S: Your friend, the genius...

cadetevon · 04-25-2008, 11:08 PM

Totally my fault. I admit that the whole thing was totally my fault.

However, this admission of guilt does not diminish the level of anger I’m feeling nor does it lessen the burn of the bile at the back of my throat.

Roughly two weeks ago, while doing laundry, I missed checking my 12 year old son's pants for coins, bills, pens, notes etc. This was bad. Very. Bad. Not checking his pockets was bad and I know now that this is bad because he had a way cool black gel pen in his front right pocket which, while surviving the wash cycle in perfect shape, with seemingly David Blain like abilities, it did not perform nearly so well in the dryer.

The entire load was ruined. In addition to an entire load being ruined the inside of the dryer drum is now streaked like some horribly planed, drug induced, monochromatic, tie-dye experiment gone bad.

Imagine then, if you will, how utterly irate I am at myself right now to have had the very same thing happen again to his $40 baseball pants, my brand new (just replaced from the last time) shirts, and my really cute blouse/sweater vest combo (for which I got A LOT of complements).

His baseball pants and my blouse/sweater vest combo in the kitchen sink soaking in heavy duty stain remover. We’ll see how they come out. The baseball pants are mostly nylon/rayon or whatever and so stains tend to lift from them pretty easily, but the sweater probably won’t make it. The other items ruined are in the trash already. The stains were too big and too set into the material to lift (a quick scrubbing told me so). I would have tossed the sweater too, but I REALLY like it and so I’m crossing my fingers that the stain will lift. But I’m not holding my breath.

Yes, I’ve learned my lesson.

Never do laundry again.

Wait, that’s not it.

Don’t have children.

No, no. That’s not it either.

Well, I’m sure there is a lesson in there somewhere that I’m not seeing yet. Maybe a cool glass of white wine will help me to see the lesson which is so elusive right now. Yah, that’s it – a nice glass of wine before bed.

Nighters.

ufcrusher · 04-26-2008, 12:13 AM

The answer is...have your son do his own laundry.

uncledaddy · 04-26-2008, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ufcrusher

The answer is...have your son do his own laundry.

I don't know, doing his own laundry at 12...this story could get worse.

WhiskeyPapa · 04-26-2008, 09:31 AM

Our kids start doing their own laundry at about 12. My son couldn't find any liquid laundry detergent, so he grabbed the closest thing he could find in a bottle - bleach. The whole load was ruined.

cadetevon · 04-26-2008, 09:37 AM

I'm considered having him do his own laundry. It's not rocket science but I'm am slightly afraid that it could get worse.

Today, in about an hour really, I'll find out if the stain came out of my sweater.

uncledaddy · 04-27-2008, 04:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhiskeyPapa

Our kids start doing their own laundry at about 12. My son couldn't find any liquid laundry detergent, so he grabbed the closest thing he could find in a bottle - bleach. The whole load was ruined.

My point exactly.

cadetevon · 04-28-2008, 09:09 AM

The stain came out of the sweater and his baseball pants, so that's cool.

There is no 100% answer to this, but for the next month each and every time I do any laundry task, he will be there with me. Sorting, soaking (for stains), washing, drying, hanging up, folding and putting away.

For a solid month, without fail.

We'll see if he gains any thing from that.

Jeffbx · 04-28-2008, 10:09 AM

Good plan. Best way to learn is for him to do it himself!

But I feel your pain, having been on the business end of removing crayon, magic marker, miscellaneous candy and (the worst) bubble gum from the inside of the dryer & the outside of the clothes.

Jenny · 04-28-2008, 12:01 PM

Ooooh, nice! I'm glad the stains came out of the sweater & pants!

Prngr44 · 04-28-2008, 01:19 PM

I hear there's some kind of miracle soap out there does wonders with laundry!!

A 12 year old doing laundry?? I think I learned how to do laundry about my 2nd week away at college.

GraingerGuy · 04-28-2008, 04:44 PM

My mom made me start doing the laundry at about that age....

uncledaddy · 04-28-2008, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prngr44

I hear there's some kind of miracle soap out there does wonders with laundry!!

You can always ask "Billy Mays"!

Gawd! I watch too much late night T.V.

Nija · 04-28-2008, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhiskeyPapa

Our kids start doing their own laundry at about 12. My son couldn't find any liquid laundry detergent, so he grabbed the closest thing he could find in a bottle - bleach. The whole load was ruined.

I did the same thing when I was about his age. Great minds...

Showtime · 04-28-2008, 11:38 PM

I did my own laundry since I was like 9 and learned to not leave things in my pockets. Or I learned to not leave things in my pockets because I did my own laundry. Either way kids are smart and very capable of doing basic chores imo.

cadetevon · 04-29-2008, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeffbx

Good plan. Best way to learn is for him to do it himself!

But I feel your pain, having been on the business end of removing crayon, magic marker, miscellaneous candy and (the worst) bubble gum from the inside of the dryer & the outside of the clothes.

One of my friends said, "At least it's not chapstick."

Zowie, oily gooey chapstick all over everything... sounds as bad as the stuff you're talking about.

cadetevon · 04-29-2008, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jenny

Ooooh, nice! I'm glad the stains came out of the sweater & pants!

I'm so happy too, because his baseball pants are super expensive. At least to me they are. It's nice that I don't have to purchase a new pair.

cadetevon · 04-29-2008, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prngr44

I hear there's some kind of miracle soap out there does wonders with laundry!!

A 12 year old doing laundry?? I think I learned how to do laundry about my 2nd week away at college.

There is, Fels Naptha. Obby has been a great help to me with the two loads of ink stained clothes.

He won't be doing it by himself, but he will be there for every second that I'm doing it. Kind of force him to appreciate the amount of time and effort and yes, love, that goes into every wash load.

cadetevon · 04-29-2008, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Showtime

I did my own laundry since I was like 9 and learned to not leave things in my pockets. Or I learned to not leave things in my pockets because I did my own laundry. Either way kids are smart and very capable of doing basic chores imo.

I agree. As a whole I think many families have taken to not expecting their children to do chores. I include myself it that category. I've never really put down the law about helping around the house.

When I ask him to take out the trash or vacuum or whatever, he does, but it's not assigned to him. He only does that kind of stuff when I ask it of him.

I'm rethinking that whole situation though.

*edit* Ok, why were these posts not combined into one. Has something changed?

04-25-2008, 11:08 PM	#1
cadetevon Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 3,388	S: Your friend, the genius... Totally my fault. I admit that the whole thing was totally my fault. However, this admission of guilt does not diminish the level of anger I’m feeling nor does it lessen the burn of the bile at the back of my throat. Roughly two weeks ago, while doing laundry, I missed checking my 12 year old son's pants for coins, bills, pens, notes etc. This was bad. Very. Bad. Not checking his pockets was bad and I know now that this is bad because he had a way cool black gel pen in his front right pocket which, while surviving the wash cycle in perfect shape, with seemingly David Blain like abilities, it did not perform nearly so well in the dryer. The entire load was ruined. In addition to an entire load being ruined the inside of the dryer drum is now streaked like some horribly planed, drug induced, monochromatic, tie-dye experiment gone bad. Imagine then, if you will, how utterly irate I am at myself right now to have had the very same thing happen again to his $40 baseball pants, my brand new (just replaced from the last time) shirts, and my really cute blouse/sweater vest combo (for which I got A LOT of complements). His baseball pants and my blouse/sweater vest combo in the kitchen sink soaking in heavy duty stain remover. We’ll see how they come out. The baseball pants are mostly nylon/rayon or whatever and so stains tend to lift from them pretty easily, but the sweater probably won’t make it. The other items ruined are in the trash already. The stains were too big and too set into the material to lift (a quick scrubbing told me so). I would have tossed the sweater too, but I REALLY like it and so I’m crossing my fingers that the stain will lift. But I’m not holding my breath. Yes, I’ve learned my lesson. Never do laundry again. Wait, that’s not it. Don’t have children. No, no. That’s not it either. Well, I’m sure there is a lesson in there somewhere that I’m not seeing yet. Maybe a cool glass of white wine will help me to see the lesson which is so elusive right now. Yah, that’s it – a nice glass of wine before bed. Nighters. __________________ Yvonne Funny: My Next Wife.

04-26-2008, 12:13 AM	#2
ufcrusher Admiral Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Boca Raton, FL: By way of: Poway, CA; Gainesville, Fl; Penn Valley, Pa. Posts: 5,680	The answer is...have your son do his own laundry. __________________ Welcome my son, welcome to the machine...Where have you been? It's alright we know where you've been....

04-26-2008, 09:31 AM	#4
WhiskeyPapa Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: 45° 11' 35" North Latitude, 95° 8' 37" West Longitude Posts: 3,427	Our kids start doing their own laundry at about 12. My son couldn't find any liquid laundry detergent, so he grabbed the closest thing he could find in a bottle - bleach. The whole load was ruined. __________________

04-28-2008, 12:01 PM	#9
Jenny Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Kansas City area Posts: 10,947	Ooooh, nice! I'm glad the stains came out of the sweater & pants! __________________ Check out my spoilers for over 20 shows @ SpoilerFix.com Check out my TV blog, where I post weekly & daily TV schedules, TV news, interviews with TV stars & more! All new TV forums as well @ TV Is My Pacifier

04-28-2008, 01:19 PM	#10
Prngr44 Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: St. Louis Posts: 2,620	I hear there's some kind of miracle soap out there does wonders with laundry!! A 12 year old doing laundry?? I think I learned how to do laundry about my 2nd week away at college. __________________ http://otthouse.blogspot.com

04-26-2008, 09:37 AM	#5
cadetevon Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 3,388	I'm considered having him do his own laundry. It's not rocket science but I'm am slightly afraid that it could get worse. Today, in about an hour really, I'll find out if the stain came out of my sweater.

04-28-2008, 09:09 AM	#7
cadetevon Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 3,388	The stain came out of the sweater and his baseball pants, so that's cool. There is no 100% answer to this, but for the next month each and every time I do any laundry task, he will be there with me. Sorting, soaking (for stains), washing, drying, hanging up, folding and putting away. For a solid month, without fail. We'll see if he gains any thing from that.

04-28-2008, 10:09 AM	#8
Jeffbx Fleet Admiral Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Michigan Posts: 9,390	Good plan. Best way to learn is for him to do it himself! But I feel your pain, having been on the business end of removing crayon, magic marker, miscellaneous candy and (the worst) bubble gum from the inside of the dryer & the outside of the clothes.

04-28-2008, 04:44 PM	#11
GraingerGuy Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Working....and working...and working some more Posts: 3,573	My mom made me start doing the laundry at about that age.... __________________ potato gun + marshmallow gun = FLAMING MARSHMALLOWS OF DOOM!!!!! -Welfareloser 4/13/05 Time to switch to AMD now I guess... (just kidding... ) -Darkfury 5/23/05 I don't think this'll stop anything though - the better you idiot-proof a system, the more impressive the idiot becomes. -ShawnLee 5/30/08

04-28-2008, 11:38 PM	#14
Showtime Lakers fanatic Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: L.A. ->SoCal<- O.C. Posts: 7,338	I did my own laundry since I was like 9 and learned to not leave things in my pockets. Or I learned to not leave things in my pockets because I did my own laundry. Either way kids are smart and very capable of doing basic chores imo. __________________ NBA REPORT 10-11/ The 3-Peat! 1948 1949 1950 1952 1953 1954 1972 1980 1982 1985 1987 1988 2000 2001 2002 2009 2010 Reigning NBA CHAMPS!

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