Mom Confession Monday

Dirty (Laundry) Secrets

All people have secrets, but I firmly believe that one group has the most: mothers. We keep secrets, we use trickery, and work hard at swaying our gullible children and husbands into doing things. I don't mean this in a bad way. We wouldn't lie about anything that would hurt someone. No, just little things, like this, which happens more frequently than I'm willing to admit....

I hang dry all of my jeans. They just fit better that way, and they last longer. Having finally convinced my husband of this, he too now hang dries his jeans. It takes them a solid 24 hours (at least) to dry when hanging on my cute little Pin-spired* laundry ladder.When he gets home, and changes, sometimes he realizes he has no jeans left in the closet. He immediately asks me if I took care of this. It will either go one of five ways:

1. "Yes honey. I actually did them last night, so they are dry now!" (Over-achiever moments like this happen less than I'd like.)

2. "Yes honey, I did the laundry this morning and your jeans should be dry by tomorrow morning..." (I literally just swapped the laundry and hung them up five minutes ago. Better go turn the fan on high.)

3. "Okay honey, I actually didn't get a chance today. I'll go take care of that right now. I'll turn the fan on high and they will be dry in the morning, no worries!" (I wake up earlier than my husband, so I throw the still-slightly-damp jeans on low heat for awhile to speed up the process.... Then I stick them in the fridge for a minute so they feel cool, like they have been under a fan, not in the dryer.)

4. "Okay honey, I actually think there is a pair that needs to be folded in the back, I'll check for you." (Husband is occupied outside, and the jeans he wore home look presentable... Take the belt out of the loops that he inevitably left on the jeans, spray with Febreze, fold nicely, and hang in closet.)

5. "No honey. Can't you just wear the same pair tomorrow?"

So maybe I'm a terrible person, which some of you may think. I think my dear, sweet husband is just happy to have clean jeans, however it happens. Don't forget to share your Mom Confessions with me, and I'll share them on the blog.

XOXO- Barnyard Baby Momma


*Pin-spired: short for Pinterest-inspired; you will see me use this made-up term frequently.