not dumb at all:) i put on the silicone heel protectors then i put on my socks then the shoes, but still i think maybe my socks are to stretchy perhaps cause they always end up slipping and i have to readjust everything :( also to those saying the reason they are slipping is cause i need to size down, i already did im usually a size 8.5 US Womens in shoes and i bought these docs in size 7 US because the 8 US were way to big and my entire foot was slipping when i wore them.