My kids wore mismatched socks to school yesterday because I was running late and just didn't care. Then I spent like 2 hours worried about what their teacher thought. Rationally I KNOW it doesn't matter but my brain is weird like this. I'll feel bad about something insignificant for days. Anyone else have this thing or am I just anxious.
Have you ever talked to your doctor about anxiety? Because this level of rumination about small stuff that you KNOW doesn't matter... that's not just normal dad brain, that might be worth checking out if it's affecting you for days.
This is such a dad thing and I hate that I relate to it so much. I'll be fine about something in the moment and then 3 days later I'm like "oh god I said that weird thing at dinner, they definitely think I'm weird." Brain is weird is right.
Mismatched socks is NOTHING. I wore my shirt inside out for an entire school day once before someone told me and you know what? The world kept spinning. Your brain is being dumb lol
The teacher doesn't care, I promise. I'm a teacher and I notice way more concerning things than socks. A kid's parents being present and engaged (which you clearly are) matters infinitely more than mismatched socks.
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Teachers literally don't care about mismatched socks. They're dealing with 25 kids and are just hoping everyone shows up. Your daughter's teacher probably didn't even notice, and if she did, she didn't think anything of it.