hsmom3tn Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Why can't kids remember to empty their pockets before putting their dirty clothes in the hamper? I'm so tired of finding things in the washer and dryer that came out of their pockets..... candy and candy paper Lego men and other pieces money (finders-keepers) rocks marbles toy cars DS games (amazing that they still work) fishing lures Polly Pocket stuff crayons chapstick gum :angry: What kinds of things do you find in your washer or dryer? (Besides clothes. :lol:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 just be glad you have not encountered a dead frog as mother did oen time washing my brothers pants. All his toughskins jeans had the pockets sewn up after that one....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I'm pretty sure we had a thread like this a while back... I dunno, I don't find much in my wash. In fact, to be honest, it's usually *me leaving my chapstick in my pocket. I go through so many tubes of that stuff, it's emabarassing. :D I rarely find anything else important. Perhaps a stray post-it or other scratch paper from dh. Oh, I mean, I've occasionally found screws, or nails, or what not from dh working on the house. But nothing too strange. But, I do try to make it a habit to check everyone's pockets. Except Moose and Zee; they're, for whatever reason, not yet in a 'put lots of stuff in my pockets' stage. ETA: Oh, yeah. One time, *I put a pull-up in the washer on accient. Ugh. That wasn't fun. At all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 esp. blue crayons (that end up going through the dryer) :thumbdown: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I check all pockets before tossing in the wash. Any money found becomes mine, toys etc get tossed in the laundry garbage can. I very very rarely find anything in the pockets anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Tissues! Those are lovely. (and all the other things you mentioned.) Oh, and money. Dh never empties out his pockets, either. I consider it my tip for doing the laundry ;). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Oh, and money. Dh never empties out his pockets, either. I consider it my tip for doing the laundry ;). I like that. :D Only I start feeling guilty, then I have to walk around the house going 'who is missing a dollar bill; I found one in the dryer'. Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Chapstick makes me crazy!!! I'm paying my daughter to do all housework and laundry until January when Dad comes home on R&R. I no longer think about the laundry now...;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 The kids do fine. It's DH who is bad. You don't want to know how many times I have washed and *dried* bullets. *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom3tn Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 just be glad you have not encountered a dead frog as mother did oen time washing my brothers pants. All his toughskins jeans had the pockets sewn up after that one....lol :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 markers :glare: Pipsqueeks/pipskweeks/something like that, they're made by crayola and just small enough to hide in a pocket. Dh has left cigarettes :mad: I think my least favorite thing would have to be paper, of any kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Guilty as charged here. I am terrible about cleaning out pockets - mostly paper. At least the worst thing I have washed it money - oh, I take that back - my cell phone. My sons always take a couple candies from my mom's house and forget to eat it. So we have washed that as well. My mom used to complain about the critters my brothers used to collect in their pockets. The year of the 17 yr cicadas, my mom would find huge pockets full of them. Ick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncmomo3 Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 My DH!! left 2- yes, 2 black Sharpies in his pocket once. He hasn't done that since...:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Not long ago we had a thread here about cleaning pockets before doing the laundry and I think I said something like, "It's not my job. They have to clean out their own pockets." I am such an idiot. :glare: Last month my son left an ink pen in his pocket and since I 'don't check pockets' it went through the washer and dryer, ruining TWO loads of laundry (I didn't realize until after the second load that the ink had coated the drum of the dryer). :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 In my household, That is the responsibility of the person putting it in the washer. :o Of course, most of it gets washed.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfOneFunOne Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I'm usually the only offender but my daughter is occassionally guilty with something gross. The worst was once I picked A TON of fresh spinach (to freeze) at a near by pick-your-own. The owner said that the easiest way to wash a lot of spinach like that was the (clothes) washer, no detergent. She forgot to mention gentle cycle . . . you cannot imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I'm usually the only offender but my daughter is occassionally guilty with something gross. The worst was once I picked A TON of fresh spinach (to freeze) at a near by pick-your-own. The owner said that the easiest way to wash a lot of spinach like that was the (clothes) washer, no detergent. She forgot to mention gentle cycle . . . you cannot imagine. :lol: maybe not, but I'm trying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Your kids put teir laundry in the hamper?? WOW!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3byzaz Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 My 6 year old has left gum in his pocket - a half or quarter of a pack - TWICE now in the last month!!! Luckily, it didn't do anything in the washer - the dryer was a different story!!! Needless to say, he is banned from gum until he leaves home!!!! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Gameboy Cell phone money candy paper crayons (that went through the dryer and added some color to that load of clothes) marbles rocks flowers lego pieces transformer pieces rubber balls money id cards pony tail holders barrettes etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom3tn Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 Your kids put teir laundry in the hamper?? WOW!!! Most of the time, LOL. If it's something that they're going to want to wear again soon, they make sure it gets into the hamper. PJ's and socks are a different story..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 My kids are really good at going through their clothes. The only thing I find all the time are guitar picks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaichiki Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 What I found in the dryer this week (all in ONE day and I suspect all from ONE boy): 3 Lego pieces a rosary 2 rocks lots of pieces of a tissue I wonder if it all came from the same pair of pants. :lol: It would figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaichiki Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 The worst was once I picked A TON of fresh spinach (to freeze) at a near by pick-your-own. The owner said that the easiest way to wash a lot of spinach like that was the (clothes) washer, no detergent. She forgot to mention gentle cycle . . . you cannot imagine. :lol::lol::lol: You did that one ON PURPOSE???!! :lol::lol::lol: You just made my afternoon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 My husband has the cleanest carpenter pencils of anyone I know. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 By far, the most frequent find in our laundry are washed and dried receipts from DH's pockets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaichiki Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I like that. :D Only I start feeling guilty, then I have to walk around the house going 'who is missing a dollar bill; I found one in the dryer'. Ugh. The trick is to announce it first! :001_smile: I told my dh years ago, when I found $80 in the dryer, that any money I found was mine... and thanks for the tip! Of course, I gave him the $80 that time, but it was fair warning! (The largest amount of money I've ever found since then was $4.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelmorris Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Mostly trash.... my DS apparently does not know what a trashcan is... and every once in a while a can of chew which sends me up the wall :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherdear Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 CD Roms, cell phones and digital cameras!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 just be glad you have not encountered a dead frog as mother did oen time washing my brothers pants. All his toughskins jeans had the pockets sewn up after that one....lol We were having a good laugh over this one when my braindead-ness got in the way and I said to my daughter, "How would you like to find a dead pocket in the laundry?". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 This is usually my fault. I'm guilty of washing my cell phone and the worse offender-washing and drying Carmex. It makes big greasy spots that will eventually come out if you wash the clothes 10 times or so. Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saille Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 We just lost a load of reds to some very pervasive blue crayon. Makes me crazy. The kids' music group Prairie Orchid has a terrific song called "Washing Machine" that I sing when it happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I always check pockets because it is MY HUSBAND who has the problem with chalk, pens, white board markers, candy, and a million other things he has confiscated from students that wind up in my wash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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