Laundry. OK. I DON'T get this one.
I am pretty good with
getting clothes into the washing machine. The problem is, it takes about 20
minutes to complete a cycle. Ladies, here is how a man looks at the process of washing clothes:
- If I stand here and watch it, when it finishes, I can
load it into the dryer. But then, I'll get in trouble for not doing something 'productive'.
- If I leave, I can get a bunch of other stuff done,
then, when it finishes, I can load it into the dryer.
See the pattern here?
THE INTENTION IS TO ALWAYS TRANSFER THE LOAD!
But, if a man puts laundry in and then gets 'distracted' by an important ball game, or another chore, and then allows 'the laundry' to 'slip from his mind,' gets in all sorts of trouble for not remembering and then having to wash the load again because it's sour.
When I do the laundry, I usually remember to switch it out in a few days. And, for the record, no one is screaming about needing a particular sock or towel, so there really ISN'T any urgency in this chore at all.
It's not the switching that is the problem. It's finally getting them put away once they are dry. Do they sit in the basket? Well then you've got to iron. Do they get folded right away? then someone has to put them back in their drawers or on their hangers. Laundry is a multi-dimensional chore. Not for the weak!
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