Looked in Mr. Poundwise's closet. THERE are all the missing socks! All sizes, from cute lavender kitten socks for toddlers, to athletic sport socks for teens, to his own socks, and most maddeningly, MY socks. Over, under, and in piles of rumpled clothes.
When I sort the laundry, I fold it all and give each family member a bundle to put away in their own closets and drawers. When Mr. Poundwise or the kids do it, well, I don't micromanage and things aren't done perfectly.
Now that I found the matches for over twenty odd socks, that's probably $60-$100 worth of pairs rescued. I wish we had found them before I bought new socks for everyone. I swear, sometimes I think Mr. Poundwise is gaslighting me!
The annoying thing is all the sympathetic and sad noises he makes when I moan about all the missing socks... and they have been sitting in his closet all along!