I can’t help but notice a disturbing trend that is sweeping the nation. I’ve tried to convince myself that it’s a passing faze, but I don’t think I’m right in my assumption. Mismatched socks! Somebody shoot me already. I can remember when I was a kid, my mom would do the laundry and I was responsible for matching my own foot coverings. I’ll admit I was filled with extreme laziness when it came to this task, so therefore, I chose to wear 2 different socks on many occasions. But now that I’m quite a bit older, I wonder if I was really “in style” back then, and not lazy. Sure, some think it’s “super cute” to have puppies on one foot and monkeys on the other…but do these animals really get along in the animal kingdom? And what do stripes on one foot have to do with Hello Kitty on the other? Is it a hint to Hello Kitty that someday she’ll be in a prison jumpsuit, sporting stripes? Personally, I think this “trend” is just another stepping stone to become a more lazy society. The laundry gets washed, dried, and when it comes to folding and matching the socks, people think “Ah what the hell, lets just throw them in a pile and let fate deal with the matching.” Doesn’t anyone really step back and see how ridiculous this looks? I’m all for mixing patterns and making a statement, but this has gone too far. I actually have a family member that will throw all of her families socks in a basket and when its time to get dressed, they dig around and pull out whatever. Each time I see them I get so aggravated. The crazy thing about them is this…the family member is totally OCD too! I’m like “How could you?!”. I could just be OCD myself and have to take control of said sock situation, but I think my issue is this. I know I’m a perpetually lazy person, I don’t need a neon sign telling the world that I’m one. If I’m gonna sport some crazy mismatched socks, then why don’t I just have a tattoo carved into my forehead that says…”Kick me, I’m lazy.”