Bringing the washing home

Galway_Old_Man · 19-12-2016 12:03PM #1

Chatting with a few lads in the office this morning about people's Christmas plans. From that the topic of dirty clothes came up (as it does

) and everyone of them who is going back to their parents, are bringing their laundry to be done! I understand it a little (well maybe moreso for younger lads, but some of these are in their thirties) but think it's taking the mickey a little to land up and have your Mum going straight into the Aeriel! Happy Christmas!

Mr. Incognito · 19-12-2016 12:15PM

Anyone who cannot wash their own clothes in their thirties has failed at life.

mansize · 19-12-2016 12:17PM

Thats pathetic OP.

eviltimeban · 19-12-2016 12:19PM

How do these 30 something lads wash their clothes now?

mansize · 19-12-2016 12:20PM

eviltimeban wrote: »

How do these 30 something lads wash their clothes now?

Bring home to mammy on the sahurday?

me_irl · 19-12-2016 12:22PM

Galway_Old_Man wrote: »

From that the topic of dirty clothes came up (as it does )

"See that ludicrous display last night?"

"No, but speaking of, I Trainspotted the bed last night. Going to bring it home to the mammy. She always gets the sweetcorn out of me smalls."

Absolute man-child w@nkery thing to do.

Those lads should have been a crusty sock under the bed.

Winterlong · 19-12-2016 12:22PM

Hard to believe that any adult over the age of 18 would have their parents do their washing for them. It is one step away from having your parents wipe your arse.

Agricola · 19-12-2016 12:25PM

Well I never........... I feel nothing but disdain, nay borderline contempt for these babymen who cannot manage such a menial domestic task as washing their own underpants.

osarusan · 19-12-2016 12:26PM

Am I the only one who wonders if this thread was started with a specific user in mind?

Sad stuff if so.

Rainman16 · 19-12-2016 12:32PM

I bring washing home, occasionally, but I do it myself. I grew up in a house when you had to look after yourself. It's sad that grown men still rely on "Mammy" to look after them.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 19-12-2016 12:35PM

It's insane. How hard is it to separate your washing, bang it into the washing machine, throw in your detergent and wait an hour?
Hardly racing stuff. No excuse in this day and age for anyone wearing dirty clothes or not washing their own clothes frequently.

GLaDOS · 19-12-2016 12:41PM

Ha, what losers.

I make my girlfriend do it

Galway_Old_Man · 19-12-2016 12:44PM

mansize wrote: »

Thats pathetic OP.

I'm not the one doing it! I've a couple of young'ins now, only a few years til they're landing at my doorstep I suppose!

I imagine they're well capable of washing their own lads, just that since they're heading home for a period they're well... taking advantage of the situation.

The Backwards Man · 19-12-2016 12:48PM

osarusan wrote: »

Am I the only one who wonders if this thread was started with a specific user in mind?

Sad stuff if so.

Thought that meself.

I think the disdainful posters here wouldn't know all that much about mangles or soap flakes themselves

steddyeddy · 19-12-2016 01:05PM

Complete failures at life if they're still relying on mammy and daddy for basic self care in their thirties. When I lived in student accommodation I lived with three PhD students who did the same. We had a washing machine and bills were included so I didn't see the problem. It's not good to spoil your children.

steddyeddy · 19-12-2016 01:06PM

osarusan wrote: »

Am I the only one who wonders if this thread was started with a specific user in mind?

Sad stuff if so.

I doubt there's Boards users who actually do this (I suspect there's trolling involved).

steddyeddy · 19-12-2016 01:20PM

Winterlong wrote: »

Hard to believe that any adult over the age of 18 would have their parents do their washing for them. It is one step away from having your parents wipe your arse.

It does happen unfortunately. I think some kids lead quite sheltered lives but I think the users who talk about this are trolling since they constantly bemoan those on the dole.

Galway_Old_Man · 19-12-2016 02:26PM

steddyeddy wrote: »

It does happen unfortunately. I think some kids lead quite sheltered lives but I think the users who talk about this are trolling since they constantly bemoan those on the dole.

Is there not some kind of rule about accusing people of trolling?

Oh well if that's not the case... So three posts in a row eh? Seems like trolling to me :P

Pinch Flat · 19-12-2016 02:29PM

We've a few fellas in our office who haven't mastered the basics like not leaving sh!te all over the toilet, loading a dishwasher or putting the correct rubbish in the correct bin (recycleable / non recyclable), so bringing the washing home doesn't surprise me.

The amount of people here in their 30s with out basic life skills is unreal.

steddyeddy · 19-12-2016 02:33PM

Galway_Old_Man wrote: »

Is there not some kind of rule about accusing people of trolling?

Oh well if that's not the case... So three posts in a row eh? Seems like trolling to me :P

I wasn't thinking of you when I wrote the post OP. Sorry for the confusion.

Glenster · 19-12-2016 02:44PM

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

Anyone who cannot wash their own clothes in their thirties has failed at life.

20s surely.

A 20 year old who cannot wash their own clothes is a failure..

Stonedpilot · 19-12-2016 02:47PM

OP is obviously a student, leave him be!.

Goya · 20-12-2016 07:55PM

osarusan wrote: »

Am I the only one who wonders if this thread was started with a specific user in mind?

Sad stuff if so.

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Thought that meself

How come ye think this? Looks to me as if you were the only ones bringing another user into it but maybe I'm missing something?

But anyway, washing and drying your clothes is one of the easiest chores there is - going to the trouble of putting them all in a bag and bringing them home to your mother is bad form. Not just in your 30s but from when you move out.

andekwarhola · 20-12-2016 08:06PM

Galway_Old_Man wrote: »

I'm not the one doing it! I've a couple of young'ins now, only a few years til they're landing at my doorstep I suppose!

I imagine they're well capable of washing their own lads, just that since they're heading home for a period they're well... taking advantage of the situation.

Just boil the sh1t out of the entire wash.

Sorted.

NiallBoo · 20-12-2016 08:13PM

Glenster wrote: »

20s surely.

A 20 year old who cannot wash their own clothes is a failure..

Twenty is ridiculously late IMO.

Not to put too fine a point on things, but I'm surprised at anyone who lets others do their washing once they reach puberty.

Your clothes are the most physically intimate items you have. I think having other people wash it is just weird.

kfallon · 20-12-2016 08:16PM

NiallBoo wrote: »

Your clothes are the most physically intimate items you have.

My cock & balls say hello trout.....

billyhead · 20-12-2016 08:17PM

I am a male in my 30s and my Mum drops out to my house when I am not their and does a few jobs including bringing home clothes to be washed. I tell her their is no need to but she is adamant she wants to do it. This wouldn't count as being a loser would it

20-12-2016 08:19PM

Using the parents facilities? I've no problem with anyone bringing their washing home and doing it there. Landing it on the mother is a bit on the lazy side.

Anyway, anyone over the age of 2 who doesn't do their own washing is a spoiled brat. I did my own washing before I was even born and moved out by the time I was 5, worked 25 hour days putting a roof over my head, ate nothing but dust and grass, and it never did me any harm.

Pfft. Snowflakes.

TheMercenary · 20-12-2016 08:20PM

Yeah replace your mother with a machine... at Christmas.

Stay classy AH.

NiallBoo · 20-12-2016 08:22PM

billyhead wrote: »

I am a male in my 30s and my Mum drops out to my house when I am not their and does a few jobs including bringing home clothes to be washed. I tell her their is no need to but she is adamant she wants to do it. This wouldn't count as being a loser would it

Yes.

1. Your mother does your washing.
2. You're an adult that's unwilling or incapable of saying no to your mother.
3. Sounds like she's doing other house-work too...

In fairness though, there's lots of ways being a loser* and I'd say everyone ticks at least one box.

(*eg. posting on boards.ie.)

freshpopcorn · 20-12-2016 08:22PM

Kind of a long story but we didn't get a washin machine until u was nearly fourteen and I'm in my mid twenties now.
So when we were growing up my mother did all air washing by hand.
Everyone in our house can do their own washing but we've no system. If I've a few pairs a of jeans that need washing and theirs somebody else's to be washed we just wash them all together.
I did a little bit of hand washing by myself and it's hard work and to me and my mother using a washing machine isn't really a job. It takes very little time or effort.
One thing I do know tough is some mammies love doing washing!

Bringing the washing home

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