You've heard me moan on and on about the volcano that lives in my house. It isn't a gently smouldering one like one would visit on a tourist trail. More a dangerous suddenly ERUPTING without warning and spilling its guts into every corner of the house and into every crevice it can find. I find dirty pants in the lounge, socks (hundreds) in the car and the clean washing, I put away the day before, trails out of the middle child's bedroom.
But ironing has never entered my soul. Even when I taught textiles and the first homework I set to enthusiastic Year 7's was ironing, the only ironing I did was to fix fabric paints.
Once upon a time I attempted to iron his shirts, I got a call he was off away to some country for something terribly important (meeting some President or sommit). So I ironed for him, he looked at my efforts (which took me 30 minutes per shirt) and re-did them. Not so much as a thank you.
When I graduated to the world of housewivery, I made it very clear to the husband I would do everything. But I would not, NOT EVER, iron his clothes. I got on my high horse and told him it was IMPORTANT that our girls saw that all chores were not gender specific.
Over this winter, his hours have got longer and I have noted that the poor ironing board has gathered dust. He confessed, he likes winter, he wears a jumper, he need not iron his shirt. Fair enough it is HIS choice.
So, in order to maintain marital harmony, now the weather is getting warmer and his colleagues will see his sleeves, we have invested in the services of "a lady who can". I hope it will not be the shambolic events of our attempts at getting a cleaner. I am confident that he will enjoy having his shirts beautifully pressed and most importantly, I don't have to do them.
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I never iron and am dreading the little one being at school and needing ironed shirts. Will probably send them out to a dry cleaner!
when I first got married I ironed my hubby's shirts but spotted him reironing them. He never said I'd done it badly, he just redid them before he went to work. Eventually I gave him unironed shirts and asked if they were ok and he said they were fine. I admitted not having done them and he told me he couldn't tell the difference from when I had. He has ironed all work clothes and later all school uniform ever since
I do not iron, never have, hope I never will. Very worried now that Moiderer appears to imply that ironing is mandatory for primary school. Do they get detention if not? Do we?!
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When my youngest son was 9, I had to iron a pair of slacks to wear to a funeral. I pulled the ironing board out from the closet and opened it. My son looked at it with gaping eyes and said, "Mom! What is THAT thing???" So sistah, as you can see I am totally with ya on the ironing thing. I just don't do it! Wash 'n wear is my mantra!
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