Do you get annoyed when DW loads the dishwasher improperly?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody in my DH's family loads the dishwasher properly. I noticed SIL's husband having the same cows that I do about dishes poorly placed in a way they will never get clean or they will be damaged. DH does exactly the same thing. He will actually put all the pots face down on the top rack, and then because there's no more room on the top rack, he starts putting glasses on the bottom rack. I try to explain that the top and bottom racks have different purposes and he acts like I'm overbearing and OCD. I'd rather be critical than have to pick broken glass out of the dishwasher.

How many times have you "picked broken glass our of the dishwasher"?

Just once. You can't put a wine glass on the bottom rack. Period.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not annoyed, but puzzled that NO woman I've ever known, including DW, knows how to stack the dishwasher properly. So I always have to do it.

Do you have a very particular, little known, way that you consider to be the only way? Traditionally, women have been more likely to do the dishes than men, so for no woman you've ever known to be able to do it effectively is surprising.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anybody that lets the way a dishwasher is loaded bother them is clearly on the spectrum for OCD.

You obviously haven't had to rewash a load of dishes because someone incompetently loaded the dishwasher. What do you do when you unload the dishwasher and half the dishes are filthy because they were nested together improperly? Do you just put them away dirty, or do you reload the dishwasher and run it again? Or do you stand there and hand-wash each of the dishes that didn't come clean. I've would rather OCD my way to clean dishes than have to deal with a filthy dish that is supposed to be clean.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nobody in my DH's family loads the dishwasher properly. I noticed SIL's husband having the same cows that I do about dishes poorly placed in a way they will never get clean or they will be damaged. DH does exactly the same thing. He will actually put all the pots face down on the top rack, and then because there's no more room on the top rack, he starts putting glasses on the bottom rack. I try to explain that the top and bottom racks have different purposes and he acts like I'm overbearing and OCD. I'd rather be critical than have to pick broken glass out of the dishwasher.

How many times have you "picked broken glass our of the dishwasher"?

Just once. You can't put a wine glass on the bottom rack. Period.

All this anxiety over 1 broken glass.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nobody in my DH's family loads the dishwasher properly. I noticed SIL's husband having the same cows that I do about dishes poorly placed in a way they will never get clean or they will be damaged. DH does exactly the same thing. He will actually put all the pots face down on the top rack, and then because there's no more room on the top rack, he starts putting glasses on the bottom rack. I try to explain that the top and bottom racks have different purposes and he acts like I'm overbearing and OCD. I'd rather be critical than have to pick broken glass out of the dishwasher.

How many times have you "picked broken glass our of the dishwasher"?

Just once. You can't put a wine glass on the bottom rack. Period.

All this anxiety over 1 broken glass.

There would be a lot more if I didn't step in and take over. You can't put glasses on the bottom rack. And pots may not come clean on the top rack. There is a method, and it's in the manual.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nobody in my DH's family loads the dishwasher properly. I noticed SIL's husband having the same cows that I do about dishes poorly placed in a way they will never get clean or they will be damaged. DH does exactly the same thing. He will actually put all the pots face down on the top rack, and then because there's no more room on the top rack, he starts putting glasses on the bottom rack. I try to explain that the top and bottom racks have different purposes and he acts like I'm overbearing and OCD. I'd rather be critical than have to pick broken glass out of the dishwasher.

How many times have you "picked broken glass our of the dishwasher"?

Just once. You can't put a wine glass on the bottom rack. Period.

All this anxiety over 1 broken glass.

There would be a lot more if I didn't step in and take over. You can't put glasses on the bottom rack. And pots may not come clean on the top rack. There is a method, and it's in the manual.

You should not put any wine glasses in the dishwasher, unless you live in a trailer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not annoyed, but puzzled that NO woman I've ever known, including DW, knows how to stack the dishwasher properly. So I always have to do it.

That's funny, no man I've known knows how to load properly. But that's probably because I have amazing spatial skills. I'm also the road trip car packer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nobody in my DH's family loads the dishwasher properly. I noticed SIL's husband having the same cows that I do about dishes poorly placed in a way they will never get clean or they will be damaged. DH does exactly the same thing. He will actually put all the pots face down on the top rack, and then because there's no more room on the top rack, he starts putting glasses on the bottom rack. I try to explain that the top and bottom racks have different purposes and he acts like I'm overbearing and OCD. I'd rather be critical than have to pick broken glass out of the dishwasher.

How many times have you "picked broken glass our of the dishwasher"?

Just once. You can't put a wine glass on the bottom rack. Period.

All this anxiety over 1 broken glass.

There would be a lot more if I didn't step in and take over. You can't put glasses on the bottom rack. And pots may not come clean on the top rack. There is a method, and it's in the manual.

You should not put any wine glasses in the dishwasher, unless you live in a trailer.

Meh. We put our Reidel in the dishwasher. Top rack. Hand dry. We've only lost one or two over the last 15 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Small plates where the big plates go, bowls placed haphazardly, no thinking or care about about organization leaving me to re-do it. It drives me crazy! Am I alone with this problem?

dude, be thankful she is, at least, trying.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not annoyed, but puzzled that NO woman I've ever known, including DW, knows how to stack the dishwasher properly. So I always have to do it.

That's funny, no man I've known knows how to load properly. But that's probably because I have amazing spatial skills. I'm also the road trip car packer.

Men have better spatial skills than women.

[Anonymous]

Having a "right" way to do everything is a path to intimacy in marriage. Good work ,y'all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not annoyed, but puzzled that NO woman I've ever known, including DW, knows how to stack the dishwasher properly. So I always have to do it.

That's funny, no man I've known knows how to load properly. But that's probably because I have amazing spatial skills. I'm also the road trip car packer.

Men have better spatial skills than women.

Maybe some men have better skills than some women, but it's not a universal truth. Let me know if you need help optimizing your dishwasher. Or loading the car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not annoyed, but puzzled that NO woman I've ever known, including DW, knows how to stack the dishwasher properly. So I always have to do it.

That's funny, no man I've known knows how to load properly. But that's probably because I have amazing spatial skills. I'm also the road trip car packer.

I have met men who are good at loading the dishwasher, but DH is not among them. His placement of dishes in our new dishwasher was so puzzling that I was more amused than annoyed. I attempted to show him and our teens the helpful video that the company puts out on how to load, but he was unwilling. It worked for two of the three of the kids though, so something to consider. You tube probably has something like this for most brands and models.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not annoyed, but puzzled that NO woman I've ever known, including DW, knows how to stack the dishwasher properly. So I always have to do it.

That's funny, no man I've known knows how to load properly. But that's probably because I have amazing spatial skills. I'm also the road trip car packer.

Men have better spatial skills than women.

Maybe some men have better skills than some women, but it's not a universal truth. Let me know if you need help optimizing your dishwasher. Or loading the car.

^ Or if you need directions. I never get lost.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nobody in my DH's family loads the dishwasher properly. I noticed SIL's husband having the same cows that I do about dishes poorly placed in a way they will never get clean or they will be damaged. DH does exactly the same thing. He will actually put all the pots face down on the top rack, and then because there's no more room on the top rack, he starts putting glasses on the bottom rack. I try to explain that the top and bottom racks have different purposes and he acts like I'm overbearing and OCD. I'd rather be critical than have to pick broken glass out of the dishwasher.

How many times have you "picked broken glass our of the dishwasher"?

Just once. You can't put a wine glass on the bottom rack. Period.

All this anxiety over 1 broken glass.

There would be a lot more if I didn't step in and take over. You can't put glasses on the bottom rack. And pots may not come clean on the top rack. There is a method, and it's in the manual.

You should not put any wine glasses in the dishwasher, unless you live in a trailer.

Meh. We put our Reidel in the dishwasher. Top rack. Hand dry. We've only lost one or two over the last 15 years.

Sure Reidels are sold at Target, they are basically disposable.

If you really know how to pack a dishwasher properly wine glasses don't go in the dishwasher, nor do pots and pans.