<![CDATA[Nothing makes me feel older than the start of a new term with a fresh batch of undergraduates.]]>Nothing makes me feel older than the start of a new term with a fresh batch of undergraduates. The kids now seem to be layering their socks, like ankle socks over knee socks over thigh socks, and I have so many questions. Aren't their ankles hot? How do they fit them in their shoes? Do they buy shoes specially in bigger sizes to fit them into? Do they only have to wash the innermost ones? When did I turn into my grandmother?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/52ec2002-30b7-44be-ab2f-2e2f87326cd7/nothing-makes-me-feel-older-than-the-start-of-a-new-term-with-a-fresh-batch-of-undergraduates.RSS for NodeTue, 06 Oct 2026 00:59:32 GMTFri, 25 Sep 2026 10:07:36 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing makes me feel older than the start of a new term with a fresh batch of undergraduates. on Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:54:17 GMT]]>@MythingPerson @afewbugs I laughed.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://typo.social/users/triple/statuses/117331306581094070https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://typo.social/users/triple/statuses/117331306581094070Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:54:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing makes me feel older than the start of a new term with a fresh batch of undergraduates. on Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:42:34 GMT]]>@afewbugs You’re seeing them now before they molt, when the extra layers are still attached. That used to happen in the summer, before they went back to school, but global warming…. 🤷‍♂️

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/MythingPerson/statuses/117331260534534295https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/MythingPerson/statuses/117331260534534295Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:42:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing makes me feel older than the start of a new term with a fresh batch of undergraduates. on Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:29:09 GMT]]>@afewbugs A response to enshittification of socks, perhaps?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/BashStKid/statuses/117331207774697514https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/BashStKid/statuses/117331207774697514Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:29:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing makes me feel older than the start of a new term with a fresh batch of undergraduates. on Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:18:32 GMT]]>@afewbugs More to the point, how do they afford x3 the amount of socks they need in this economy?!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/ApostateEnglishman/statuses/117331166015744545https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/ApostateEnglishman/statuses/117331166015744545Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:18:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing makes me feel older than the start of a new term with a fresh batch of undergraduates. on Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:14:30 GMT]]>@afewbugs With our kids it was definitely on purpose.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/117331150128621729https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/117331150128621729Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:14:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing makes me feel older than the start of a new term with a fresh batch of undergraduates. on Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:13:35 GMT]]>@TimWardCam I think that's my generation, but not on purpose

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.coop/users/afewbugs/statuses/117331146537009633https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.coop/users/afewbugs/statuses/117331146537009633Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:13:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing makes me feel older than the start of a new term with a fresh batch of undergraduates. on Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:09:14 GMT]]>@afewbugs And here I was getting frustrated that socks for sale seem to have gotten thinner... a solution is found!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/d_rift/statuses/117331129399458343https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/d_rift/statuses/117331129399458343Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:09:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nothing makes me feel older than the start of a new term with a fresh batch of undergraduates. on Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:08:47 GMT]]>@afewbugs Do they still wear different coloured socks on each foot or was that just the previous generation?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/117331127687479181https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/117331127687479181Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:08:47 GMT