A four-year-old girl's clever method of pairing socks, demonstrated in a TikTok video shared by her mum, has left parents and disabled people praising its simplicity and accessibility.
Mum Shares Daughter's Clever Technique
Katie Skeeles from Louisiana, US, was sorting laundry with her daughter when the child showed off her 'genius' method. The mum shared a clip on TikTok, with overlay text reading: "POV: your four-year-old is helping sort her laundry, and she shows you how she pairs up her socks."
In the video, the girl places one sock correctly on her foot, then slides its partner over it, wearing both on the same foot. She then grasps the cuffs together and rolls them off into a neatly bundled ball, placing it in her sock drawer.
Widespread Praise and Practical Benefits
Katie captioned the post: "She may actually be a genius." Hundreds of viewers commented, with one saying, "You're raising a pragmatic genius." Another person, who is disabled, shared: "I'm disabled and struggle to put my laundry away... I'm gonna be using this. Get her chicken nuggets from me."
Some noted the method also checks for holes. Several parents said they planned to teach their children the same technique, with one calling it a "game changer." One viewer remarked, "I hate when kids are smarter than me."
Debate Over Cleanliness
Some viewers argued the clean socks were soiled by being on the child's foot, but one person countered: "Y'all a damn sock being on someone's clean foot for eight seconds isn't gonna make it dirty."
