Beer me the strength

tawillers

It's not been a great morning.

DD1 is extra boundary-pushy already today.

Son and I are having a war re: his laundry.  It's a long story but basically he hasn't been putting his laundry out often enough and I'm tired of reminding/begging him to get his stuff to the laundry room so I can clean his baseball uniform.

Last night after the game, I gave him his final reminder about putting his stuff out and if he doesn't do it, he's wearing dirty clothes (which he did last night, down to the socks).

He actually put his stuff in the laundry room last night for me to do this morning, and the washer is flashing error codes.  I spent an hour trying to cancel/reset/drain and I think I got it working for now.

Google is telling me that the error code is a rotator position sensor issue and there's an effing blog dedicated to this damn error.  Not a good sign.

**O-Face**

Dang, that is a fck it all kind of thing. 

I hope your reset works.

DixieNormous330

I totally think a beer is in order this morning.

6fsn

Jameson in the coffee.  Nobody will know.

I have that rage with DH's clothes.  In a way it's better because he'll wash his own clothes.  In a way it's worse because he's a grown man.

TheMrsC23

Beer you the strength indeed.

I feel you on the dirty clothes battles with a preteen.  The kiddo will put CLEAN CLOTHES in his hamper because he a) doesn't pay attention, b) is too lazy to put his clothes up, c) doesn't pay attention, d) can't keep his room clean for more than 5 secons, and e) doesn't pay attention.

Boo to your washer being a PITA and erroring out.  That's why I'm afraid to get any 'smart' appliances.  I can't have a machine that's smarter than me. 

tawillers

The thing that irks me the most is that I'll TELL him to put his laundry out and he says "OK" and it never happens.

Monday night, I said "Son, I haven't seen your laundry yet and you have a game Wed.  Go put your laundry out (meaning NOW)."  He told me "ok" and I left the room.  Tuesday it wasn't waiting for me, so I told him after school I wasn't washing it, even though I had plenty of time to do it between 4:00 pm Tuesday and 4:00 pm Wednesday.

I'm hoping he didn't enjoy his dirty socks.

tawillers

In Response to Re: Beer me the strength:
[QUOTE]Beer you the strength indeed. I feel you on the dirty clothes battles with a preteen.  The kiddo will put CLEAN CLOTHES in his hamper because he a) doesn't pay attention, b) is too lazy to put his clothes up, c) doesn't pay attention, d) can't keep his room clean for more than 5 secons, and e) doesn't pay attention. Boo to your washer being a PITA and erroring out.  That's why I'm afraid to get any 'smart' appliances.  I can't have a machine that's smarter than me. 
Posted by TheMrsC23[/QUOTE]

YES.  THIS IS THE WORST.

He'll go get his stuff from the dryer and NEVER PUT IT AWAY.  He'll just pick clothes out throughout the week (somehow, they aren't wrinkled all to hell) and then just put his dirty clothes on top.

And the stuff that just gets scooped up off the floor.  Ugh.  Legos, nerf darts, pencils.  That shiz just gets thrown away.

TheMrsC23

Oh yes, there's always a treasure trove of isht in the bottom of his hamper.  

6fsn

He's 12 right?  That's old enough to do it himself.

baconsmom

Bacon does her own laundry for all these reasons. And maybe it doesn't get done, but whatever, she's the one who has to be a gross smelly person, then. I'm hoping a little public humiliation will accomplish what I can't and get her to wash her fcking clothes. 

And it's not that I minded doing her laundry - on the list of chores, laundry is probably the least odious for me - but she wouldn't ever give it to me, so I told her it's her responsibility. I don't fight. I delegate. 

tawillers

I agree that it's time we turn this chore over to him - he'll be 12 next month.

Like bmom, I don't mind doing it, I'm just tired of reminding him.  If the dirty socks aren't enough for him to make this change, I will turn it over to him and he can wear the responsibility.