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AIBU to think that NO ONE irons fitted fucking sheets

280 replies

Utterlybananas333 · 23/03/2022 08:24

Because there are possibly two hundred and eighty five million better things I could be doing with my time. And uh I have a life?!!?? In fact I'm pretty sure lots of people don't even iron the duvet cover (the bit that you actually bloody see! )DH and I got in to a semi serious fight over it last night. He was positively horrified when he saw me putting on a *scream UNironed fitted sheet on the bed. I had spent ages ironing the rest of the bedding (duvet and pillow covers) and two kids' bedding so this royally pissed me off. So, tell me I'm not being unreasonable All you normal folks with your heads screwed on correctly.

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MurmuratingStarling · 23/03/2022 12:04

Exactly @ComDummings Who the F attempts to FOLD a fitted sheet? Just scrunch it into a ball. When my DH 'folds' it, it looks EXACTLY the same as when I scrunch it up!

2bazookas · 23/03/2022 12:26

Is it his birthday soon? Give him his very own superduper steam iron.

CornedBeef451 · 23/03/2022 12:46

I don't iron at all now and only found the iron the other day when I was tidying for upcoming house viewings.

Just don't do it, live creased, it's so much better!

And no, no one should be ironing fitted sheets!

mizzo · 23/03/2022 12:50

@MurmuratingStarling

My DH FOLDS fitted sheets. SEND HELP Shock
What else do you do with them Confused
DdraigGoch · 23/03/2022 12:54

@MatildaTheCat

I iron all the other bedding but not fitted sheets though do attempt to fold neatly ish. My SIL can fold a fitted sheet beautifully which I am envious of so I guess I am verging on the danger line.
Can she please come on her to share the secret?

OP, I iron fitted sheets as I prefer it that way, but wouldn't expect someone else to do the hard work if they didn't care how they looked.

PearlclutchersInc · 23/03/2022 12:58

I do it but I make a crap job of it......

RomeoOscarXrayIndigoEcho · 23/03/2022 13:05

I do the bare minimum of ironing. The only bed linen I iron is my silk pillowcase. And I do that for me!

DoWhatYouLike · 23/03/2022 13:07

I've never ironed any bedding. My (late) MIL used to iron socks, teatowels, knickers, the lot. Madness.

Isis1981uk · 23/03/2022 13:08

I don't iron anything! Only thing that needs ironing are my partner's shirts & uniform, and he does that himself!

asfuckedascanbe1224 · 23/03/2022 13:15

No ironing here either

soberfabulous · 23/03/2022 13:18

I pay someone to iron and that includes sheets. I too thought it was a waste of time until I slipped into beautiful ironed sheets on changeover day....they are so dreamy!

VelvetChairGirl · 23/03/2022 13:21

I dont iron anything, dont even have an ironing broad threw it out when the ex left, kept the iron tho as I bought it not that long before the ex left as he ironed everything and demanded another before he went kept meaning to buy a mini ironing broad from ikea, no idea if they still do them, but we have survived without ironing for 6 years now Hmm no one has complained about unironed school uniform or anything.

HalfShrunkMoreToGo · 23/03/2022 13:28

My DD is 7yo, I had to iron a dress the other day because it just really really needed it. She was confused and asked what I was doing Grin So no, we definitely don't iron fitted sheets in this house.

golddustwomen · 23/03/2022 13:30

Oh hell no. Although my nan irons her bedding and when I stay over the sheets are so nice to get into. Still not nice enough for me to be arsed to iron my own though.

AussieMozzieMagnet · 23/03/2022 13:33

I take my bedding out of the washing machine as soon as it’s finished & give it a hard shake. Neatly fold over clothes line and when dry smooth out and fold neatly. I never get crinkles and my bed looks nice and tidy. I also never iron sheets. It’s a waste of time & electricity.

safefacespace · 23/03/2022 13:34

I run a bed and breakfast and even I don't iron the fitted sheets! The most I'll do is run an iron over it for a few seconds once it's on the bed

SevenWaystoLeave · 23/03/2022 13:37

What is an "iron"

gamerchick · 23/03/2022 13:40

I rarely iron full stop. If the git wants ironed bedding then it's his job or STfU

gamerchick · 23/03/2022 13:41

@Utterlybananas333

Yaaay I've met my tribe!!!! Ironing haters unite !
Yes but you're still ironing bedding. Why? Liberate yourself.
PinotPony · 23/03/2022 13:42

Freshly ironed sheets are lovely but I simply can't be arsed. I'll iron bedding if we have guests but never for ourselves.

newbiename · 23/03/2022 13:51

My partner does. I don't. It's his time he's wasting.

Cas112 · 23/03/2022 13:58

Tell him to do it himself

ThinkAboutItTomorrow · 23/03/2022 13:59

My mum did.

But to iron a shirt for her funeral last year we had do buy a new iron as ours died pre-covid and we never replaced it.

Haven't used it since July.

Times have changed.

Cheesechips · 23/03/2022 14:02

I don't iron at all Smile my mum even irons underwear!!!

Comefromaway · 23/03/2022 14:03

I iron them, they look horrible and creased otherwise.