Laundry Service at college?

[Anonymous]

Has anyone paid for the laundry service at their child's college? How did it work out?

[Anonymous]

Is your child disabled?

[Anonymous]

yeah, it's called give your kid a jar of quarters and a big bottle of TIDE.

(actually, at my kids college the machines have a card swipe and are free for all students to use.)

Is there some reason your kid can't wash their own clothes? part of college life is learning to fend for yourself while still under the protective wing of parents & school.

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

I had it my first semester of college.

They gave you a laundry bag and would only take what fit in the bag. I do not believe for 1 second that they sorted the clothes. By the end of the semester my roommates and I used it only for work out clothes and I did my own laundry.

It was a nice thought but not worth whatever my parents paid.

I learned pretty quickly how to do laundry and to this day laundry is my FAVORITE chore. To me there is something soothing about folding clothes.

I say skip it. Also laundry in college is a social thing. The laundry room is always bustling with people and at certain times it can be a great place to study.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is your child disabled?

Wow! You are a bitchy person.

And since you are an ignorant jerk, let me tell you that there is very few things that people with disabilities can not do.

[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.

I'm sure he will get embarrassed enough, eventually, to not wear board shorts or really smelly underwear to class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is your child disabled?

Wow! You are a bitchy person.

And since you are an ignorant jerk, let me tell you that there is very few things that people with disabilities can not do.

*are

[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.

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

[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?

+1

Just stop doing his laundry. Quit. Today. Let him live with the consequences.

[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 work it out with his roommate himself. He'll be 18. Social pressure is the fix for this. And if that doesn't fix it, that's on him. He'll just be the weirdo with dirty clothes. Seriously, do not enable him in this. Huge mistake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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?

+1

Just stop doing his laundry. Quit. Today. Let him live with the consequences.

I DON'T do his laundry. He's been in charge of his own laundry for the past three years: he only does it when he has nothing left to wear, which is why he wore swim trunks all weekend. He isn't phased by the consequences of living in squalor of lounging around in swim trunks. I really feel bad about the person who has to live with him. But as I'd said, he does have a full academic scholarship, so if laundry service is the only luxury we spring for, it is hardly helicoptering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

+1

Just stop doing his laundry. Quit. Today. Let him live with the consequences.

I DON'T do his laundry. He's been in charge of his own laundry for the past three years: he only does it when he has nothing left to wear, which is why he wore swim trunks all weekend. He isn't phased by the consequences of living in squalor of lounging around in swim trunks. I really feel bad about the person who has to live with him. But as I'd said, he does have a full academic scholarship, so if laundry service is the only luxury we spring for, it is hardly helicoptering.

No, it's still helicoptering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

+1

Just stop doing his laundry. Quit. Today. Let him live with the consequences.

I DON'T do his laundry. He's been in charge of his own laundry for the past three years: he only does it when he has nothing left to wear, which is why he wore swim trunks all weekend. He isn't phased by the consequences of living in squalor of lounging around in swim trunks. I really feel bad about the person who has to live with him. But as I'd said, he does have a full academic scholarship, so if laundry service is the only luxury we spring for, it is hardly helicoptering.

Then let him live with the consequences of being the dirty smelly kid. He'll figure out a way to not be the dirty smelly kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:yeah, it's called give your kid a jar of quarters and a big bottle of TIDE.

(actually, at my kids college the machines have a card swipe and are free for all students to use.)

Is there some reason your kid can't wash their own clothes? part of college life is learning to fend for yourself while still under the protective wing of parents & school.

NP here.

Of all the household chores, there is no learning curve in doing laundry and loading the dishwasher. It takes all of 2 minutes to figure it out. When kids do not do these things it is because they could not be bothered with it, or they have other options or they are too busy.

My kid is a high achieving student and a good kid. I am not going to stress if they do not want to do laundry, as long as there is some way that their laundry gets done. If they can outsource it, then it is great. Being able to outsource efficiently and delegate work is a more useful skill because it teaches you to be resourceful.