Posted by:
dogzilla
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Date: July 26, 2013 03:48PM
For a while, I had a live-in BF. Before he moved in, he sort of presented himself like he's a grown adult who takes care of daily chores, like, you know, an adult.
Within a few weeks, it became patently obvious that I was the one with ovaries and, therefore, all household tasks were my chores. I also brought home the bacon and fried it up in the pan. And cleaned the pan afterward. You can see why he lasted about six months before I booted his ass to the curb.
Anyway, he threw his dirty clothes wherever. You tell where he'd been just by following the trail of dirty clothes. When it was time to do laundry, I'd sweep through the house and pick up everything clothing that was on the floor. If I needed a few extra pieces to fill up the machine, I'd throw some of his clothes in with mine. (That's how this got started. "I've only got half a load in the washer, you need anything washed?")
Turns out, this Puerto Rican who lived on Florida owned a bunch of wool sweaters. I don't even know where the hell he GOT a wool sweater in this state or if they even sell such things in PR. There's no reason to wear wool here, that's for sure. So I ASSUMED all his sweaters were cotton, like mine are all cotton or synthetic, and tossed them right in the washer and dryer with everything else.
Oooops. (LOL)
I shrunk a couple of his sweaters down to Barbie doll sized. One only shrunk down to about my size, so I inherited that one. (It's really nice; soft Merino wool...But too warm to wear, even in "winter" so it lives in my closet.) After I'd destroyed about three of his sweaters (and replaced one as a Christmas gift), he got really mad at me and teed off, scolding me for not washing his wool sweaters properly.
I told him if he threw stuff on the floor, then I wouldn't think that they meant much to him. And he threw those sweaters in with everything else and gave me no special instructions, so why would I think I should do something different with them? How could I know these are special sweaters?
Blah blah blah, more cussing in Spanish, I should just KNOW, dammit.
Finally, I told him if he wanted his laundry done properly, he'd have to do it himself. I was tired of bending over backwards to do a nice favor for him and then being screamed at in Spanish for it. "At least cuss me out in English so I can understand how you're insulting me!" (He laughed at that one.)
So yeah, I quit doing his laundry. If I started mine and found a load of his in the washer, I'd throw it in the dryer but I'd tell him so if he needed to rescue something wool outta there, he'd have a chance. But if I found stuff in the dryer, I'd throw it all on his bed in a big wrinkly pile.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/26/2013 03:49PM by dogzilla.