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

I dont iron them. They are all no iron / easy iron. I wash them, give them a good shake and hang them straight on hangers before they have time to dry crumpled.

This. Don’t let them dry crumpled and that should limit the ironing. Alternatively, if starting secondary, I don’t see why they shouldn’t iron their own. I could certainly iron by age 11. Also, I know times have changed, but do they need clean every day? I only had clean every other day at secondary. Definitely don’t fork out for dry cleaners; that would be ridiculous.

Except I haven’t said any of what you are asserting have I 🙄

H does his and the kids' ironing. It's his favourite job - he manages to drag it out for the full 90mins of a football match on telly.

No 11 year old should be responsible for doing this re their uniform. That is down to the parent, and yes I think it’s lazy parenting to make them do it because you don’t want to!
No its lazy parenting doing it for them instead of teaching them how to do it themselves.

I've been flamed here for having a house rule of 11yo dc and older doing their own laundry, akin to sending them down the mines and all sorts. 😆

We all avoid ironing wherever possible, though.

Ds is 16, currently sitting his Gcse's and all through secondary, I have bought M&S shirts. I avoid ironing as I detest it but these shirts dry without the need for ironing. I've also found school shirts from George to be even better at drying than the M&S ones without the need for ironing. I hang all the shirts on a hanger as soon as they've been washed and they airdry perfectly. Not a crease in sight.

DSs ironed their own school shirts at a nominal £1 a shirt to pay off lost property when they were at secondary school.

for the most part, a good shake and hanging them up on hangars to dry did the trick though.

Non iron shirts. But seriously each person needs a clean shirt every single day??

No it doesn't specifically say. They it says big school, which around here would mean primary, rather than nursery.

Shirts? I would say they definitely need washing after each wear.

Teaching them how to do it, is one thing - all for that.

Making them responsible for their ironed shirts every day, because you don’t want to, from age of 11 is neglectful.

Just do reasonable things for your kids. Day to day needs, should be met by the parent, for an year 11 old.

Hoovering, keeping room clean, loading unloading dishwasher etc fine - but provide clothing and good as is needed. Basic bloody parenting!

I used to do the ironing from about 11yrs. Every Sunday night whilst listening to the Top 40 chart show.
At the same age, Mum had me helping with the Sunday roast & weekend breakfast fry ups. I was also a dab hand with the vacuum cleaner as well.
Good life skills!

I mostly don’t understand why you iron your husband’s work shirts.

Yes of course?? Would you wear the same top 2 days in a row? Ds runs around and also gets it dirty and sweaty. Dh travels on the tube. Why wouldn't you wash your clothes after using it for those reason??

Don't iron.

Mine screwed them up, sat on them, wore seat belts and bags had jumpers and or blazers on. There was no bloody point.

Dh irons his own shirts.

School shirts are shaken out when wet and hung up to dry on coat hangers. They look fine.

This is what we do with all our washing:

Shake each item when wet, fold carefully, put in a pile, with stuff like shirts and things that are most prone to bad creasing on the bottom under the weight.

Leave for about half an hour. Peg out or hang to dry. We don't have a tumbledryer, have a rack on the stairs (we open the window) and a small washing line in a tiny garden for summer.

This gets rid of about 75% of the creases

We barely iron anything except for special occasions. Maybe your husbands shirts would still need a quick iron using this wet fold technique. I personally think a school shirt would be fine. But maybe my standards on ironing are lower! I go for shoe polishing as its quick and more impactful.

I just don't have time to iron.

Another one saying they don't need a new shirt every day

Another vote for M&S non Iron. Or marry a serviceman/former serviceman (or woman) they are supreme ironers. A friend of mine has never had to iron anything while he has been based at home. Even fitted sheets don't bother him

H does his and the kids' ironing. It's his favourite job - he manages to drag it out for the full 90mins of a football match on telly.

I nearly always watch TV when ironing but it has to be something that is vaguely interesting but doesn't require too much concentration (i think id find football too boring) - often its homes programmes/kirsty and Phil!

My kids can get breakfast for themselves too! They do know and have done for years. Basic stuff like cereal, toast fine.But I ask you, if they can do their own laundry, feed themselves and then walk to school all from such a young age and it’s good for them, WTF are the parents doing?

I am quite happy to make my kids food at mealtimes, even though they can.

I am happy to thrown their stuff in the laundry if I’m doing a wash, they would do the same for me (if I let them).

It’s the ‘I can’t be arsed to do that’ parental perspective that is so off!

We don’t really have any set rules. I still sometimes make my kids breakfast and lunches, sometimes they do their own. They’re teenagers, more than capable, they make us breakfast sometimes, but it’s nice to do it for them sometimes.