Is it a bit rich to judge someone over their washing up when you have a dishwasher?

[renlovesyou]

MIL is coming over later to baby sit while DP, FIL and I look at cars. I do tidy up, as much as I can with a 2 month old son who is so cute I cant tear myself away!

DP said to me before he left, wash up. (Which I always do anyway!) Hes text me since, please wash up, mum will notice.*

*notice = turn her nose up

Shes got a dishwasher?! I resent that hes reminded me twice when I do it anyway and that she'll 'notice' when she doesnt actually do anything but load a machine!

OP, your thread title should read 'Is it a bit rich to judge someone over their washing up?' because she shouldn't be judging anyone over their washing up whether she has a dishwasher or not. I can't believe how petty people can get.

I can't stand washing up, getting a dishwasher was a godsend.

I don't have a dishwasher either. I hate looking at washing up sitting on the side though. Ever since my first child was a baby though I have kept a washing up bowl in the cupboard under the sink and that's where washing up is put and we do it when One of us can grab 15 mins to do it. My son is now 13yo and I am 22 weeks pregnant with my second. My DD and my son both just pop their plates etc in the bowl and my kitchen is not left in a mess. We all three share the washing up but I love it because it's not sitting there staring at me with an evil look :) on average I'd say we wash up two to three times a day and my kitchen always looks uncluttered. Simple but effective and just the same as putting the bits in a dishwasher until ready to wash ;)

OMG, with a two month baby your MIL should come round to your house with a packet of biscuits and make you a cup of tea and do your washing up for you while you relax!

Re: my earlier post:

I mistakenly typed "My DD and son both just pop..."

That should have been:

"My DP and son both just pop..."

Ooops

We have just got in from MIL's. As she wasnt planning on coming here after all, she wanted ME to pack up my 2 month old, steriliser, moses basket and all, to go to HER house.

My SIL and nephew live next door and he was also being carted off to her house while SIL was at work.

Am I missing something here?! Why should her two grandchildren go to her house when they both live within 2 doors of each other. Ive had it. Ive said to DP shes not to babysit till she can get her arse round here. Im not ferrying my baby around because she cant be bothered to go out.

If she kicks up a stink I'll tell her :- my mum would happily babysit in our home rather than move the baby. AND she'd have a clean up, do our washing and our washing up!!!

Cheek.

Ugh I've a 6/52 old baby and hate trekking out to people's houses.

Thank god my mom went nuts and has duplicated everything at her house so we didn't have to haul everything to my parents (though I must admit why we thought we would need the baby bath on our first visit at like 1 week is beyond me now :) )

Urgh hate that OP!
she'll do you a favour buy make you bloody sweat for it hey?
Nah stick to your own mum!

Oh and my PIL always happily comment away on my pile of washing up (it's only ever a couple of plates and some mugs) when they've got a sodding dishwasher

IMO it is fucking rude to pass comment on anyones home unless it is to compliment!

Oh don't worry about it. I do the washing up when there are no clean plates in the cupboard and not a moment before!

"Ive had it. Ive said to DP shes not to babysit till she can get her arse round here. Im not ferrying my baby around because she cant be bothered to go out.

If she kicks up a stink I'll tell her :- my mum would happily babysit in our home rather than move the baby. AND she'd have a clean up, do our washing and our washing up!!!

Cheek."

hmm, sorry, I was right with you until you posted the above and now I've lost interest and sympathy.