to think that it's someone else's turn to be the fucking laundry fairy?

[poachedeggs]

That's it really. I'm sick of it. I could just do my own and spend the rest of the newly freed up time doing other shit.

If someone could in vent a way to get laundry to do itself I would a very happy person - it is the bane of my life. And why can't any one put it away until I lose my temper (no matter how long I patiently bite my lip and leave it> ?

I'm the laundry fairy in my house but then DH is the ironing fairy so I don't mind! Iv ironed three things in the last four years. He does iron loads of pointless stuff though if I don't grab them out of the pile first!

Why not iron in the TV room? Ok doesn't solve all your problems, but it might help. As for the rest, you need to discuss division of labour again with your DH. We have a system where each of us is responsible for something (ie DH always washes up, I always do laundry) so its obvious if one of us isn't pulling our weight.

I'm not sure where our iron is I(I know we have one somewhere). Somehow I don't mind (much) collecting it together, sticking it in the machine, hanging it out, getting it in, folding it - but the sorting it and putting it away does my head in. DH will do it (except the putting away), but he won't sort lights and darks, won't shake out creases, and screws clothes up when getting them off the line (meaning everything needs ironing). So I actively try and stop him doing the washing because it annoys me and makes more work in the long run. DH and the kids will happily wear creased (more crease than clothe) clothes - so it is only me who cares !

My lot know there is no laundry fairy, but it only bothers them short term while I am actually blowing my top - otherwise they happily remain oblivious. If I thought there was some reliable laundry training place I would happily swap that for their holiday (evil ).

I too am the laundry fairy - along with being the virtually everything else fairy.
On the rare occasions that DH has to do anything with laundry, he makes such a dogs breakfast of it that it ensures he doesn't get asked again.

A couple of weeks ago, I asked him to strip the sheets off the bed & put them in the washing machine. I realised about an hour after he had put them in that he hadn't actually pressed the 'start' button!

He had a clear out of his clothes yesterday and found some jumpers that needed washing, so put them in the machine. After pegging them on the line, it started to rain, so he brought them in to hang on the clothes maiden. I think a 3 year old could have hung them straighter and neater.

He also never shakes clothes when he takes them out of the machine - just puts them straight in the drier or on the line all screwed up.

I think I am destined to a life of continuing to be laundry fairy!

I'm seething now. We both worked 9 to 5 today. I got woken at 5.15, up by 5.45, did breakfast, dressing the DC, change bag, school bags etc, more washing, his contribution was keeping an eye on DD while I had a shower.

He picked them up from the CM and gave them spaghetti hoops for tea. I put them to bed, sorted laundry, put the shopping away, did all the dishes including the same grill pan he lectured to me about having crumbs left in it last week. He went to bed at half 9 because he's got to get up at 5.45 tomorrow.

I would cope with all this if

A he hadn't brusquely announced last night that he needed a certain item of clothing dry by this morning

B he hadn't used a separate pan to heat baked beans tonight so I had two to clean, neither of which I'd used

C he wasn't so fucking ignorant about the fact that I feel unwell. I mentioned that I could really taste the curry powder I'd added to my stir fry and he said 'I'm sure I didn't go on about it this much when I was ill'. The git just lay in bed feeling sorry for himself. I've hardly fucking gone on about it. I've been working and looking after children because the world keeps turning

D I didn't have PMT

This is an irrational rant but may have saved me from putting a pillow over his snoring head