Pay daughter for doing ironing?

Pollycat

Tabbytabitha wrote: »

I fed you that one!;)

Of course you did. :dance:

Fireflyaway

If I were the gentleman I'd probably do what I do now..... Don't iron!
Seriously I very very rarely iron. Maybe 1 or 2 of my husband's shirts per week if they are creasy ones. The rest looks good enough without.
If I were the daughter I'd do the ironing for free to help out. I'd not expect my father to pay me. That seems mean spirited.

LilElvis

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:

I've got the worst of all worlds - linen bedding :eek: ironing a super-king duvet cover plus pillowcases is something that should only be attempted with a bottle of wine within reaching distance of the ironing board. I've got two sets that are linen and, though they look and feel lovely, I hardly ever use them because of the ironing.

melanzana

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:

No, you are doing it wrong love. Linen is creased the minute you put it on you surely, that's what linen does!

Sheets and stuff? Same thing, the minute you get into the bed all that ironing is for naught.

As long as it's clean it's fine.

I don't iron anymore, unless it is something for a wedding or funeral, but even then, I have a system that says buy non iron clothing! Ironing is fine for the crisp shirts some men wear to work, if that's the case they can do it themselves.

Anyway you get my drift I am sure....

Ames

LilElvis wrote: »

I've got the worst of all worlds - linen bedding :eek: ironing a super-king duvet cover plus pillowcases is something that should only be attempted with a bottle of wine within reaching distance of the ironing board. I've got two sets that are linen and, though they look and feel lovely, I hardly ever use them because of the ironing.

Is that because after a bottle of wine you don't care how creased the bedding is?

This thread is why I don't buy anything made of linen.

System

Ames wrote: »

This thread is why I don't buy anything made of linen.

On the rare occasion when we have a very hot summers day it's a Godsend, but you can only usually wear the garment once before it needs washing/ironing again. Ironing linen is best done while the fabric's still slightly damp.

maman

Tabbytabitha wrote: »

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

It is in a financial sense but I'd rather make my own arrangements independent of family.

Savvy_Sue

barbarawright wrote: »

OP -what opinions did you expect? Surely nobody is going to say that ironing is women's work

Clearly not. In my family, Dad did all the ironing - mostly because Mum wouldn't let him 'just' watch TV but if he was ironing while he watched that was OK.

When DS1 started nursery, he saw a toy iron and thought it was a boat! :rotfl:

Iamadored

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.

What does "treated properly post wash" entail exactly?
Even when I fold items or hang them up as soon as I take them out of the dryer, they still look a little crinkled and unironed. So, I still iron most things. Am I missing a trick?

Pollycat

melanzana wrote: »

No, you are doing it wrong love. Linen is creased the minute you put it on you surely, that's what linen does!

There's a big difference between linen that has been ironed and linen that hasn't, love.

melanzana wrote: »

Sheets and stuff? Same thing, the minute you get into the bed all that ironing is for naught.

If you don't have good quality bed linen and don't iron them, you wouldn't know if there is a difference or not.

melanzana wrote: »

As long as it's clean it's fine.

Fine for you obviously, but not for me.
I don't think either of us is wrong (unlike you). Just of a different opinion.

melanzana wrote: »

I don't iron anymore, unless it is something for a wedding or funeral, but even then, I have a system that says buy non iron clothing! Ironing is fine for the crisp shirts some men wear to work, if that's the case they can do it themselves.

Anyway you get my drift I am sure....

And I'm sure your 'system' works for you.
It wouldn't work for me.
And...as it is my time that is being used, it's my choice what to do with it.