Does anyone else not fold their laundry?

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00:42 I am the opposite of you. I deliberately folded some laundry so that Miss Organization PP wouldn't think she's better than me anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:I love the laundry. I will fold everything for you people if you will come to my house and clean the floors. I hate that.

I LOVE washing floors. I have no problem folding laundry but I do have trouble putting it all away... Maybe because if ALL my clothing is clean at the exact same time there isn't enough room for it put away in my closet. #firstworldproblems

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Anonymous wrote:I guess you learn something new every day. I honestly did not know that there were people who didn't fold laundry. How completely lazy.

Whatever. At least I spend quality time with my children. What's the use of paying someone to do it when I could use the money elsewhere or Having the kids bored/parked in front of the TV so I could do something that serves no purpose at all?

There are many reasons to fold your laundry: your not an animal, you can find your clothes quickly; you are more likely to wear more of your clothes if you can easily see them; you're a grown up...just to name a few.

The excuses you gave were the same excuses my MIL used to give about why her and FIL's laundry was always piled up on top of their dresser and why they couldn't vacuum each week, etc.etc. If you can't find the time to fold your laundry I'm guessing that philosophy reaches into most parts of your life and organizational skills just like with her. Your excuses are just that, excuses, for being unorganized, lazy, or both.

We both work F/T with some odd hours even thrown in and we easily manage to have her laundry folded and put away at all times. Maybe do your laundry more often - 1-2 loads a days or every other day - and then the task of folding it all and putting it away won't be so daunting. Also, purge your clothes to make it easier. People typically wear 20% of their clothes 80% of the time. For me that's not true for my work suits/outfits or my gym clothes, but I have to keep this in mind for tees, shorts, sweaters, and jeans.

We also spend a lot of quality time with our children and we don't pay anyone to do it for us. It really is an quick and easy task. Also children can learn to fold their laundry and help put it away starting at a really early age. My 3yo can fold basic things and put most of his laundry away as can my older one.

Do you find that there are many other household tasks that you cut corners with or is this the only one?

My two cents: Anyone who can take the time to write five paragraphs berating another poster for her lack of laundry folding must be cutting corners somewhere else. Where, can I ask?

Can't think of where we cut many corners? We work f/t, spend a lot of time with kids and each other. Have hobbies, coach kids' teams, volunteer at their school, work out 4-5 days/week, have a clean/organized house, don't outsource much (oil changes, dry cleaning is all I can think of), spend time with friends, cook most meals, host our friends (we're hosting several friends/families with kids for Thanksgiving, we did Halloween pumpkin carving and H-night).

We're not perfect, but we've worked hard to organize and create structure in certain areas of our life so we can relax and enjoy a lot of free time in other areas. There are a lot of resources and ideas out there to help. iheartorganizing.blogspot.com is one of my favorite.

You sound completely insufferable.

Why? Because I don't believe it's a trade-off: family time or an organized/clean house? I don't understand this reasoning and the excuses that follow unless there are extenuating circumstances.

Because you think your way is inherently better than the way someone else may choose to do things. Because you wrote a ridiculously long thread about how great you are for doing laundry. Because for some reason you give a shit whether someone else - someone that you don't know - folds laundry. And because you sound like Judgy McJudgerson.

I never stated that I think my way is better, but was actually responding to the pp who nastily stated that if you spend time folding laundry you must be ignoring your kids. She made it fairly clear that her way is better and you had to choose - a household chore or your kids or paying for it to be done for you. I was simply pointing out that she is making that choice to forgo folding her laundry because there are plenty of people who can fold and put their laundry away and still have time for their kids.

You must give a shit about what people are doing with their laundry or you wouldn't be reading this post and responding to me. Not judging and could care less if you or others fold their laundry or not, but will correct the poster that thinks you everyone is giving up something else just to get their laundry folded.

NP, you have lost your mind. She never NEVER said people who fold laundry don't spend time with their kids. She said those were the two things SHE has to choose from, and she picks her kids. Not every post here is about YOU.

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Anonymous wrote:I guess you learn something new every day. I honestly did not know that there were people who didn't fold laundry. How completely lazy.

Whatever. At least I spend quality time with my children. What's the use of paying someone to do it when I could use the money elsewhere or Having the kids bored/parked in front of the TV so I could do something that serves no purpose at all?

There are many reasons to fold your laundry: your not an animal, you can find your clothes quickly; you are more likely to wear more of your clothes if you can easily see them; you're a grown up...just to name a few.

The excuses you gave were the same excuses my MIL used to give about why her and FIL's laundry was always piled up on top of their dresser and why they couldn't vacuum each week, etc.etc. If you can't find the time to fold your laundry I'm guessing that philosophy reaches into most parts of your life and organizational skills just like with her. Your excuses are just that, excuses, for being unorganized, lazy, or both.

We both work F/T with some odd hours even thrown in and we easily manage to have her laundry folded and put away at all times. Maybe do your laundry more often - 1-2 loads a days or every other day - and then the task of folding it all and putting it away won't be so daunting. Also, purge your clothes to make it easier. People typically wear 20% of their clothes 80% of the time. For me that's not true for my work suits/outfits or my gym clothes, but I have to keep this in mind for tees, shorts, sweaters, and jeans.

We also spend a lot of quality time with our children and we don't pay anyone to do it for us. It really is an quick and easy task. Also children can learn to fold their laundry and help put it away starting at a really early age. My 3yo can fold basic things and put most of his laundry away as can my older one.

Do you find that there are many other household tasks that you cut corners with or is this the only one?

My two cents: Anyone who can take the time to write five paragraphs berating another poster for her lack of laundry folding must be cutting corners somewhere else. Where, can I ask?

Can't think of where we cut many corners? We work f/t, spend a lot of time with kids and each other. Have hobbies, coach kids' teams, volunteer at their school, work out 4-5 days/week, have a clean/organized house, don't outsource much (oil changes, dry cleaning is all I can think of), spend time with friends, cook most meals, host our friends (we're hosting several friends/families with kids for Thanksgiving, we did Halloween pumpkin carving and H-night).

We're not perfect, but we've worked hard to organize and create structure in certain areas of our life so we can relax and enjoy a lot of free time in other areas. There are a lot of resources and ideas out there to help. iheartorganizing.blogspot.com is one of my favorite.

You sound completely insufferable.

+1. Who gives a flying what events you hosted.

You don't have to care. I was asked a question about what corners I cut in order to have time to fold my laundry and not leave my kids wandering aimlessly around the house by themselves or parked in front of a tv. I answered.

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Anonymous wrote:I guess you learn something new every day. I honestly did not know that there were people who didn't fold laundry. How completely lazy.

Whatever. At least I spend quality time with my children. What's the use of paying someone to do it when I could use the money elsewhere or Having the kids bored/parked in front of the TV so I could do something that serves no purpose at all?

There are many reasons to fold your laundry: your not an animal, you can find your clothes quickly; you are more likely to wear more of your clothes if you can easily see them; you're a grown up...just to name a few.

The excuses you gave were the same excuses my MIL used to give about why her and FIL's laundry was always piled up on top of their dresser and why they couldn't vacuum each week, etc.etc. If you can't find the time to fold your laundry I'm guessing that philosophy reaches into most parts of your life and organizational skills just like with her. Your excuses are just that, excuses, for being unorganized, lazy, or both.

We both work F/T with some odd hours even thrown in and we easily manage to have her laundry folded and put away at all times. Maybe do your laundry more often - 1-2 loads a days or every other day - and then the task of folding it all and putting it away won't be so daunting. Also, purge your clothes to make it easier. People typically wear 20% of their clothes 80% of the time. For me that's not true for my work suits/outfits or my gym clothes, but I have to keep this in mind for tees, shorts, sweaters, and jeans.

We also spend a lot of quality time with our children and we don't pay anyone to do it for us. It really is an quick and easy task. Also children can learn to fold their laundry and help put it away starting at a really early age. My 3yo can fold basic things and put most of his laundry away as can my older one.

Do you find that there are many other household tasks that you cut corners with or is this the only one?

My two cents: Anyone who can take the time to write five paragraphs berating another poster for her lack of laundry folding must be cutting corners somewhere else. Where, can I ask?

Can't think of where we cut many corners? We work f/t, spend a lot of time with kids and each other. Have hobbies, coach kids' teams, volunteer at their school, work out 4-5 days/week, have a clean/organized house, don't outsource much (oil changes, dry cleaning is all I can think of), spend time with friends, cook most meals, host our friends (we're hosting several friends/families with kids for Thanksgiving, we did Halloween pumpkin carving and H-night).

We're not perfect, but we've worked hard to organize and create structure in certain areas of our life so we can relax and enjoy a lot of free time in other areas. There are a lot of resources and ideas out there to help. iheartorganizing.blogspot.com is one of my favorite.

You sound completely insufferable.

Why? Because I don't believe it's a trade-off: family time or an organized/clean house? I don't understand this reasoning and the excuses that follow unless there are extenuating circumstances.

Because you think your way is inherently better than the way someone else may choose to do things. Because you wrote a ridiculously long thread about how great you are for doing laundry. Because for some reason you give a shit whether someone else - someone that you don't know - folds laundry. And because you sound like Judgy McJudgerson.

I never stated that I think my way is better, but was actually responding to the pp who nastily stated that if you spend time folding laundry you must be ignoring your kids. She made it fairly clear that her way is better and you had to choose - a household chore or your kids or paying for it to be done for you. I was simply pointing out that she is making that choice to forgo folding her laundry because there are plenty of people who can fold and put their laundry away and still have time for their kids.

You must give a shit about what people are doing with their laundry or you wouldn't be reading this post and responding to me. Not judging and could care less if you or others fold their laundry or not, but will correct the poster that thinks you everyone is giving up something else just to get their laundry folded.

NP, you have lost your mind. She never NEVER said people who fold laundry don't spend time with their kids. She said those were the two things SHE has to choose from, and she picks her kids. Not every post here is about YOU.

I quote "Whatever. At least I spend quality time with my children...." Tone is difficult to discern through a messagae board, but the tone of her post struck me as there is no other way but making these choices. I was pointing out that there are many people in many different lifestyles that make a choice to keep a clean and tidy house without sacrifcing time with their children. I was then asked where I cut corners in order to fold my laundry and I answered.

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Rarely fold. Hang just about everything that can be hung. Easier to see, less wrinkle potential, and I don't have that many clothes.

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Don't have time to tea this whole thread but when our washer broke and our new one was delayed we found out there is a laundromat that will wash and fold all your laundry!
It was like heaven and it wasnt expensive-compared to our new washer

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Wow! I just learned so much about laundry! None of you have the DCs help with the laundry? DCs do the laundry 1x a week. The fold it and organize it -- then they shove into into a drawer, or leave it in the bin. Now they hang some of it, and put the sports things where they can be found. As for myself, they lay folded on top of something. Most adult things need to be hung up. We try to keep the total number of items of clothing down to a managable size by putting the seasonal things away. We do the linens & towels bi-weekly. Who has time for all that laundry?
We do try to follow one clutter rule: the stuff you never use takes up the good space that the stuff you use should be in.

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We just did 2 nights of marathon luandry folding. Now everything is clean and put away. But it will get bad again and we'll get annoyed trying to find clothes for the kids in Laundry Mountain. Then we'll do another marathon folding session. It's an ongoing cycle we've tried to break but aren't disciplined enough to do. If the dirty laundry gets really behind, which happens a few times a year, we take it to the wash and fold place.

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I leave it in the dryer and fluff it at least twice to get a couple items out before I end up folding the rest of the load. This is generally due to having about 4 loads of laundry backed up that MUST get done.

Speaking of.....laundry calls. Ugh.

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You people are hysterical, lol!
The only things that get "folded" are tshirts that might remotely be worn outside of the house or gym. Everything else is hung up or shoved in a drawer.
Socks are sorted according to PERSON, and that is that. None of the "pairing the socks" crap. I would have to set my nightly glass of wine down to do that. Nope.
I also DO NOT fold DH's laundry, and conversely he does not touch mine. We will alternate DD's stuff, and household stuff like towels, but if his $hit sits in a basket for 2 weeks... meh, doesn't bother me.

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Where is the wash and fold place, please?

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I spend time with my children while I fold, because I'm teaching them to take over the task. For those who seperate, but don't fold, it only takes a few seconds more to fold.

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Anonymous wrote: How completely lazy.

Anonymous wrote:There are many reasons to fold your laundry: your [sic] not an animal, you can find your clothes quickly; you are more likely to wear more of your clothes if you can easily see them; you're a grown up...just to name a few.

The excuses you gave were the same excuses my MIL used to give about why her and FIL's laundry was always piled up on top of their dresser and why they couldn't vacuum each week, etc.etc. If you can't find the time to fold your laundry I'm guessing that philosophy reaches into most parts of your life and organizational skills just like with her. Your excuses are just that, excuses, for being unorganized, lazy, or both.

We both work F/T with some odd hours even thrown in and we easily manage to have her laundry folded and put away at all times. Maybe do your laundry more often - 1-2 loads a days or every other day - and then the task of folding it all and putting it away won't be so daunting. Also, purge your clothes to make it easier. People typically wear 20% of their clothes 80% of the time. For me that's not true for my work suits/outfits or my gym clothes, but I have to keep this in mind for tees, shorts, sweaters, and jeans.

We also spend a lot of quality time with our children and we don't pay anyone to do it for us. It really is an quick and easy task. Also children can learn to fold their laundry and help put it away starting at a really early age. My 3yo can fold basic things and put most of his laundry away as can my older one.

Do you find that there are many other household tasks that you cut corners with or is this the only one?

Anonymous wrote:Why? Because I don't believe it's a trade-off: family time or an organized/clean house?. I don't understand this reasoning and the excuses that follow unless there are extenuating circumstances.

Anonymous wrote:I never stated that I think my way is better, but was actually responding to the pp who nastily stated that if you spend time folding laundry you must be ignoring your kids. She made it fairly clear that her way is better and you had to choose - a household chore or your kids or paying for it to be done for you. I was simply pointing out that she is making that choice to forgo folding her laundry because there are plenty of people who can fold and put their laundry away and still have time for their kids. . [sic]

You must give a shit about what people are doing with their laundry or you wouldn't be reading this post and responding to me. Not judging and could care less if you or others fold their laundry or not, but will correct the poster that thinks you everyone is giving up something else just to get their laundry folded..

As a public service, I've bolded the offensive parts (some of them, at least) from several of your posts. The main problem I see is that you assume everybody faces the exact same time management choices as you. That everyone has the same schedule and challenges as you, even the same number of kids of the same ages, so if they don't make the same choices as you there's something wrong with them. That combined, of course, with your totally judgy language about animals and laziness....

-- signed, one of the posters who pays the housekeepers to fold my laundry

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I am the epitome of Mrs. Judgeypants' description. She would clutch her pearls so tightly, that surely, she'd have white knuckles if she were to walk into my home. Yes, I spend more time with my family than doing laundry. Their clothes are always laundered and clean, however, they rarely get folded before it's laundry time again. And you know what? I don't care. I am also looking at a family room floor full of toys. This will be clean today, but only because we're getting ready for Holidays. I prefer to be laid back and not overly concerned about these things. I prepare homemade meals daily in a clean kitchen, after dressing my child in unfolded clothes. I don't care. If you take the time to do all of this, that's wonderful. I am happy for you and your family. We all have different priorities and different ways for doing things. Am I less organized than you are. Definitely. Do I lose sleep over it? Most certainly not. My family is happy and healthy, and I assure you, that no one notices that my husband, child, or myself is wearing clothes that were never folded (I know someone is going to tell me otherwise, but it is simply not true.). That being said, I am going to go clean with my child, and continue spending my time making memories with my child instead of concerning myself with how other people think my laundry should be kept.