Teen’s dirty laundry

[Anonymous]

My 17 year old has been rummaging for clean clothes each morning this week. He agrees to do his laundry when he comes home but when he comes home he does not do it. I’m itching to do his laundry because it’s driving me insane but want him to deal with the natural consequences. Ugh. Why is parenting so hard.

[Anonymous]

This is one area where I am dropping the ball meaning I let them drop the ball and they have to live with the consequences. So this morning. my son was wearing shorts with some long sleeves dress shirt. Looking really handsome! He had forgotten to do laundry last night.

[Anonymous]

My kids do their own laundry (13 and 18). I don't care if they wear dirty clothes. They don't do their laundry they wear dirty clothes that week. T

hey wear uniforms so it makes it a bit easier, but they have to suck it up if they're dirty. I honestly have no idea if what they wear was picked off the floor or is clean. They come out of their rooms dressed.

[Anonymous]

Take the laundry basket and dump it all over the lawn

[Anonymous]

I'd wash it.

[Anonymous]

FFS - my kids all did their own laundry at 11. OP, don’t do it.

[Anonymous]

This is one parenting issue I don’t find the least bit difficult. Do your laundry or wear dirty clothes.

[Anonymous]

DS wears dirty clothes. He’s been doing his own laundry for 4 years but has been slacking off lately. I’ve offered to do it for him and he says no. So he can deal with the social consequences.

[Anonymous]

Remind him when he comes home. I personally just tell my son when to do his laundry because he would not see wearing dirty clothes as a bad thing. The poor kid sitting next to him in class might mind.

[Anonymous]

At 17, he’s probably not far from being in the same situation in his college dorm, and you won’t be there to bail him out. You can remind him, but I definitely wouldn’t do it for him.

[Anonymous]

Keep doing what you're doing. He needs to live with the consequences of his choices.

[Anonymous]

DD17 has taken to stealing my socks and underwear (gross!) when she runs out. So I kind of compromise and dig out and wash a few pairs of her underwear and socks along with my laundry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 17 year old has been rummaging for clean clothes each morning this week. He agrees to do his laundry when he comes home but when he comes home he does not do it. I’m itching to do his laundry because it’s driving me insane but want him to deal with the natural consequences. Ugh. Why is parenting so hard.

LOL Not doing my kids' laundry is so easy. Especially at this age. Eventually, he'll get tired of rummaging for clothes, he'll figure it out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD17 has taken to stealing my socks and underwear (gross!) when she runs out. So I kind of compromise and dig out and wash a few pairs of her underwear and socks along with my laundry.

Just buy a lock for your bedroom and stop enabling her

[Anonymous]

I don’t do laundry for DD 11. I have seen her wearing the same sweatpants for three weeks. I still don’t do laundry for her.