Anonymous wrote:I hang dry everything and iron it, then fold and put it away organised. I grew up in Europe and although I'm half American, I think most Americans are slobs. I can't imagine not folding laundry.

I usually just move on past posts like this, but for some reason decided to put myself in this poster's place. Would I go to one of the countries where I have roots, relatives, and friends and write an obnoxious post like this? -I asked myself. And the answer is no. Definitely no.

Everything is folded and put away (t-shirts, pants, pajamas, etc), including DC's clothes (2). If something of DC's is a "matched set", like pajamas, the matching bottoms are folded and then the shirt is neatly folded around the bottoms so DC can go into his pj drawer and pull out a set of jammies for bed. Socks are all paired correctly and underwear are also folded and stacked in their appropriate drawers. Clothes take up a lot less space when folded - I don't get how people who stuff it in drawers don't have wrinkled clothes?

Stuff into drawers. Some things I hang but the rest get stuffed into drawers.

We don't. Our nanny does. I'd never do it.

Anonymous wrote:My two boys have done their own laundry since they were about 10. Both in college now, and they fold. I don't. Did I damage them?

No, but they probably fold and put their laundry away because they don't want to live like you did!

My two boys have done their own laundry since they were about 10. Both in college now, and they fold. I don't. Did I damage them?

Anonymous wrote:I hang what I can. The only things folded are PJ's, t shirts (like college T's, 5k shirts, etc that I wear maybe one a week), and jeans.

. This. And what's in drawers does get stuffed because it's all stuff that can be a little wrinkly.

Nanny here- This thread is hysterical!! I taught the kids to fold when they were three and they wash & put away all their own clothes. They love folding! Why aren't your kids doing their own laundry??

I hang dry everything and iron it, then fold and put it away organised. I grew up in Europe and although I'm half American, I think most Americans are slobs. I can't imagine not folding laundry.

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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?

+1!

Anonymous wrote:This thread is shocking to me. Not in a bad or judgy way -- I don't care a whit that 8 out of 10 people shove their clothes in a drawer or, evidently leave it in a pile on the chair. That doesn't affect me.

But really, I am shocked. This never occurred to me (and I am middle aged).

Me too!! I don't care if people don't fold, I just don't understand! If I don't fold my shirts, they look like a wrinkly mess when I put them on. It would be wildly obvious all day that I was wearing an extremely wrinkly shirt. How are other people getting away with this? I want to know, because I hate folding too!

I don't fold underwear or socks, and I fold sheets in a very half-assed way. But pants, shirts, dresses? I don't understand how you could not fold them and have them look half-decent when you put them on. Again, explain how this works -- I want in!

Anonymous wrote:The nanny does all the laundry. I hate how she folds it.

But of course I don't say anything.

I wish I could afford someone to fild out laundry. We just make do with wrinkly stuff and baskets of laundry lined up waiting its turn to be folded.

I haven't done much ironing since the "90s, when stretch fabrics and wrinkle free shirts became widely available. We have an iron, but it gets used something like once/mo at most.

Wrinkle free dress shirts for me are a great invention!

I'm large busted, so I've never worn cotton tailored clothing. I wear a lot of knits, which are very forgiving.

Kids -- they are teens now. if they have a favorite clothing item I might iron it for them. Otherwise, I just sprinkle some water on it and throw it back in the dryer to release the worst of the wrinkles.

We have many friends who are exactly the same. Very organized and tidy houses without laundry baskets full of clothes just lying around. Many of the posters either fold their laundry or pay to have it folded, so I'm not in the minority by any means. Sorry if my tone offended you, but I was initially responding to the poster who's tone indicated that it's a choice of laundry or time with her kids - which just isn't true for MANY people.

How do you stand yourself?

Anonymous wrote:I had no idea people still ironed. Also, I am surprised more people didn't respond that they just get dressed out of TE laundry basket.

I'm 15:38 and ironing is sort of zen for me - lots of hot steam, sort of like a warm bath, and then whatever it is looks better. Also, the ironing board is in the pantry on the first floor, so it's convenient and I don't have to deal with the crickets in the basement. That said, DH sends his shirts to the dry cleaners, there's no way I'd iron all of them every week.