Laundry Training School is now open
Posted on March 28th, 2011People warn you when you become a parent that your children will be grown up before you know it. And most parents of young children, swamped in a sea of diapers and baby Tylenol and butt wipes don
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March 29th, 2011 at 7:35 am
I absolutely LOVE your writings. They crack me up–mainly because I can relate to so many of them.
P.S. I am the one with the 5 dogs, a 3 year old, 23 year old an the 21 year old on FaceBook.
Keep up the GREAT reads…they are such a wonderful break from my insane household.
March 29th, 2011 at 9:55 pm
Hey Debbie! Fancy seeing you over here
Thanks so much for all the kind words. I appreciate them and you!
March 30th, 2011 at 2:07 pm
Laurie, really our lifes must be mirrored some how. You on the west coast and me on the east coast. I was teaching my almost 18 year old how to do laundry. She is going off to college 3 hours away, so she has to learn that her clothes does not magically appear in a basket all clean and smelling good, at the bottom of the steps.
Now let me explain she does know how to bring her hamper down. After that I do not know what she was thinking.
So Monday night I decided that she needed a lesson considering most of the clothes belonged to her because a teenager girl involved in sports has tons of laundry. She knew where the Laundry closet was she was even able to take some clothes out of the dryer and start folding it before I made it home. Then the fun started. I think she has a grasp of the concept now. Only time will tell but she is now in charge of her own clothes.
April 1st, 2011 at 12:59 am
And that is why I am going to try to start teaching my kids about the magic laundry machine in the first grade. I already have them sorting it all for me.
April 1st, 2011 at 2:27 am
Sigh. I think I have a long way to go!
@Liz, woo-hoo! You are on your way to laundry independence
@Sarah, yes, teach them now. Do not wait until it’s too late as I fear it might be for me
April 2nd, 2011 at 9:43 am
Woww…you moms are amazing…My mom just said “If you don’t do your own laundry, then when you run out…you’re out or you re-wear dirty laundry”..that trick worked REAALLL fast… esp with the knowledge that she really would allow it(hey as she puts it, it’s not HER who’s wearing stinky clothing…)lol
April 3rd, 2011 at 11:23 pm
et, thanks for keeping us in line! You are totally right! Why the heck am I doing my son’s laundry? He is doing his own now, for the most part. I’ve seen some shirts sneak into my loads of wash
April 4th, 2011 at 4:41 am
Yes I have a 13yr old son………the past few months he sets the laundry basket near the washing machine, (maybe just willing it to jump in washer on its own??? still unsure) usually about 9pm, and then in the morning is absolutely confused “mom is my laundry done??? what I put it near the washer how can this be?/” ha no more of that after reading your blog i am now on a mission thanks a bunch:)
April 25th, 2011 at 7:49 pm
LOL, @mycrazylife. That’s the power of the mythical Laundry Fairy, who all kids believe washes the clothes while the household sleeps. If only