Laundry Service at college?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which brings you to the problem of kids bringing enough clothing to last for weeks/months, but having nowhere to store it

Wow really? It's not that difficult.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is your child disabled?

No, he's a slob. (Yes, I tried to teach him to be neat, but his bedroom is a disaster and he wore his swim trunks around the house last weekend because he was too lazy to do his laundry). But he is a good student on a full scholarship, which I am thrilled about, so I'm thinking about doing it for the first year. Plus, I pity his roommate.

Let him be. Do not enable dependence. He will sort things out eventually!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Mama, you could always visit him every weekend, with your gallon of Tide and laundry basket in hand.

No, I can't because I don't do his laundry and haven't done his laundry in 3 years, and because he'll be in college on another continent.

Thanks to the PP who posted the links! The price seems very reasonable, and I'm thinking of deducting it from the money we are going to give him each month.

Why not just give him whatever allowance you were going to and let him decide whether he wants to spend the money on laundry or do it himself?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is your child disabled?

No, he's a slob. (Yes, I tried to teach him to be neat, but his bedroom is a disaster and he wore his swim trunks around the house last weekend because he was too lazy to do his laundry). But he is a good student on a full scholarship, which I am thrilled about, so I'm thinking about doing it for the first year. Plus, I pity his roommate.

As his future employer, may I suggest college is a really great, natural opportunity for you to stop the helicoptering?

As your future DIL, may I suggest the same thing?