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Post by greendragonlady on Jan 1, 2022 18:54:32 GMT
If it's my husband's laundry, then no. He does his own and likes things folded/hung a certain way. I wouldn't even transfer it from the washer to the dryer because there are certain things he doesn't dry, and I don't know what they are.
Occasionally my daughter will do a load of the baby's clothes at our house (she doesn't have a washer/dryer currently) and I will pop those in the dryer if they're done and she's not here.
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Post by rickmer on Jan 1, 2022 19:14:17 GMT
DD does her own and has since she was about 14 or 15? if her stuff is in washer or dryer, i will move it to the next stage so i can free up for what i need. i always fold or hang clothes fresh out the dryer - i don't want the getting wrinkled but she doesn't so hers can go in a hamper for her to fold whenever she is ready.
my boys do NOT do laundry. DD thinks it is ridiculous because they are 14 and 16. however, it takes reminders to get them to shower - so when they do, i prefer for them to have clean clothes available to put on.
plus, they are both tall boys and there is a lot of stuff i hang to dry. i suspect that would not happen if they did and would be shrinking stuff like crazy. shrug.
i don't mind laundry at all. guy i am seeing hates it. but likes cleaning kitchen and bathroom. he discussed "5 year plan" and how we are complimentary that way. he also likes doing floors and vacuuming all the cracks and crevices, i am really good with bills, insurance, taxes, etc. but we aren't going there... i haven't agreed to anything. lol!!!
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Post by ddly on Jan 1, 2022 20:21:51 GMT
I do all the laundry. It’s me, DH and 23 yo ds. Laundry has always been an escape from me. When I was married to my ex it was the easiest way to get away from him. I still enjoy it. I have a knee that needs to be replaced so DH always asks if I want him to switch it over. It’s downstairs and I struggle a little with the stairs. I fold everything ad put mine and ds’ away. DH likes to put his away.
Sometimes ds will do his own, but he does so many other chores and always helps out when asked that I take care of his.
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 1, 2022 20:36:13 GMT
Depends on the load and my mood. I'll switch DH's laundry, but I only put it all in the basket from the dryer (don't fold it or put it away...some days I don't even take it out of the laundry room). I will remind my boys to move their laundry along unless I'm in a time crunch to get mine started (or they aren't home) but just move it to the dryer or into their basket (without folding or putting away). DH wouldn't have a problem moving my laundry from the washer to the dryer, but he usually just asks if I want it done and I usually say I'll do it because it's easier for me because I know what can't go in the dryer just by looking at the garment, not the tag.
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Post by lesley on Jan 1, 2022 20:48:58 GMT
I’ve always done all the laundry, it’s never been a big deal. It would have been so inefficient for all of us to do our own. Rather than each of us do two or three loads, I could combine them into four - whites, brights, darks, and heavy (jeans, hoodies,etc). Nowadays it’s just me and DS. We each sort our own, DS carries the crate downstairs, I load it, choose the programme and then unload. If it can be hung outside to dry then DS does that and brings it back in again. So while I organise it, DS does all the heavy stuff. 😊
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Post by ExpatBackHome on Jan 1, 2022 20:55:07 GMT
Sometimes I have to take my son’s laundry out of the dryer and put it on the counter but that’s it. I do the rest of the laundry.
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Post by taylortroop on Jan 1, 2022 21:07:45 GMT
Its just DH and I so I do all the laundry together. I wash, dry and fold it but leave DH's for him to put away.
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Post by lisae on Jan 1, 2022 21:09:47 GMT
My husband has never operated a washing machine since we moved in together - never. I've never even asked him to transfer the clothes from the washer to the dryer. He's very handy but hates laundry. But then, I've never, ever mowed grass either. I don't know what he will do if something happens to me. If something happens to him, I'm buying a goat or moving into a condo.
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Post by cmpeter on Jan 1, 2022 22:04:48 GMT
Yes, I would move it to the dryer or fold and put it on their bed.
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Post by amom23 on Jan 1, 2022 22:07:55 GMT
ALL.THE.TIME
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Post by alsomsknit on Jan 1, 2022 22:30:55 GMT
The Boy and I have a routine: I start a load before leaving for work. May have a load or two sorted for him to complete while I am at work. He and I do all the laundry, except DH’s running biking clothes, in this manner. I throw those in a clothes basket for him to deal with.
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Post by Anita on Jan 1, 2022 22:34:24 GMT
In our new place, the laundry is in the master closet, so of course my DD is using it as an excuse to have me do her laundry. I don't fold hers, though. I'll toss it into a basket and take it to her, but she can put it away. I'm also not going to seek out her laundry. She's an adult and can run out of clothing if she doesn't wash it.
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Post by AussieMeg on Jan 1, 2022 22:41:07 GMT
None of us generate enough laundry to warrant doing it individually, so no. Everyone's laundry is done together by whomever has time at that moment. Same here. It seems weird to me when people talk about everyone doing their own laundry. I'd have to wait weeks to get a full load of just my clothes. And the kids would run out of their work uniforms before they had enough other laundry to do a full load. We don't separate laundry, it all just gets chucked into the washing machine together. We don't have laundry baskets in our rooms, so when you take off your dirty clothes, they get put straight into the washing machine. Then when it's full, someone turns it on. We rarely use our dryer, everything gets hung up on the line outside when the weather is nice, or on a clothing rack over a heating vent in winter.
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Post by Ryann on Jan 1, 2022 22:50:57 GMT
No. Typically DW is finishing up mine. ☺️
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Post by twinsmomfla99 on Jan 2, 2022 0:19:59 GMT
I will move it to the dryer from the washer so I can start a load and let the offender know that it is drying now.
If they don't retrieve it by the time I need the dryer, it goes into their laundry basket without folding.
My family knows not to put my stuff in the dryer. If I have something in the washer and I'm not home, they just pile it on top of our chest freezer for me to dry when I return. I have MANY items that cannot go into the dryer and must hang to dry, and I do not expect them to go to the trouble of hanging them up to dry. I told them I would rather face a pile of wet clothes on the freezer than end up with a bunch of shrunken clothes, so they have no problem putting them aside for me. I'm sure if I insisted on having them hang stuff up, it would "accidentally" end up in the dryer and that would not be good LOL.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Jan 2, 2022 2:28:35 GMT
There are only three of us snd while DS can do his laundry I combine loads for most things so I do it. It doesn’t bother me. He takes all loads up and down the stairs for me.
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Post by travelscrapper on Jan 2, 2022 3:59:34 GMT
It's just Dh and I and for the most part we do our own laundry. We have 2 washers one for his work clothes as he works at the airport and comes home filthy and uses all kind of "potions" to get his uniforms clean. Then we have our other machine that we use for our every day clothes, sheets, towels etc. I tend to use a ton of laundry bags for my "work" clothes, run them on delicate and hang dry. DH would not know what to do with these. He tends to do the majority of the laundry. We will bring each others clothes up from the dryer if there's a load in there.
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Post by muggins on Jan 2, 2022 4:12:58 GMT
There are three of us. I do all the laundry and we generate a lot. I don’t work and I have a cleaner, so it’s one of the only chores I have to do. I like doing it.
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Post by malibou on Jan 2, 2022 9:13:00 GMT
Dh and I mix laundry, and I do all of it, as I enjoy it. Ds knows how to do his own laundry, but typically be gets it washed and I do the rest.
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Post by lesserknownpea on Jan 2, 2022 9:53:05 GMT
I am very particular about my laundry. Little by little in the 9 years I’ve lived with my son and his wife I’ve taken on more of the family’s to help DIL. Honestly, she’s terrible at it, and she appreciates what I do. I feel happy to help and I enjoy it.
When I first moved in I constantly checked the washer for wet clothes, as I can’t stand that smell they get if they sit n
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Post by paigepea on Jan 2, 2022 11:06:32 GMT
Yes. I do majority of laundry anyway but dh will do any laundry if I ask him so I’m always happy to finish whatever he started. And I’d do for my girls too. I don’t fold often. I find the girls rummage through the basic looking for clean uniform pieces.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jan 2, 2022 11:32:15 GMT
It's just DH and I now, and I do everything. But when the kids were home, they used to do their own. I love folding clothes, so if I ever found clothes in the dryer I'd fold them. Laundry is one chore I really enjoy doing.
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Post by atomicdog on Jan 2, 2022 11:58:01 GMT
Doesn't happen often, but every once in a while I'll fold DD/DSIL's stuff to get mine done, but she's done the same for me before.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2022 13:58:16 GMT
Yes and I don't mind. If dd is busy with school work or taking a nap, I will toss her stuff into the dryer or pull it out and fold and put it in her laundry basket.
Same for ds.
I guess that is just how we roll. Like the other morning dd emptied the dishwasher for me without asking. And ds cleaned up the living room of his toys without me asking.
We just pitch in and help out.
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Post by sweetpeasmom on Jan 2, 2022 14:24:36 GMT
I do mine and dh's but our kids do their own. If I have to do a load (meaning something needs to be washed specifically), I may move the load to the dryer. If I need to put something in the dryer, I'll take theirs out and put it in their room or on the table for them to get.
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Post by Sharon on Jan 2, 2022 23:49:35 GMT
I've always done our laundry all together. So, yes.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2022 2:53:28 GMT
I've always done the laundry in my house when my kids were growing up. When the kids got to be teens, I had 4 baskets and I'd fold it all and put each basket in the appropriate bedrooms so everyone would put theirs away. I was still doing stbx's laundry til the day we split up! Old habits.
With DH, I always did our laundry. He'd help me fold towels and occasionally his own clothes, but I'd put them all away. My 2 adult kids moved in with us and I made it known that they'd do their own clothes. I did mine & DH's. No problem.
Now it's just DD33 and me and I barely have laundry with DH gone, but DD and I do our own laundry separately.
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Post by nightnurse on Jan 4, 2022 17:08:05 GMT
Very timely topic in my house! My daughter is in high school and had the holiday break and my husband took early retirement with COVID so I’m the only one working. The laundry schedule is supposed to be that I get to do my laundry on the weekend but with the holidays and everyone home it got all screwed up and my husband and daughter were both dramatically declaring they’d have no clothes if they couldn’t do laundry this weekend. And both complained the other left clothes in the washer. Feels like there is always a load of towels or someone elders Stuff left in the dryer or where we hang the delicates. It’s a work in progress!
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Post by gracieplusthree on Jan 5, 2022 12:08:57 GMT
Well yeah, and if I take it out of dryer I'll fold it. We've never been the sort to dump stuff from dryer to a basket or pile on couch, doesn't take long to fold em. I don't put them up though after folding, theyll go to the bed of who they belong to, or get placed in a basket.
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Post by supersoda on Jan 5, 2022 14:08:02 GMT
No. When the kids are here there are daily shouts across the house about whether the washer is free and for someone to move laundry. My kids have been doing their own laundry since they were in the first grade.
DH does most other laundry except my clothes because I’m picky about sorting and line drying. I’ll move his stuff and, of course, I’ll deal with any household laundry that I come across. He won’t touch my laundry at all after an unfortunate incident where he made my favorite sweater toddler-sized!
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