I’m not sure exactly what’s been happening, but in the last six months, I’ve worn out about a dozen socks. Now the cheap cotton/wool socks I got last year, I expected that to happen, but the Gold Toe socks I’ve had for some years? Nope. They’ve been wearing out as well.

My brother tells me it’s because I don’t clip my toenails. I pointed out that they’re wearing out on the sole, just going threadbare. And I do clip my toenails. Since I wear socks all the time (due to diabetes), I kind of go crazy if a toe even hangs up on the inside of a sock. And yes, wearing socks all the time may be contributing, but I’ve been wearing socks all the time since about 2009ish. I used to go barefoot, my doctor told me she wanted to see me wearing shoes, even in the house, and I compromised with socks.