To get pissed off when I find the whites are grey yet again!

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I'm getting tired of explained to dh how whites need to be washed separately. We've had the same conversation so many times. I've just gone to unload the machine after he put it in to find 4 ruined white things in with dark blankets.

I had a moan and he said "oh I just won't bother doing it then".

Talk about taking things to the extreme. Just fucking remove the white things and do them separately.

Yes I did say that. I'm just pissed off at this utter inability to think about something so simple.

No I'm probably not going to leave the bastard but how do you seriously impress upon someone how to do something so very fucking simple?

Two laundry baskets, one for whites only.

You don't. You just have to forbid your DH from ever putting the washing in the washing machine ever again. No need to LTB either. Just accept that it is far too difficult for him and find him some other household chore that he can't mess up.

Can you keep them sorted separately? I do this, have separated laundry baskets.

We have 3-4 baskets (well, 2 baskets & 2 separate shelf areas).

Don't let him get away with not doing it! What is he, 8? It's hardly rocket science to only put white things in a white wash.
Dumbass

don't let him near the washing machine re loading
his job is to hang out

works in our house :)

My (extremely capable at most household tasks, much better than me!) does this - I just do the laundry, its easier!

I'm not going to let him get away with doing it! No way!

I like the idea of the separate basket.

Dumbass made me laugh.

I'm still pissed off though.

I find myself constantly wondering if my husband is an evil genius or just incapable of household chores.

When asked to wipe a surface, I find a few, inch wide spots of cleaned grime, with the rest of the top still covered in crumbs, hairs. Etc.

Taking bins out will constitute a bag being taken (kitchen bin, paper recycling, bottles), but not usually the full one.

And he tells me he can't Hoover as the noise bothers him.

Sigh.

Do what I do. Make sure no one owns any white clothes!

Make him pay for the colour run remover/electric for extra washes/replacement stuff - make the result his problem.

Put his white things in with a red sock to demonstrate your point?

I know I shouldn't, but I don't let DP near the washing machine for precisely this reason (and the fact he doesn't empty pockets so dark washes end up with bits of tissue shredded through them).

I suppose the middle ground is to make him responsible for his own things and do the rest yourself. If he wants muggy coloured clothes it's his problem.

We now buy color catchers

www.colourcatcher.co.uk/

Has to many time when something very red or bright or new got caught up in wash. It helps keep the white white with no arguments now.

Sinkymalinks tell him to get his Ipod on (or whatever). My DP tried the 'dusting makes me sneeze' - Do it more then you dolt and there will be less!

I don't know the answer I have the same problem - it drives me mad. I think my husband just hates being told what to do and he feels the washing machine is telling him what to do, and so he has to rebel.

I asked him to leave the washing to me, but sometimes he still tries to do washing - AND FAILS!

You're being manipulated.

Buy colour catchers and tell him he needs to use one in every wash as well as having seperate baskets etc. TBH I sort all the washing out in our house because by the time you make allowances for my 30 degree only work dresses etc it is rather complicated...

Make him do the hanging to dry AND the folding and putting away, that'll teach him.

Colour catchers are brilliant, and are great for husbands that are too thick to separate whites.

BTW, my husband has done this on may occasions but now it only happens with the odd sock.

The best one was when I told him not to wash a pink dress of mine as it needed hand washing - not only did he wash it in with a load of whites which then turned pink, he ruined the dress as well! Arse.

He's better now