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Original poster

Husband's question....really?? AIBU?

154 replies

beckieperk · 09/02/2018 18:12

DH just asked if i ironed 0-3 babygrows. Then looked really shocked when i said no. He said his mum would!!!
I keep reminding him he didn't marry his mum....especially when hes ill (thats a different story!!) AIBU to be flabbergasted by the question in the first place.....then the response just topped it off.
Does anyone actually iron babygrows??? Is it just me??

OP posts:
thecatsthecats · 09/02/2018 18:14

I don't iron anything.

LadySainsburySeal · 09/02/2018 18:14

Baby grows don't need ironing. Nor do most things people allegedly iron!

MikeUniformMike · 09/02/2018 18:14

Can't he iron them if he's so concerned?

KingscoteStaff · 09/02/2018 18:14

'No, of course not. Do you, dear?'

teaiseverything · 09/02/2018 18:14

God for his mother.

YADNBU. They're going to be puked on/pooped on within a couple of hours!

Dfg15 · 09/02/2018 18:15

Nope would never iron them. In fact i barely iron anything - if it needs ironing it doesnt get worn tell him to do it himself if he's that bothered

GummyGoddess · 09/02/2018 18:15

No, because baby stretches them out and you can't see the creases! He's more than welcome to pick up the iron if he's that concerned.

Saltandsauce · 09/02/2018 18:15

Tell him he is quite capable of ironing the baby grows, then he can be just like his Mum!!
I never ironed them unless they were going for a sleepover at someone else’s house haha.
I only iron what everyone is wearing that day, I can’t stand the thought of spending hours ironing clothes fresh out the dryer or off the washing line!

teaiseverything · 09/02/2018 18:15

Good not God. Although it seems like he thinks his mother is god Grin

NoNoCharlieRascal · 09/02/2018 18:15

I do. And socks, and pants, and tea towels.

Nah, I'm fucking with ya! Grin

I have an ironing board and iron, but I don't think it's been unpacked from when we moved...19 months a go.

YesitsJacqueline · 09/02/2018 18:16

My mum irons everything even tea towels and baby socks. She is nuts. I think it's a generational thing.
I iron hardly anything

Tentomidnight · 09/02/2018 18:16

Hahahahaha, hilarious!! I hope you just looked at him with a face like this --> Hmm

Klarabing · 09/02/2018 18:16

The only thing I iron is my dd's Hama beads x

Whocansay · 09/02/2018 18:16

Tell him where the iron is.

How ridiculous. I could get through several a day when mine were small. I didn't have the time for ironing, and could not have cared less about it.

Giraffesarequitetall · 09/02/2018 18:16

That is ridiculous, why on earth would you iron them?

Daddystepdaddy · 09/02/2018 18:17

You could suggest he irons then if he is that bothered. I do all the ironing in our house btw.

HildaZelda · 09/02/2018 18:17

I don't iron anything. My mothers irons EVERYTHING. Towels, underwear, even fucking dusters!

Mybabystolemysanity · 09/02/2018 18:17

I did DD's before we went to hospital to have her (when I had time for faffing like that). Never again though!

PiggyGoesToMarket · 09/02/2018 18:18

I did 😳, only up to 3mo though then realised you can’t actually see any creases when on...

MIL is horrified that I don’t iron towels, sheets, underwear etc. DM is horrified I iron anything 😂

LanaKanesTerfyVagina · 09/02/2018 18:18

I don't even own a fucking iron.

And my reply to that would have been a string of fuck yous before asking why, if it's so important to him, that he can't do it him fucking self.

Does he think irons are operated by vagina??

finnmcool · 09/02/2018 18:18

I don't understand why he asked the question in the first place.
Fwiw, I never ironed baby grows.

Original poster
beckieperk · 09/02/2018 18:19

Thank god its not just me....he's laughing about it now. I just held one up and said "which part of this would the iron fit on?" He pointed to the big ish bit of material on the back.....so i swiped him round the head with it!! Think he got the picture. His mum is very much like that.....she loves ironing! I find that weird behaviour....

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HuskyMcClusky · 09/02/2018 18:19

I can’t even imagine what that would achieve.

Lules · 09/02/2018 18:20

Even my mum who irons everything doesn’t iron babygros. I imagine they’re quite a hard shape to iron. As you can tell, I’ve never tried.

Mrsbclinton · 09/02/2018 18:22

The only time I would have ironed them was when I took them out of storage to use on dd2.

Wouldn't have done if after each wash, just fold when they come out of the fryer.