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Thank you all so much! These websites are great. I started looking on search engines, but these "fancy" socks are too expensive for me to buy one from each site to see what DD likes best. I feel like I've already spent a fortune on socks over the years!! Thank you for your ideas and suggestions.

I knew you BTDT mamas here would what I was dealing with!

My DS wore those socks for a year - and then stopped wearing even those. No more socks for him - at least kids' snow boots are well insulated. I think he'll end up living where it's warm year round.

Nice!!

We have this issue PLUS the added problem that DD will only wear knee socks that go either to the bottom of her knee or over the knee!! She has the skinniest little legs too that it is really hard to find socks that fit lengthwise and are tight enough width wise.
However, she is really easy to spot on the school grounds with everyone in a uniform - I only have to look for the white socked legs - really cute.
We found 1 brand, at Target, with the brown 2 lines toes, that have worked thus far this year. (we're keeping our fingers crossed)

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DS5 has been complaining about his sock seams every morning for a long time.

At first, I thought he was just using that as an excuse to not go to school.

Maybe he isn't after all!

We have this problem too, with both of my DSs. I buy Stride Rite socks (they are thinner) and they wear them inside out.

My son has worns the yellow striped socks bought at Target for years and never had any complaints about socks. (I'm not sure of the brand either.. they aren't labeled.) Shorts, t-shirts he complains about, and I now only buy DS high end pima cotton t-shirts.

Are they with the rest of the sock selections?

I would have bought seamless socks for ds5 when he was 3 if there had been any here to buy. However while he still adjusts them carefully he has got better. I am not suggesting ignoring sensory issues- just be sure it is not a manageable problem before you commit to a childhood of expensive socks.

We had this issue for a little while when DS was 2.5/3 - and we ended up switching to gap and gymboree socks for now. They were softer than the generic brand (babiesrus?) brand and that made a difference for him. At home, we have the kids run barefoot. I also noticed that certain shoe brands made the issue worse for him (no more generic target shoes for us at least for now) - if my own experience is go by, it would have to do with how the seams line up with the stitching on the shoes (some sneakers, I really dislike because of that sock seam/shoe stitching rubbing on each other).

Now, he is careful about noting where the seam is on his foot.