To think parents should at least iron uniforms

Are you really seeing loads of children going into school with massively crumpled, absolutely fucked up shirts though? Really?! Some of them have jumpers on the top anyway, so you wouldn't even see it. Or is the jumper massively crumpled up too - like it's just been pulled out of a drain or something?!

I see lots of children going to school. 45 go to my local village primary, and around 50 go for the bus to the comprehensive in town. They walk past my house because my house is about 5 minutes walk away from the primary school, and the school bus picks up at the bottom of my road. (For the comprehensive school.)

There are lots of busy frazzled mums (stay at home mum's and working mums) with between two and four children. Yet not one single child looks like how you describe. Not one! I am finding it hard to believe, and I think you're exaggerating.

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WTAF?!! 🤣

Just when I thought I had read it all on here from you.

You are now claiming that people comment on how good your children SMELL?!!

Oh fooking hell!!!😂

In the poorest parts of India the children go to school immaculate. The girls have their hair in very neat and tidy plants with tied with ribbons. The parents have pride that their children can go to school.

Over egged it there hun

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As long as the clothes are clean and don’t have too many holes in them nobody cares. Unironed uniform is not a sign of neglect. Dirty, smelly, ripped uniform might be.

I always love the phrase “at least” in the title of thread like these - as though the task being complained about it the only thing parents have to do so isn’t it appalling that they fail.

My kids aren’t at school yet, when they are I imagine I will add their ironing to the pile our cleaner does every week. But if it was on me to do the ironing? No thanks, my time with my kids and for myself is limited enough, I’m not wasting it getting rid of a few creases so I definitely won’t be judging other parents for not doing so either.

What kind of loon irons knitwear?

Oh wait a minute, I already know the answer, it's the same kind of obsessive compulsive person who irons socks and knickers because "otherwise they look untidy in the drawers".

Each to her (bonkers) own.

DS is in Year 9 at an indy. The teachers are required to dress very formally and when I commented about this once his form teacher said that they expected the students to wear blazers and ties etc so the teachers were expected to as well. Which to my mind is fair enough. Both male and female teachers wear suits and jackets ties (men) and the female equivalent of dresses and blazers and trouser suits etc. Several of the male teachers wear three piece suits which personally I adore the look of. (One teacher has a gorgeous heather coloured tweed- he's in his 20s and personally I think he looks fabulous).

My friend does exam invigilation at that school too and she was told they had to be formally dressed. I understand maybe it's different at primary school where the day is possible less formal but I do think that if a school is making quite substantial uniform demands on the students the teachers should comply as well. It;s only respectful IMO. I'm sure I'll be slated for that opinion, but even so. Kids can spot hypocrisy a mile off.

Because the 10 minutes it takes to iron is roughly the amount of time they actually do look marginally better than those without ironed uniforms.

Honestly I agree with you, I think this lack of care about presentation is quite shocking. I remember working my first week as a junior doctor and the consultant sent a colleague back to his accommodation because he turned up in wrinkled shirt and trousers and said it was completely unprofessional and unacceptable to turn up to work like that.

My mum made sure our uniforms were clean ironed until we were age 7 when we were taught how to iron and then did that chute ourselves before going to bed. To this day my siblings and I iron all our clothes.

I iron my own and my children’s clothes when they go to nursery and husband irons his own clothes - we’re both doctors , no cleaners or Nannie’s or family around (closest family 3 hours away)

No, nope, not happening, no. I don't have time, energy or care for ironing. I wash, dry and hang carefully and she looks fine.

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NEWSFLASH! Many items of clothing do not need ironing. Just wash them and hang them up straight away to dry, and they don't need ironing.

I bet the few posters who think every last thing should be ironed ALSO think the woman should do it.

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I'm obviously in the minority, but I iron everything (except underwear and socks). I quite enjoy putting on a rubbish tv show and steaming through a pile of laundry. I buy non-iron shirts as they do hold creases less, but I quick run over with the iron makes a visible difference. Live and let live..!

Hey I quite like that emoji too.. ^

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I don't iron anything. Sure, ironed stuff does look nice but with the amount of washing my family gets through I'm just not doing it.

I find that a lot of stuff is non iron these days anyway.

I care very much about my children too. I prioritise homework, sleep, clubs, food, a clean house, clean clothes, making sure they're showered and clean teeth, working to pay bills, spending time with them.

I'm afraid that any free time I do get I have a rest and do something I enjoy, which is definitely not ironing.

My parents grew up in Pakistan, my dad literally in the slums and they would be sent home if their hair was messy, shoes not shined etc

To this day they maintain their appearance well- dad still wears a full suit when flying!

I'm out working for 50 hours a week and my partner is a tradesman so he's usually exhausted when he gets home, after we've done the cooking / cleaning / bathing / washing / bedtimes / pets etc the last thing on my mind is ironing. Sorry if that offends you 😂

School uniform is the only ironing I do, apart from my own stuff very occasionally just before I need it, so I’m a wrinkled mess most of the time, but I can’t bring myself to leave school clothes not ironed.