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I have a giant sock collection, all of which now have giant holes in and are useless
I wear out my socks quickly because I don't have indoor shoes
I feel really uncomfortable when I'm not wearing socks

my mum said she can get me slippers or socks
Thing is, if I get socks they'll get worn out again because I wont have any slippers and If I get slippers I wont have any socks

I sent her a link to these https://www.sheepskin.co.uk/product/new ... oor-boots/
and in person she said no, so I asked why on email;

me: why cant I have those shoes
her I didnt ask you to look for shoes. I asked you to look for slippers or socks.
Look for slippers or socks. Slippers should have a hard sole due to flooring and to prevent slipping/falling. They are not for wearing outdoors.

Ok..

so you buy yourself a supply of socks.

And you buy yourself a pair of slippers.

The socks are necessary for wearing outdoor shoes anyway, and can be worn with slippers, but dont need to be worn with slippers. So you're covered indoor and outdoor.


So whats the problem?

I believe the OP is a minor, a teen, who is trying to deal with the limits her mother sets on her.

I not sure about the link, often when I try to follow links here, my old tablet freezes on me. So I might be off base here, but my first thought was maybe her objection is price. If it's a price issue, maybe find a pair of cheaper shoes. Generally shoes are more expensive than slippers. But I don't know the price, so sorry if I'm way off base here.

My next thought was that there might be a communication problem here. If you specify that they will be indoor only shoes instead of slippers, would that help? Explain maybe that shoes are likely to hold up longer than slippers so literal house shoes seemed a good idea? I wear out my socks really fast as well, and I gave up trying to buy slippers as well because I put holes in them after a year as well. I just replace my socks every six months or so now. But it seems to me if you are fine with wearing actual shoes in the house, that seems a good way to help with your sock problem.

Personally, I'd go for the slipper/shoe route first. Then ask for socks as a gift for whatever next holiday or birthday if you do those things. Then you can build a sock collection after having something on hand to save the new socks. Preventative measures, yeah?

How about something of this kind:

that was actually from a Polish store, local production, but there are similar products: https://www.amazon.com/Soft-Sole-Slippe ... e+Slippers

want you guys to know this issue is resolved

Ah, okay. Hope it was the kind of resolution were everyone is satisfied.