I cannot wait to buy my own house and CD!

mrscountry527

I have been CD'ing for about 4 weeks now and I really like it. BUT my family of 4 currently lives with my parents (for 1.5yrs now) to save up a huge down payment for our *forever* house. Well, we have just started house hunting now and I cannot be more excited to move out and be able to set up a proper CD changing table and get all the necessities without worrying about taking up too much space or being an inconvenience. I cannot wait to get a diaper sprayer and closed pail (the pee stinks so so bad!). ALSO, my mom is like a crazy cleaning lady. She seriously washes clothes at least every other day. Sometimes I like this, sometimes I hate it. BUT yesterday, when I was at work, she decided to wash some diaper covers I guess. I asked if she washed diapers and she said she just washed those. So I asked what she washed them with. She said a load of whites! I was furious. I said diapers have to be washed with diaper detergent. Her response? "It won't hurt it any." Ahhh! I was so mad. She's familiar with how to wash diapers because she has helped me with them before, so she washed them her way out of convenience. I know she was trying to help. But this just motivates me even more to find a house asap! I just want to wash my own diapers and keep my stash good for another 2 babies!!

 

Ok, vent over. : )

kacelle

Washing a few diaper covers with a load of whites really isn't a big deal.  They'll be fine.  I'd just thank her for doing the laundry.  And, you know, for letting your family live with her.

ETA:  My mom washed one of my wool diaper covers with a load of whites when visiting us once.  I was upset, but didn't say anything.  I washed the exact same wool cover with a load of laundry a couple of months later.  It happens to everyone. 

bugandbibs

I'm glad you're excited about CDing and buying a house, but, ummmm, you sound really entitled and immature. How about some gratitude for the folks how are allowing you and your 2u2 family to live with them?

mrscountry527

Okay, snarks...I am thankful for all they have done for us, and I express this to them quite often. It's not like they were washed wrong on accident. She knew how they should be washed and I did not expect her wash them because I had just done diaper laundry. It's a repeated offense. It starts with bending the rules on this, and then it's something else. Like when you give your babysitter specific instructions on how baby falls asleep or what to feed them or what CD's they wear. You wouldn't be too happy if they let your baby cry it out after feeding them 2 new foods at once, and wearing a CD with a microfiber insert against their very sensitive bum, would you?? I feel like it's my children, and my diapers, let me take care of it. If I need help, I will ask. It's like that saying "if you can't do it right, then don't do it at all."

GibsonGirl620

I would have been irritated, too.  No flames.  

I agree- it's different that she knows better but didn't care.  It makes it harder, I think, that she is helping you so much in general because if you say something then it seems ungrateful.  

mrscountry527

Thank you gibsongirl! You are so right. I am so grateful and I don't want to offend my parents. But I just want it done right if it is going to be done at all. And yes one time won't hurt, but I plan on having 2 more babies so I need them to last. So they can't always be washed that way. It was irritating.

bugandbibs

mrscountry527:

Okay, snarks...I am thankful for all they have done for us, and I express this to them quite often. It's not like they were washed wrong on accident. She knew how they should be washed and I did not expect her wash them because I had just done diaper laundry. It's a repeated offense. It starts with bending the rules on this, and then it's something else. Like when you give your babysitter specific instructions on how baby falls asleep or what to feed them or what CD's they wear. You wouldn't be too happy if they let your baby cry it out after feeding them 2 new foods at once, and wearing a CD with a microfiber insert against their very sensitive bum, would you?? I feel like it's my children, and my diapers, let me take care of it. If I need help, I will ask. It's like that saying "if you can't do it right, then don't do it at all."

Bless your heart.

Thank you for continuing to prove my point.