Pay daughter for doing ironing?

Ames

What is this 'ironing' of which you speak?

Tabbytabitha

Pollycat wrote: »

I'm just about to start ironing which includes 2 linen shirts, 2 linen dresses and 2 pair of linen trousers.
I couldn't wear linen un-ironed.

I actually quite like ironing, just changed the bedding so have the Egyptian cotton sheets, pillow cases and duvet cover to iron too.
Nothing feels better than slipping naked into a bed with clean, freshly ironed sheets. :eek:

You ought to get out more!

NaughtiusMaximus

LandyAndy wrote: »

Just don't iron. Hardly anything actually NEEDS to be ironed these days if treated properly post wash.

It took me a very long time to realise this (despite people telling me it) but the sense of freedom once I did was tremendous.

Indeed. The only items of clothing I own which require ironing are 3 formal shirts which only see the light of day for weddings, funerals and job interviews and the collars of my crease free work shirts which only need to be ironed once every 2 or 3 washes.

Pollycat

Tabbytabitha wrote: »

You ought to get out more!

Oh, I think it all depends with whom you are slipping naked into bed...;)

onlyroz

I only do ironing if I've got a job interview or I'm going to a wedding.

As for whether this lady should do her dad's ironing, emphatically no.

onlyroz

Pollycat wrote: »

e bedding so have the Egyptian cotton sheets, pillow cases and duvet cover to iron too.

Life's far to short to waste it ironing bed sheets :eek:

NaughtiusMaximus

onlyroz wrote: »

Life's far to short to waste it ironing bed sheets :eek:

My mum used to iron socks which is even more pointless.

maman

I'm curious why he's chosen to ask the DD now.

Why didn't he ask her to do the ironing when her mother was alive? I'm assuming his late wife was unwell and needed the help. Of course, it could be that she just hated ironing!

Personally I wouldn't want to pay my own family. I'd rather be independent.


I agree with posters who've said that it's possible to get away with minimal ironing. Assuming this man wears formal shirts, it wouldn't take many saved £15 sessions to pay for some new non iron ones.


I suppose he could learn like everyone else has. Women (or men) weren't born knowing how to use an iron. I started as a child practising on hankies and tea towels.

Tabbytabitha

maman wrote: »

I'm curious why he's chosen to ask the DD now.

Why didn't he ask her to do the ironing when her mother was alive? I'm assuming his late wife was unwell and needed the help. Of course, it could be that she just hated ironing!

Personally I wouldn't want to pay my own family. I'd rather be independent.


I agree with posters who've said that it's possible to get away with minimal ironing. Assuming this man wears formal shirts, it wouldn't take many saved £15 sessions to pay for some new non iron ones.


I suppose he could learn like everyone else has. Women (or men) weren't born knowing how to use an iron. I started as a child practising on hankies and tea towels.

Paying someone to do it, whether family or not, is being independent.

Tabbytabitha

Pollycat wrote: »

Oh, I think it all depends with whom you are slipping naked into bed...;)

I fed you that one!;)