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Post by monklady123 on Sept 19, 2017 21:42:32 GMT
First world problem I know. I wash, dry and fold all the clothes. DH still doesn't put his away. It drives me nuts. This one really is not a first world problem. I lived in Burkina Faso (West Africa) for almost four years and almost never saw a man lift a finger to do any part of laundry. Me, I don't even do dh's laundry, never mind fold and put away. His mother had a lot of kids including four boys. For her own sanity she taught them all to do all sorts of things. Go MIL! lol
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Post by epeanymous on Sept 19, 2017 21:44:47 GMT
There wasn't a box for me, which was "sometimes." I do 99% of the laundry in my house (dh does 99% of the cooking; we just tend to have our tasks as opposed to dividing tasks). I sometimes put his away, and sometimes have one of the kids cart it to his closet for him to put away. Sometimes he'll take it up himself from the laundry room.
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Post by monklady123 on Sept 19, 2017 21:48:07 GMT
It seems if everyone in a household did their own laundry it would be many small loads instead of large loads. Or maybe y'all have a lot more clothes than we do. No, I've just trained everyone not to do laundry until they have enough for a small load. My washer has several settings for the water and "small" really isn't very much water. Everyone does their laundry about once a week. We also don't sort our clothes like I've seen some of you here say you do. Basically I have "light", "dark", and "towels/sheets/etc". Dh has "dress shirts" (he wears the no-iron kind), "white tee shirts [he wears them under his dress shirts] and anything else white-ish", and "everything else". His suits go to the dry cleaner. Dd does what I do ("light" and "not light"), and ds just dumps everything in. The only exception is if someone has a new red item. lol
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Post by gramasue on Sept 19, 2017 21:54:07 GMT
I do the laundry, so it seems simpler to me to just put everything away where it goes. It's just the two of us, so it's not a big deal.
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Post by lisae on Sept 19, 2017 21:57:13 GMT
I didn't answer because there wasn't a 'sometimes' option. I do the laundry so I always put away the clean clothes. If he leaves something out that can be worn again, he usually takes care of it but sometimes not and I have to deal with these clothes. He typically puts dirty clothes in the hamper but again sometimes, he doesn't and I either have to remind him or do it myself.
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Post by melanell on Sept 19, 2017 22:13:43 GMT
My answer is missing. DH & I share the laundry folding/hanging pretty evenly. Whoever hangs/folds puts away the clothes for each of us, and any dress clothing for the kids. All other kid clothing is deposited, folded, on their bed, for them to put away at some point that same day.
So I put DH's clothing away half of the time and he puts mine away half of the time.
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Post by Woobster on Sept 19, 2017 22:52:19 GMT
Yes... but he puts mine away, too. Whoever folds the load puts it away.
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Post by belgravia on Sept 19, 2017 22:55:20 GMT
I'm a SAHM and I wash, dry, fold/iron and put away every stitch of my husband's laundry. His sole contribution is to fire it down the laundry chute.
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Post by baslp on Sept 19, 2017 22:59:11 GMT
I hang up his shirts and stuff the rest in drawers. I detest folding clothes. I guess we look wrinkly at times.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2017 22:59:37 GMT
Yes, I put them away 90% of the time. Only time is when I am sick. He takes on more to help me.
Could dh do it? Sure but he works out of the home and when he gets home I would rather spend time with him and have the kids spend time with him then add another chore.
I am a sahm and have no problem helping him out.
When dd is super busy with school or sick I will also put hers away.
I guess I see it more as a helping the family as I feel I should (do NOT get all offended by how I do things)
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Post by 950nancy on Sept 19, 2017 23:00:41 GMT
I put the clean, folded laundry on his dresser. He puts it away. I kind of feel like also putting it away would be the same as chewing his food for him before he swallowed. . He can do that. It always gets put away that day or by the next morning.
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Post by tduby1 on Sept 19, 2017 23:10:08 GMT
Both of us throw loads in and switch loads as needed depending on who recognizes the need. The washer is in our master bath and the clothes come directly out of the dryer, onto our bed, where we generally (if we are both there) fold and put away together.
Our master bath has a second door off the kids' closet and they all Wash, dry and put away their own clothes.
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Post by peabay on Sept 19, 2017 23:13:07 GMT
Yes. Dude works 60 hour weeks. The least I can do is put his laundry away.
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Post by tduby1 on Sept 19, 2017 23:16:43 GMT
It seems if everyone in a household did their own laundry it would be many small loads instead of large loads. Or maybe y'all have a lot more clothes than we do. I wondered about that too. We only have one load of whites for the whole household and one load of delicates. Maybe they don't sort? We don't sort. DH and I do our laundry together and it usually tends to be several large loads a week. He layers because the climate he works in can fluctuate throughout the day. I wear scrubs two days a week and change in the evening. We probably use more towels than we should. Our boys generally combine their laundry and have several loads a week as well. They don't seperate. Dd does hers every two weeks, and does seperate. She usually only has two loads, more in the winter when she wears heavier clothes and fluctuates.
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Post by likescarrots on Sept 19, 2017 23:22:06 GMT
What about 'sometimes' ? If I can put them away without having to rearrange his stuff to fit it all then I will. Otherwise I leave it folded on his side of the bed and he puts it away before he goes to sleep.
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Post by AN on Sept 19, 2017 23:23:48 GMT
If I'm doing laundry when he's home, he will put his own away. If I'm doing it when he's not home, I put it away because it doesn't feel off my mental checklist until it is put away. Plus, if I lay the clothes out on the bed until he gets to it, the cat hears the siren song and will shed all over it.
However, I have a Terrible Marriage Confession. I'm traveling for work this week and there were only 2 washcloths left. He is the only one that uses washcloths. The question is: On Wednesday, when he runs out, will he do a load of towels, or will he go get more washcloths from the guest bathroom?
There's a right answer. This is not a recommended marriage test, but here I am.
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Post by kernriver on Sept 19, 2017 23:27:52 GMT
I dont do his laundry anymore. One day I just stopped and henfigured it out. Yea me!
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Post by maryland on Sept 19, 2017 23:41:15 GMT
I usually do because I am a sahm and the kids are in school, so that's my "job". But if I just left them on the bed, he would put his clothes away. And before we had kids and we both worked, we both did 50% of the household chores. And at home, he would do any "chore" that I asked him to do to help me out. And I occasionally help him out at work too!
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Post by scrapsotime on Sept 19, 2017 23:51:46 GMT
Dh prefers to do his own laundry and has for many years.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Sept 19, 2017 23:57:05 GMT
DH typically washes his own laundry, which includes folding and putting away. It's only casual clothes, underwear and socks as all his dress shirts go out to the drycleaner. If he doesn't do it, then the housekeeper does it when she comes (she does all the sheets & towels). DH is great about putting his clothes away immediately. Mine take a while to migrate from the top of the dryer, to the bedroom, to the inside of the drawers. It's a process. ETA: Just to clarify, DH was overseas on solo assignment for almost 8 years. He got into the habit of doing things himself. Now he prefers to do it himself as he is a bit of a control freak and likes his way of folding better. I did it for many years and am happy to hand that chore over to him!
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Post by moodyblue on Sept 20, 2017 0:17:15 GMT
Before my husband retired, I did the laundry most of the time, but he would help with hanging his shirts and pants, if he was around when the laundry was brought upstairs. He'd also start loads (usually his grubby clothes from doing yard work), shift it from washer to dryer if needed or carry things up. I did the things like sheets and towels.
When he retired he began to do more of the laundry, starting loads if needed or if I asked, taking it upstairs, etc. I still did most of the putting away of things like socks and underwear.
Now, he's doing radiation and chemo treatments and fatigue is an issue for him, so I'm back to doing more. I came home today and he had started a load of laundry, but he kind of overdid it on yard work after his radiation today and is pretty wiped out. I shifted it to the dryer and am relaxing in the family room until it's done, and then I'll take it upstairs and put it away. He's gone up already to watch TV in bed.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Sept 20, 2017 0:26:55 GMT
If I'm doing laundry when he's home, he will put his own away. If I'm doing it when he's not home, I put it away because it doesn't feel off my mental checklist until it is put away. Plus, if I lay the clothes out on the bed until he gets to it, the cat hears the siren song and will shed all over it. However, I have a Terrible Marriage Confession. I'm traveling for work this week and there were only 2 washcloths left. He is the only one that uses washcloths. The question is: On Wednesday, when he runs out, will he do a load of towels, or will he go get more washcloths from the guest bathroom? There's a right answer. This is not a recommended marriage test, but here I am. Oh my, now you've gone and done it. Let's see how long it takes someone to start a S/O thread on whether to use a washcloth or not.
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Post by prapea on Sept 20, 2017 0:27:48 GMT
I haven't read all the replies so apologies if I am repeating.
It depends on the time of the month and how "generous" I am feeling. Lolol.
I am a, "I would like to get laundry done during week nights so I can enjoy my weekend drinking wine" kinda girl. So if DH is not on call, he jumps in to help me and put the laundry away. Sounds so fricking cheesy but we kinda do it together. Some days i just do it all by myself amd some days he does it all by himself. There is no set thing. He actually filds clothes better than I do😂.
My 10 year old does his own laundry every saturday morning (unless there is a game, then it is sunday mornings). This includes, wash/dry cycle and folding and putting everything away in his closet and wmpty basket back to the laundry room. He is definitely set in this department.
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Post by Nanner on Sept 20, 2017 0:38:38 GMT
I wash, dry and fold. He puts his own away.
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Post by gypsymama on Sept 20, 2017 0:51:35 GMT
i'm a laundromat girl, get 5 people's laundry for the week done in an hour. and i laugh every week as i stuff it all, unsorted, into the huge front loaders, and i think of the peas!
oh, and in general, i fold at the laundromat and then sort into everyone's baskets and we all put our own away, i hang a lot of my stuff up once i get home, none of the kids really do
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Post by GamGam on Sept 20, 2017 1:00:42 GMT
I've always done our laundry. So for 56 years I've washed, folded, and put away his clothes. And for 56 years he has fixed his own breakfast, and added lunch when he retired 20 years ago. we are at a place in life where we are very comfortable with our routines. And I am so grateful for all he does for me.👵
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Post by azredhead on Sept 20, 2017 1:26:17 GMT
I put sometimes since it's just two of us. We switch on laundry. We hang dry a lot of shirts too. So he'll help me get them out of the dryer and hang them. Just depends on how busy he gets with school, work etc.
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Post by AussieMeg on Sept 20, 2017 3:57:08 GMT
No he does it himself. Sometimes I go as far as taking it into the bedroom and putting it on his side of the bed, but otherwise he puts them away himself. He also does all of his own ironing. (And mine too if I'm lucky.)
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Post by MissChris on Sept 20, 2017 4:12:29 GMT
There wasn't an option for me in the poll, so I didn't vote. Doing laundry has never been my task or his his task to do. If laundry needs to be done and hubby's busy, I do it from start to finish--including putting away. If I'm busy, hubby will do it from start to finish. We've always been like that with everything around the house. We both work full time and pretty much equally share in all of the housework. And I hate to brag, but he'll even do the ironing!!
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Post by gina on Sept 20, 2017 4:19:29 GMT
I wash, fold and stack into laundry baskets for my 3 kids. They put their own clothes away because I have OCD and sometimes looking into their drawers sends me into fits of rage. I wash, fold and put away for my husband while I put my own clothes away. He works two jobs, I work *very* part-time inside my home. We had a deal when we got married and part of my end is the cooking/chores/etc which I actually enjoy. And all of that said, sometimes I get a little lazy and leave them folded on the bed and he will toss them into his own dresser and armoire. But 8 times out of 10, I put away for him.
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