My Frustrated Laundrette

Since "three is the new two" in terms of desired number of children, many folks are jumping on this particular bandwagon.  It may be the effect of all this super-breeding that I referred to in my octuplet post.  People figure, "hey, if some crazy woman can raise 14 children as a single mom, surely my husband and I can handle three children."  This is a good thing if you're doing it for the right reasons and not just because you follow trends.  Have three children because you want a large family, not because you think that triple-wide stroller is all the rage.

Sadly, the first thing I think of when people tell me that they're having a third child is, "Wow, I hope she likes laundry."  They say there are only two sure things in life and that's death and taxes.  I really think laundry is just as inevitable and stealthy as death and taxes.  Laundry is like a vicious loan shark.  The more you ignore it, the more dire the consequences.  Laundry can get down-right mean and ugly if you don't pay it its proper dues.  I run myself ragged keeping up with its demands. This is one debt that will not be paid off and just when I think I'm making headway, there's another heap waiting to be washed, folded or put away.   Sigh ... I don't heart laundry.

Comments

[Betsy]

Girl, I hear ya... I am currently on my 5th load of the day. Here's my problem: I will have a marathon laundry day (or weekend) where I wash every dirty item in the house and therefore feel like I have earned a break from that tiny, steamy room. Then I relax, and let the laundry pile up because somehow I think that since I just did 5 loads in one day, that entitles me to 5 laundry free days. Now of course, after 5 laundry free days, that pile is back and even bigger than it was before! Realistically, if you have four people living in one household, that is at least four pairs of underwear, four pants, four shirts, four pairs of socks per day. That is right there a full load of laundry! Now add in all of the so-called wardrobe changes (tell Nicole I'm talking about her), the towels, the sheets, the place mats, the pool towels, the swimsuits, etc. IT IS RIDICULOUS! Meanwhile, I've heard that the solution is to put in a load every night before you go to bed, and throw it in the dryer before breakfast. But honestly, the last thing I want to do before bed is laundry and seriously, who can do anything before coffee?! I think we're doomed.

WOW that was a long comment. Sorry.