desperate to hide our unclipped toenails. And desperate to find that damn sock monster.

Is your house plagued by missing socks, too?

Posted on by Crystal in Life As We Know It

6 Responses to The Sock Monster Does Exist

  1. Denise

    Do you have a dog? Have you heard of the Sock Market? Thanks to Authur & PBS, I now know that dogs steal our socks to trade at in the Sock Market.
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  2. thedoseofreality

    Currently, on top of my daughter’s dresser are no less than 6 socks without mates. My dresser is even worse. Where do they all go?? ;)
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  3. Crystal

    I have no idea! It’s ridiculous! LOL

  4. Rabia @ TheLiebers

    On Friday my two year old wanted striped socks. Threw a fir for striped socks. All I could find was a red and black striped pirate sock and a rainbow striped Elmo sock. He wore them proudly and hopefully his preschool teacher didn’t judge me too much!
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  5. Crystal

    LOLOL Some kids wear NO socks – in the middle of winter! Saw it the other day. You’re doing absolutely okay. :)

  6. Tiana Kai

    Ha, isn’t that the truth! Here in Italy I have to air dry everything. It’s quite a sight to see 50 random socks hanging off the drying rack for 2 days.
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