On a scale of 1 to 10, tell me how you feel about boys wearing sandals with socks.
The sandals are dark colored, sporty sandals that are black/blue/grey neoprene and rubber with velcro. The socks are white. The boy in question is 6.
1 = I think it's cute
10 = Totally dorky
Re: Summer feet
I feel like socks and sandals are weird together. My DS has mild sensory issues, and when summer first rolls around, he resists sandals and shorts for a few days. During the first warm days of the year, he'll often appear dressed in shorts, socks, and sandals. Sometimes the socks don't even match, but I think the Y chromosome is behind this rather than the sensory issues.
Regardless, I always tell him he has to choose: sandals by themselves or socks with sneakers.
If I had a toddler or preschooler who was VERY wiggy about sandals on bare feet, I would probably roll with the sandals/socks combo, or look for some other footwear choice that was acceptable to my kid and my sense of propriety.
Read my update/new post above to find out why I'm asking about this.
7.
I really think its ugly. It just looks stupid. DH gets "the look" if he even picks up his sandals while wearing socks. DS (who is 6) wears crocs, and occasionally he'll wear socks with them. I let him. He's a kid, and since he was old enough to, I let him dress himself. I'm not going to make him run back inside to either change his shoes or take off his socks just because I think it looks ridiculous. I just don't look at his feet