Today, my husband finally decided to help with the laundry. He washed a pen and it exploded in the dryer. FML
Collection
Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Same thing different taste
Fixed
Today, my husband, who repairs appliances for a living, repaired our dryer. One lot of wet clothes later, it caught fire and ruined the laundry room. FML
Today, my husband ruined the laundry once again. He forgot to empty his pants pockets before washing them. Last time he left an ink pen in them. This time it was a strawberry. FML
Deep clean
Today, my husband decided to drain his motorcycle oil into an empty bottle of laundry detergent. Also today, I decided to lift a stain out of my white comforter with some detergent I found in the garage. FML
Lint kills
Today, after I was away for a couple of days, my wife told me she’s been doing laundry while I was gone. I'd reminded her to clean out the lint catcher because it might catch fire. I came home to a new dryer and a smoke damaged house. FML
Today, my husband decided to be helpful and do all the laundry, including pre-treating all the stains. He felt that Clorox Clean-Up with Bleach would be the most effective. FML
KoBabe
Today, my husband was changing our son’s overflowing diaper. Instead of getting up and walking the putrid mess to the bin, he decided to shoot it basketball-style. He missed and it hit the wall, sliding down leaving a huge sloppy streak. He expected me to clean it. FML
Thanks for the help
Today, I went to gather the laundry out of the dryer. My daughter had seen my wife put bleach in the washer, so she decided that honey in the dryer would make the clothes smell sweet. She wasn't wrong, but now I have a giant ball of sticky socks and underwear. FML
Dried out
Today, after spending $300 replacing a dryer and getting the vents cleaned out when our tenants complained their clothes weren't getting dry, my husband and I realized that it was actually the washing machine that was broken. FML
Today, I came home to find my fiancé trying to do laundry. His version was "rubbing the smelly spots with baby powder". Looks like I'll be the only one doing laundry for the rest of our lives. FML
Today, I went to the laundromat. I put a load in the dryer and walked away to check on my other load. When I came back, I saw a homeless man putting his dirty, wet underwear in the dryer with my clean clothes. FML
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PhantomCrevan 8
I've heard guys admit to deliberately messing up on housework- particularly any chores they feel are 'too girly' for them- so that their wife, fiancée, or girlfriend (or any family members) won't ask them to do it anymore. Not saying that's what your husband necessarily did, but if he's had a tendency to mess up at stuff you ask him to do, you may want to consider it. (Not to mention my own brother admitted to doing it to one of his friends, so that our mom would stop asking him to do stuff and so I would do it just to avoid the hassle and stress of cleaning up after his **** ups.) As to the ink- soak some cloths- or better yet, a towel- you are willing to throw away in vinegar, pop them in the dryer on high for about ten minutes. Let sit for five minutes, open it and wipe off all the ink that will come off with another vinegar soaked cloth and a dry one. Repeat until clean, resoaking the fabric being used to steam the dryer as needed. (Also, this is kind of obvious, but just in case: even though bleach and hair spray are touted as "hacks" to clean ink stains, DO NOT put either in the dryer. The bleach obviously will ruin clothes, while the hairspray can outright catch on fire while the dryer is on, or create a large fireball when the dryer door is opened.)
sumocj 14
Could have been worse. A ***** could have exploded in the dryer
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PhantomCrevan 8
I've heard guys admit to deliberately messing up on housework- particularly any chores they feel are 'too girly' for them- so that their wife, fiancée, or girlfriend (or any family members) won't ask them to do it anymore. Not saying that's what your husband necessarily did, but if he's had a tendency to mess up at stuff you ask him to do, you may want to consider it. (Not to mention my own brother admitted to doing it to one of his friends, so that our mom would stop asking him to do stuff and so I would do it just to avoid the hassle and stress of cleaning up after his **** ups.) As to the ink- soak some cloths- or better yet, a towel- you are willing to throw away in vinegar, pop them in the dryer on high for about ten minutes. Let sit for five minutes, open it and wipe off all the ink that will come off with another vinegar soaked cloth and a dry one. Repeat until clean, resoaking the fabric being used to steam the dryer as needed. (Also, this is kind of obvious, but just in case: even though bleach and hair spray are touted as "hacks" to clean ink stains, DO NOT put either in the dryer. The bleach obviously will ruin clothes, while the hairspray can outright catch on fire while the dryer is on, or create a large fireball when the dryer door is opened.)
Glowworm56 27
The pen may be mightier than the sword, but it's no match for the dryer!
inappropes 31
At least it wasn't a giant ***** that gets revealed in an embarrassing situation.
sumocj 14
Could have been worse. A ***** could have exploded in the dryer
manb91uk 22
Beat me to it
Lobby_Bee 18
He is adding color to chores, what's not to like?
tonyfan00 38
Let me guess: he was doing a load of white clothes when it happened?
sweetbliss3 37
just did that last week. didn't know it was in my shirt. it happens. he'll remember (as will I) to check pockets now.
Jazzykat03 9
My dad has done this so many times. He always has a pen in his pocket and forgets to take it out.
Manav Shukla 7
Lol .... u should choose ur husband wisely...??
Seymore Collins 7
I've seen many people just assume others would magically know what to do when doing something for the first time (especially if it's been a while or they never did it). I can just imagine the OP yelling at her husband asking what kind of a moron doesn't check the pockets. But really, it's something you need to learn as you do it more and more. Agreed, some guys mess it up on purpose to get out of ever doing it again, especially to avoid fights and posts like this, because the moment they screw up for not doing something the perfect way she's been doing it "forever" then you are the "loser" or "moron" etc... naw thanks, I'd rather avoid that entirely and screw up once to avoid the rest of my life being berated whenever I try to be helpful on my own.
WeirdUS 30
I agree with you but hopefully the husband has a least done his own laundry and can do so at his age without ******* it up. Same goes for cooking it was something complicated I agree but people should at the very least be able to make hamburger helper by themselves by the time they’re in their teens if not 20s .