Wives, do you fold and put away your husband's laundry?

[Anonymous]

We both work, but DH works from home. I do my and DD’s (5) laundry. DH does his and DS’s (14) laundry. I’ve only recently convinced him that DS should be putting his own laundry away. If I remove a load from the dryer, I fold it regardless of whom it belongs to.

[Anonymous]

SAHM/housewife (different names for the same thing, I roll my eyes at those who try to pretend being a SAHM isn't the same as being a housewife).

I do all DH's laundry and also arrange for his suits to go to the cleaners. He works long hours and provides comfortably for his family. Old fashioned, perhaps, but it's a fair enough a trade off. I also buy most of DH's clothes for him.

I don't iron, however. Anything that needs ironing goes to the cleaners.

[Anonymous]

Anther housewife here.

I do all of the laundry and put all of it away (it's just DH and I).

It's one of my chores that I do.

Even when I was working FT, we split doing the laundry. DH would put his away and wash/fold mine for me to put away. It was never an issue. Never even thought about it.

[Anonymous]

Married 20 years. Until recently I put it away. Now I fold it and we put our own away. My mobility issues are the reason. Plus, then he doesn't have to ask "where is ________ shirt?"

He has done laundry, and put mine away when I couldn't. I generally prefer to put my own away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:SAHM/housewife (different names for the same thing, I roll my eyes at those who try to pretend being a SAHM isn't the same as being a housewife).

I do all DH's laundry and also arrange for his suits to go to the cleaners. He works long hours and provides comfortably for his family. Old fashioned, perhaps, but it's a fair enough a trade off. I also buy most of DH's clothes for him.

I don't iron, however. Anything that needs ironing goes to the cleaners.

LOL. How are they the same thing?

I’m a SAHM, I don’t do much housework. No more than my DH.

[Anonymous]

Housekeeper folds all laundry. Everyone puts their own away.

[Anonymous]

I do the laundry for the household, because I am particular about which of my clothes go in the dryer.

When I bring the laundry back up, each person gets a basket of clean laundry. They are responsible for putting it away, starting from age 6 or so. "Folding" may or may not happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We had a very lively debate at Christmas dinner after it came out that my husband and I fold and put away our own clothes. We each do our fair share of laundry, but I probably do it more because I work a part time schedule. But once it comes out of the dryer, we each take care of our own stuff. It has never even occurred to me to put his clothes away. He's a grown man and is perfectly capable of doing this himself.

All of the other wives were astonished and apparently always fold and put away their husband's clothes. None of the husbands ever put their wives' clothes away. FWIW, the other couples were 10+ years older than my husband and I. (DH and I are late 30's/early 40's)

Are we the outliers or are there other couples like us?

My DH washes, dries, folds and puts away 98% of all laundry in our house

[Anonymous]

DH has been doing his own laundry for 20+ years.

[Anonymous]

Did our own as DINKS, I did more as SAHM, do our own in retirement. Same pattern for all housework.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SAHM/housewife (different names for the same thing, I roll my eyes at those who try to pretend being a SAHM isn't the same as being a housewife).

I do all DH's laundry and also arrange for his suits to go to the cleaners. He works long hours and provides comfortably for his family. Old fashioned, perhaps, but it's a fair enough a trade off. I also buy most of DH's clothes for him.

I don't iron, however. Anything that needs ironing goes to the cleaners.

LOL. How are they the same thing?

I’m a SAHM, I don’t do much housework. No more than my DH.

You don't work for pay. Regardless of actual housework you may or may not do. You stay at home with a husband who works. That's simply it.

Lots of "housewives" of the 1950s were pretty lousy at cleaning or didn't clean if they had help. But they were still called housewives. People call themselves SAHM to make themselves feel better. But it's still the same thing.

Put it this way, if the only thing you're doing in the house is looking after the kids then you're just a nanny. But I suspect you don't think yourself that way and probably do a bit more than just nannying.... Stay at *home* mom versus *house*wife.... what's the difference?

[Anonymous]

We do our own laundry... both working adults no kids

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SAHM/housewife (different names for the same thing, I roll my eyes at those who try to pretend being a SAHM isn't the same as being a housewife).

I do all DH's laundry and also arrange for his suits to go to the cleaners. He works long hours and provides comfortably for his family. Old fashioned, perhaps, but it's a fair enough a trade off. I also buy most of DH's clothes for him.

I don't iron, however. Anything that needs ironing goes to the cleaners.

LOL. How are they the same thing?

I’m a SAHM, I don’t do much housework. No more than my DH.

You don't work for pay. Regardless of actual housework you may or may not do. You stay at home with a husband who works. That's simply it.

Lots of "housewives" of the 1950s were pretty lousy at cleaning or didn't clean if they had help. But they were still called housewives. People call themselves SAHM to make themselves feel better. But it's still the same thing.

Put it this way, if the only thing you're doing in the house is looking after the kids then you're just a nanny. But I suspect you don't think yourself that way and probably do a bit more than just nannying.... Stay at *home* mom versus *house*wife.... what's the difference?

It's not 1950. Different mindset. My DH and I both tend to household chores about equally. I manage our investments and do have a career, but the day-job is on hold for a few years while my kids are young. The "house" and "household" are no more of a priority for me than they are for my DH.

[Anonymous]

I fold and usually put away my DH's laundry. Similarly, he usually does my dishes.

[Anonymous]

DH has never touched the washing machine