15 shirts a week

[theonlygirl]

DS2 starts big school in September, meaning there will be 15 shirts in the laundry each week. DH 5, DS1 5, DS2 5.
no issue washing and drying them but it will be a cold day in hell before I stand ironing their shirts. I don't use a tumbledryer so they all definitely need ironing.

Option 1 - make them iron their own.
Option 2 - drycleaners

Curious to know what others do

"Which is why I do 98% of domestic crap. including a shit load of ironing."
Don' t iron.
It is very simple.

Monday, Wednesday and Friday fresh shirt/blouse. If dirty or smell then a fresh one otherwise they can have 2 days wear.

This was the procedure when I was in school. Fresh socks/tights every day and shoes polished twice per week unless dirty.

It's a shame there isn't a way of stopping having so many children, oh wait, there is.

OP has 2! That’s hardly excessive. Or do you think she has 15 children each wearing one shirt per week?

Your comment 'A' is grim!!

I’ll wash my DHs shirts but never iron them. When we first met his mum used to do all his washing and ironing so the first thing I did was show him how to use the washing machine and iron. However he hasn’t bothered ironing in a while. I hang them up to dry on the line or on a hanger off the curtain pole (window open or on vent latch depending on weather). Can get away with not ironing then.

I’d make a DS that’s 13+ iron his own, but do younger myself, or even better still, make his dad do it.

"it's really about having 2 boys and wanting them to be functioning adults and not grow up believing that women should do this stuff for them"

So WHY are you ironing your DH's bloody shirts then!? They will grow up thinking that a woman's job is to do her husband's laundry. You are making life worse for their future partners!

Non iron M&S for everyone. Hang on hangers. Won’t need ironing.

dry cleaning is a terrible option - stinky chemicals.

1 have 15 white shirts per week and have had for a while.

Why? My 16 year old's shirts only smell of deodorant after a day.

Ironing lady

Or man

I had four of them in shirts and XDH, his shirts went to the dry cleaners and the kids had the Marks And Spencers no iron ones straight out the washing machine hang them on hangers either inside or over the dehumidifier and straight in the wardrobes.

I don't even own an iron!! Fuck that shit.
Had 4 kids all in shirts, now got 3 still at school so 5 white and 10 blue.
Wash them and line dry or even tumble dry, once they're on the hangers they straighten out.
A mixture of George, Tu and M&S all polycotton.

I used to iron 25 shirts a week but then that was back in the day when energy cost less. I would watch TV whilst ironing. Now I would just put them on a hanger to dry. I am a bit rubbish at being there to take the washing out as soon as it is finished though

I iron 20 school shirts each week (four children). It’s not the most onerous of chores. I do them while watching Columbo on a Sunday evening. I generally don’t have anything that needs ironing. My partner does his own ironing.

YANBU
They can iron their own shirts 😉

You won't need to do 15 at the same time if you don't want to. However, it helps to get polycotton, and shake them out when they come out of the washer and put them on individual hangers with wide shoulders and hang them up to air dry.
When dryish, they just need a quick pass with the iron on the collar, arms and front as a minimum. Then hang them up for use.
If DH complains, tell him to iron his shirts himself to his high standards. The kids will wear the shirts in any condition, however it is nice to have them in ironed shirts even if done quickly. Shows you love 'em.

Just don’t iron them then. Buy non-iron shirts, hang them up to dry carefully. If your DH wants ironed shirts, he can iron them. The kids will get theirs crumpled at school as the day goes on. I never ironed my kids shirts, my DP would iron a shirt on the odd occasion he needed it. Now the kids are grown they’re aware of the location of the iron and ironing board. We both work full time. Life is too short to iron.

drip dry. NP.

Just realised I should have added instructions. Take the clothes out of the washer wet. Put them on a plastic coated hanger and pull them into shape. I mean tug straight, use some wellie. Tug out those wrinkles. Hang the hangers on an airer in the sunlight indoors or outdoors. You will not need to iron, I never do.

I don iron them, but hang them after washing to dry.
There maybe a few creases but DS is in school uniform and wears a blazer all year and underneath that a jumper during autumn and winter term.

its only 5 extra shirts a week - not sure its worth writing a mumsnet post about tbh.

Set your ironing board in front of the telly in a sitting position and iron while watching all the programs you don’t have time to watch. I do that once or twice a month, binge Netflix

I’m with @Fairislefandango unless shirts are dirty they were used more than once. They were shaken and hung up and looked fine.

If I need anything ironed or shoes polished I ask DH or DS they were both were both in cadets and can iron clothes and polish shoes to parade standard. DS had to sort out his cadet uniform from 13.

Anything that sits next to the skin needs washing after one wear, shirts, pants, socks. Especially on teenage boys that’s, your kids would have smelt to be honest.