Must be the 1st woman in history with this problem - DH vent

amynicole21 wrote: For about the 100th time DH has ruined something of mine in the laundry. I have begged, pleaded and bribed him to NOT do laundry - ever - but he still does it. Not only does he do it, but he does it wrong every time. He puts things in the dryer which can't go there, never checks for stains after something comes out of the wash, can't figure out temperatures - completely useless. Every time he ruins something, I tell him why it is ruined, and BEG him not to ever do my laundry or Sophia's laundry again. Why isn't this getting through to him??> What more do I have to do??

The sweater he ruined today probably costs about $60 and is the only sweater that I have that I can wear as either maternity or regular clothes. It was perfect - now it is shrunken and the stains are permanently set in from the dryer. I want to kill him. Aaaaaaargh!!!

Thanks for letting me vent - I know I should be grateful that he does so much around the house, I just wish he wouldn't screw everything up in the process!!

mammag replied: You poor thing. I guess I should be greatful that dh doesn't step foot into the laundry room. I called him once to have him put a pair of jeans in the dryer for me and he asked "how".

Maddie&EthansMom replied: I'm so sorry. Scotty is very careful with laundry, but he uses bleach WAY too much and has ruined a few things. However, my mother is the one I won't let near my laundry room. She tries to help, but she ALWAYS ruins stuff. I'm very anal when it comes to how my laundry is done so I TOTALLY know how you feel!

I'm sorry your sweater was ruined.

loveydad replied: We odn't have anything fancy to get ruined so luckily enoguh I can just throw the clothes in the laundrey lol.

Sorry! But at least he wants to help!

coasterqueen replied: Amy. Nice to see you on here, although it's not for a happy post .

You are not alone. My Dh washes everything on cold and never checks for stains. He said he won't do that. "There's nothing wrong with stains on clothes" as he says. He will at least dry everything on low and after begging and pleading with him and him learning a tough lessen he will make sure all my maternity clothes don't go in the dryer. But that took a $200 bill of him replacing my maternity clothes when he shrunk them all and we had no choice but to buy more.

He is just trying to help like you said but it IS frustrating too.

TANNER'S MOM replied: Oh My DH did this last week and I posted about it..Lord it made me cry. He won't do laundry for awhile now I am sure after the stink I made. But I really do understand and don't know why they get so retarded when it comes to bleach..and Tide???

Kirstenmumof3 replied: You know I have to admit this, I don't know how to do laundry! My DH does all the laundry and he does such a great job at it! We went through a period where he was turning the whites pink, but then I did something much worse and put something of mine in the washer and dryer that were dry clean only! Brand new I had only wore it once, oh and it was my mothers day present.

I'm sorry your DH won't accept the fact that he doesn't know how to do laundry. Maybe you could put a lock on the laundry room door and hide the key!

ediep replied: aww, that really stinks!!!!

paradisemommy replied: i was gonna ask if you could hide the dirty clothes from him??

actually if he won't NOT do the laundry..maybe you could go buy a couple mesh bags and when your delicates are going in the laundry, stick them in the mesh bag and set them aside and STRESS not to touch so at least you can do that later??

MomToMany replied: I'm so sorry he ruined your sweater Amy. I hope he learned a lesson!

Boys r us replied: OH NO!!! I'm sorry that it had to be your sweater that he ruined instead of something of his or something that didn't REALLY matter!

Can it be replaced?

gr33n3y3z replied: Hubby is good at doing laundry me on the other hand will trow it all together just to get it done but I'm also doing laundry for 6 ppl. I have not messed anything up yet lol
I mean I will wash all the towels together but I will throw shirts in with the blue jeans and sweatshirts and what not

jcc64 replied:

Hey, Karen, I think we're married to the same guy!

Nice to see you, Amy! Miss chattin' with you! Hope everything else is better than your laundry.

coasterqueen replied:
That's so funny Jeanne. At least I know my husband isn't the only squirly one. Apparently he thinks stains give you character or something. This is the same guy who will wear a shirt with a missing button. My poor husband. I guess I should be happy because I'd rather have him like this than some guy who is too obsessed with how he looks.

Kaitlin'smom replied: thats why my DH wont do laundry unless he has to, I do get him to wash is jeans and towels on occasion I dont care if he runions thoes, but really I dont mind doing the laundry...as long as I dont have to mow the grass

DansMom replied: This is why DH has his own hamper, and I have mine. When he gets in a laundry mood, he can do his own, he can do the towels, he can do the sheets, and he can do Daniel's clothes (boy clothes are more rugged than girl I think). This is after a few of my nicer white shirts got turned into mottled pink, sweaters shrunk, rayon slacks put through the dryer (now pilly). He doesn't even separate darks and whites, doesn't reset the water temp appropriately, etc.

I've missed you! I hope things are getting easier at work.

jdkjd replied: You should put funny signs on the washer and dryer...

"WARNING: CLOTHES PLACED IN THIS MACHINE BY____________(DH) WILL SPONATEOUSLY COMBUST!"

or other such message

coasterqueen replied:
I like that Jenn!!!!

Amy you should so do that! Maybe I should!

kit_kats_mom replied: Yours is not the only laundry that has been ruined. I've told the story about how my DH washed and dried my full length wool coat. It was so tiny afterwards. I was really upset and since I never cry, those tears were enough to stop him from ever going near the washing machine with any item of mine again. LOL