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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, it takes 5 minutes to load a dishwasher! I load everything and there are 5 of us!

It takes about 5 minutes to fold laundry - I do it daily for 5 of us. It's one load! EASY

10 minutes in the evening!!!
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It takes 2 minutes, if even, to load a washer

Yes, it takes about 5 minutes to unload my dishwasher in the AM. 5 minutes!!!

Total time is 7 minutes in the AM!!!

I think u have 17 minutes a day to make y our life easier. It's not a big deal. Just do it EVERY day so stuff doesn't pile up!

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Okay NP on the "it only takes 5 minutes"  speech.

Loading a dishwasher does not take 2 minutes of less.  It just doesn't.  Also, many people have to scrub certain pans and also hand wash items.

If you throw in laundry at night and dryer before you leave in AM, aren't your clothes are all wrinkled when you try and fold them 10 hours later?

I throw in a load in AM, dryer when I get home and fold while dinner is cooking.  I make everyone take their clothes up before dinner.  I use almost all hangers because folding sucks.  This process is efficient but it still takes more than 5 minutes, a lot more.  There are also days this does not get done because that is life.

Emptying the dishwasher does take about 5 minutes.  I will agree with that.  And if you get an elementary-school child, that should be their AM chore while you are getting ready.

But to sit here and chastise people about their routine and how easy it can be to do a few simple chores.  No one needs that PP.  Everyone has different circumstances.  And one load of dishwasher and one load of laundry does not even equal an entire days worth of household/child duties,  Making lunches, cooking dinner, doing homework, and anything else that comes along.  And it also does not do anything about trash, pets, floor cleaning, bathrooms, lawn care, errands, groceries etc... that adds up quickly too.  [/quote]

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