National Odd Sock Day!

Remember that old expression:  ‘sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me’?   What a ghastly thing to tell children!  Totally untrue.  Today we recognize how damaging bullying can be to anyone, and this usually starts with a hurtful set of words.  Efforts are being made to call out the ugly practice of bullying, and kids are learning how to treat each other with kindness.  We’re aware that there is certainly not enough to that to go around.

The first Monday of the third week in November is National Odd Socks Day, invented only in 2017 as a way to call attention to anti-bullying acts.  If you can accept someone’s odd, or weird, socks, you can accept the person wearing them.

From the website:

Odd Sock Day first started in 2017 as a way to deter bullying in school. With the rise of technology and the added pressure children face on social media and at school, the Anti-Bullying Alliance created the day to remind people that it’s good to stand out. By expressing oneself without fear of judgment reaffirms the idea that being who you are is more than enough. If we can appreciate someone else’s odd socks, we can also appreciate each individual’s differences.

For the writing prompt to match this theme, feel free to share a story about bullying or socks of any kind. 

Let Ruth know if you wish to participate on Monday, Nov. 15 at 10am.  We do this on Zoom, and writing something is not required.  We love hearing from each of you in any form of communication…verbal, written, even sing a song.