When pandemic lockdowns arrived, I tailored my sock choices for the people who would see them and what statement I wanted to make
. I realized that, not only would the socks frame my attitude for the day, but they could also produce a smile or two for others during these stressful times. Small gestures can make someone’s day.
Every Christmas now I give Dr. G and his staff socks with personality . In return, I came away with a pair of hockey-themed hosiery. Now my routine visits are more interesting, compliments of the sock game we play. When I appear, everyone gathers in the reception area and shows off their goofy socks, it’s only after this formality that I’m taken down to one of the exam rooms.
When I visited my family doctor a couple of weeks ago, my socks helped set the mood before we got down to business. As soon as he came into the waiting room I said: “My daughter bought these socks for my birthday, and she promised the characters had nothing to do with my advancing years.” He looked at my feet. They were covered with dinosaurs. He burst out laughing and then we got back to the real reason I was there.
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