To ask what you actually do if

People on the site who do none of these things? Or lots of people who don't do 1 or 2 of these things?

I don't clean or iron because I have an incredible (very part time) housekeeper. She'll also tidy on the days she's here, but I tidy obviously the rest of the time.

I do drive and cook.

As to what else is my contribution? 'Just' being a parent (this doesn't get enough credit - the endless chatting about random 5yo thoughts is like a full time job in itself), all the shopping - groceries, cleaning products, clothes, organising all the DIY, sitting on the PTA, ensuring DS has uniform/clothes/is paid up on every extra-curricular group/school trip. Keeping track of endless parties and play dates, making sure each party has a age-appropriate gift/card/gift bag. Planning an annual birthday party, Easter egg trail, hosting playdates and keeping a mental log of which of DSs friends don't like broccoli or are lactose intolerant so I can feed them. Making doctors and dentist appointments. Dropping everything to care for DS if he's sick. Planning days out and holidays. Planning Christmas/stockings/decorations/festive outings. Looking after a terminally ill DM, making all her appointments, organising carers, keeping track of her wardrobe and personal care items and buying replacements, taking her out on day trips, finding this to keep her occupied.

Oh, and working full time in a successful job as a single parent to fund it all, because - surprise - women can work too! Even if I didn't, I'm pretty sure that's enough to make a 'contribution'. It's 2025 - are we ever going to stop judging other parents for having a little help?

I bring home most of the bacon, cook, family admin, washing and pay for a cleaner. When she's off DH does the ironing. I am setting my self up as self employed so do that quite a lot of setting that up at the weekend as I enjoy it.

I do the daily sheep tasks and the horses. DH does the ducks and chickens and helps with the sheep as required.

I love ironing!

[Gets coat]

I drive and cook.

I don't do the rest as I employ someone who does.

Are you really looking for a list of things I do in place of doing those jobs?

I don't live in the UK, so your post sounds quite naive actually.
People across the world do things differently.
Your normal isn't everyone's normal.

cotton and linen clothes need ironing otherwise they look like a wrinkled mess. Same with cotton duvet covers and pillowcases.

Fiddlesticks. The clothes come out okay if tumbled or hung up to dry. Never ironed my bed linen, and it's all cotton. Minimum 400 thread count - perhaps yours is just cheap?!

Me, too! Apart from the pot noodles. I make sometimes delicious meals from frozen ingredients that can be microwaved or air fried. I read, watch films and fiddle around on Mumsnet. It's not a bad life - though I could do with a cleaner. Are you offering, OP?

Oh crap you’ve now added washion cushion covers to the long list of things that it’s never occurred to me till now that I probably ought to wash sometimes. I’m 56.

I don’t iron bedding…I love ironed bedding..but I don’t have the desire to iron it.

I wear mainly cotton, though not cheap stuff and it never needs ironing, I just tumble dry it with not much in the dryer on a low heat and it knocks the creases out.

Tumble drier on iron setting.

Well, I doubt many will iron.

I work long hours. I have meals delivered, I have a cleaner, I use taxis and I send my ironing out. (I’m not in the U.K.)

This is a really gross, ablelist and misogynistic post. Seriously, it's disgusting. I have a sneaking suspicion Stephen Hawking contributed quite a lot to the entire world despite never ironing, cleaning, cooking or driving. Please fuck off and remember that life is more than just doing housework.

I have different priorities. It doesn't really matter if my bedding looks wrinkled. I'm not trying to present a professional front in bed. I don't use tablecloths. This reminds me of my grandma (born in 1927, mind) asking me in shock what on earth I do when my DH gets holes in his socks if I don't know how to darn!

Most things are fine if you hang them carefully before drying. I don't wear things that crease terribly (some linen), but cotton isn't a problem.

I wouldn't dream of ironing bed linen, no-one sees it except my family. I never use a tablecloth, and our cushion covers are velvet and seem fine after a wash.

I don't drive either. I did try but I just couldn't get it. I was so tense and scared every time I went out with my instructor that I lost all confidence. I tried practicing with Dh, big mistake, huge mistake😀
I walk everywhere I can or catch a bus. Very occasionally I'll ask for a lift somewhere but not very often.

@NoNoNona Take your oil.
When my DC were 2 and 4 now exdh shagged my best friend I chucked him out, divorced and bought him out of the property by borrowing on the mortgage and commuted to work full time. 25 years later the mortgage was paid. I retired from work early and downsized.
He's still a loser and our DC's know it.

To posters who don't iron at all( and don't pay someone to do the ironing) do you wear all manmade fibres? Because cotton and linen clothes need ironing otherwise they look like a wrinkled mess. Same with cotton duvet covers and pillowcases. Do you ever use a tablecloth because unironed ones look awful. What about if you wash cotton or linen cushion covers, they need ironing or they look a mess?

Why is paid employment not on your list, op?!

And yeah, ironing is not a regular thing in this house, unless someone has a job interview or something.

Top tip, if you hang up school uniform to dry on a clothes hanger rather than an airer, it dries un-creased.

I can think of a thousand more interesting things to do than all of those things.

Unfortunately I have to do most of them at least sometimes, but if I didn't have to I would be very happy (physical illness or disability notwithstanding of course).

I own the house.

(I'm seriously physically disabled and have carers and a cleaner)

I cook 5 nights out of 7, adult dd does the other 2.
I tidy and clean more than others who live here which is an ongoing battle with the 4 other adults that live here😀
Never iron unless absolutely necessary. Although strangely I quite like it but life's too short to care about smooth pillowcases and tea towels 😀
Anyone who says they they don't do cleaning or tidying have someone doing it for them, either a family member or they are paying for a cleaner.

I'm a slave to my cat's whims. Need I say more.

I screw the pool boy.

I do everything except iron

I live in a filthy hovel, wear wrinkly clothes and eat pot noodles.