If you're kids do their own laundry and you prefer white's to be bleached

deena · 04-13-2016, 08:30 AM

I find that most of my white's are socks and one person's socks are not enough to constitute a load. So if you're kids do their own laundry, how do you teach them to bleach white's? Combining family socks would mean sorting family socks, which is the biggest reason to have kid's do their own laundry. It is the most time consuming part. Do you have any other solutions?

mamacat · 04-13-2016, 08:45 AM

I use a non chlorine bleach and wash socks and towels and white underwear all together. My YA son wears all the same kind of gray socks or black one for dressier that I wash with darks. My husband wears all same white socks. If you can color code them easy to sort.also ithelps to have baskets for dirty clothes in laundry room by color so hen kids doing own wash can pull out any white socks and add to the basket of towels and whites or same with black socks

Little Forest · 04-13-2016, 08:52 AM

Hmm, does someone on GCM use bleach?

I just wash all whites socks, underwear and towels together with my normal ecofriendly detergent. Come to think of it, my DH is rather disgruntled at the greying of his undershirts.

I just think

But, we have a septic tank and I don't even want to put the peroxide based product down the drain.

I totally know what you mean. Sorting through 5 girls socks washed together is something else.

I guess I would just recommend having them do their own without bleaching but leave that for the adults who must have it.

WanderingJuniper · 04-13-2016, 09:01 AM

Um, my kids do their own laundry and if they want bright white socks they are going to have to figure it out. We don't us bleach. Honestly tho, it is there clothes and most of the time no one sees socks so I am just thrilled I am not washing 6 extra loads of laundry on my days off. I'm also pretty sure none of my kids on white socks.

heartofjoy · 04-13-2016, 09:29 AM

People still own white socks?

bananacake · 04-13-2016, 09:43 AM

This thread

HuggaBuggaMommy · 04-13-2016, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WanderingJuniper

Um, my kids do their own laundry and if they want bright white socks they are going to have to figure it out.

Yup.

ValiantJoy07 · 04-13-2016, 12:17 PM

I wash everything together on cold or warm. I wash bath towels with normal laundry but do kitchen towels with bleach once a week.

We have one giant sock basket for the kids in the living room full of "silly socks" (bizarre bright colored socks not intended to match and plain white socks that are easy to match).

I would say let them do their laundry how it works for them and give them an option of adding their stuff to a whites basket if it matters to them.

deena · 04-13-2016, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Little Forest

Hmm, does someone on GCM use bleach?

Soliloquy · 04-13-2016, 02:06 PM

OxiClean.

My older two do their own laundry. Lights and darks.

I do dh's and my laundry. Lights and darks. If I have a few things that I really need whitening (I hate dingy whites) I soak them overnight with OxiClean. If that doesn't work I run a small load with Clorox.

I have a septic. Moderate chlorine bleach is fine. Oxygen bleach turns to salts by the time it reaches the septic tank, it's anti-microbial powers are gone by then.

Mother of Sons · 04-13-2016, 03:26 PM

Is this your socks we are talking about? Wash them by hand on a washboard.

Littledisciples · 04-13-2016, 04:14 PM

We rarely bleach around here but my kids do their own laundry. They just throw it all in and wash it.

Shocking right. I just don't care anymore they don't care about even matching sox because it's so cool to have mix matched. I gave up and buy them colored socks and they wash them themselves.

Aerynne · 04-13-2016, 06:00 PM

I don't use bleach regularly (i'll use it to spot treat stains on white clothing, but not to just wash with whites).

I can't stand a load that isn't full so I would do family socks together but get everyone a lingerie bag for their socks. Then you wouldn't have to sort- put your socks in the bag, zip it up, and then when it comes out you give each person their socks.

The other option that may or may not work for you but would work for me is to wash socks with that person's sheets. But I always buy white sheets.

Love_Is_Patient · 04-13-2016, 06:59 PM

One way to handle small loads is wash them right before another load and then put both in the dryer together--I figure that's where most of the energy cost comes from.

tazmom · 04-15-2016, 07:31 AM

The kids all have crazy colored socks.

Dh and I have white socks. I wash them with the dish towels and dish clothes with bleach. Dh uses 2-3 pairs of socks per day and the kids use a bunch of dishcloths doing chores. There's enough for a full load once a week.

04-13-2016, 08:30 AM	#1
deena Rose Garden Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 12,314	If you're kids do their own laundry and you prefer white's to be bleached I find that most of my white's are socks and one person's socks are not enough to constitute a load. So if you're kids do their own laundry, how do you teach them to bleach white's? Combining family socks would mean sorting family socks, which is the biggest reason to have kid's do their own laundry. It is the most time consuming part. Do you have any other solutions? __________________ My kiddos 26, 23, 19, 15, 12, 8, 2, <1

04-13-2016, 08:45 AM	#2
mamacat Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,473	Re: If you're kids do their own laundry and you prefer white's to be bleached I use a non chlorine bleach and wash socks and towels and white underwear all together. My YA son wears all the same kind of gray socks or black one for dressier that I wash with darks. My husband wears all same white socks. If you can color code them easy to sort.also ithelps to have baskets for dirty clothes in laundry room by color so hen kids doing own wash can pull out any white socks and add to the basket of towels and whites or same with black socks __________________ ~Catherine~ Mama to 5: C W C J S And Grandma to 3: A ,K and baby C

04-13-2016, 08:52 AM	#3
Little Forest Rose Garden Rich in girls. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Perth hills, Australia Posts: 6,914	Re: If you're kids do their own laundry and you prefer white's to be bleached Hmm, does someone on GCM use bleach? I just wash all whites socks, underwear and towels together with my normal ecofriendly detergent. Come to think of it, my DH is rather disgruntled at the greying of his undershirts. I just think But, we have a septic tank and I don't even want to put the peroxide based product down the drain. I totally know what you mean. Sorting through 5 girls socks washed together is something else. I guess I would just recommend having them do their own without bleaching but leave that for the adults who must have it. __________________ A traditional Catholic mamma ISFJ, DYT Type 2/1, Steiner-inspired mother to: Sweet Pea-DD1, Jan 04, 1/4 Tiger Lily-DD2, Jan 06, 2/1 Buttercup-DD3, Feb 08, 2/4 Dandelion-DD4, Nov 10, 2/3 Honeysuckle-DD5 March 13, 2/4 And there is DH too, ISTJ, DYT 4/2, I think!

04-13-2016, 09:01 AM	#4
WanderingJuniper Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 10,819	Re: If you're kids do their own laundry and you prefer white's to be bleached Um, my kids do their own laundry and if they want bright white socks they are going to have to figure it out. We don't us bleach. Honestly tho, it is there clothes and most of the time no one sees socks so I am just thrilled I am not washing 6 extra loads of laundry on my days off. I'm also pretty sure none of my kids on white socks.

04-13-2016, 09:29 AM	#5
heartofjoy Moderator Assign positive intent Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 9,607	Re: If you're kids do their own laundry and you prefer white's to be bleached People still own white socks? __________________ Desiree, mom to 5 sweet blessings, Lacy 24, Jordan 22, Joanna 20, Emma 19, and Ethan 17

04-13-2016, 09:43 AM	#6
bananacake Rose Garden I Am A BananaCake Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northeast US Posts: 25,118	Re: If you're kids do their own laundry and you prefer white's to be bleached This thread __________________ Brenna 3 kiddos (16 1/2, 14 & 9) Praying for semi-son, age 35 I live by the motto: seek first to understand. "Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions." Proverbs 18:2

04-13-2016, 12:17 PM	#8
ValiantJoy07 Rose Garden "Take Joy Home, And make a place in thy great heart for her...Joy is the grace we say to God." ~Jean Ingelow~ Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Forest Posts: 16,337	Re: If you're kids do their own laundry and you prefer white's to be bleached I wash everything together on cold or warm. I wash bath towels with normal laundry but do kitchen towels with bleach once a week. We have one giant sock basket for the kids in the living room full of "silly socks" (bizarre bright colored socks not intended to match and plain white socks that are easy to match). I would say let them do their laundry how it works for them and give them an option of adding their stuff to a whites basket if it matters to them. __________________ Hannah Joy Intuitive People Loving Introvert Married since '05 to Ryan software and web applications developer. Homeschooling Mama to my 5 Joys... dd1 RJ (12/07), dd2 AJ (08/09), dd3 PJ (01/12), ds1 Ziggy (09/15), ds2 Sunny (05/18) Enjoying a Healing Diet to manage SPD and other health challenges. Sorry for the typos and sloppy grammar I don't have a good excuse anymore.

04-13-2016, 02:06 PM	#10
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Re: If you're kids do their own laundry and you prefer white's to be bleached OxiClean. My older two do their own laundry. Lights and darks. I do dh's and my laundry. Lights and darks. If I have a few things that I really need whitening (I hate dingy whites) I soak them overnight with OxiClean. If that doesn't work I run a small load with Clorox. I have a septic. Moderate chlorine bleach is fine. Oxygen bleach turns to salts by the time it reaches the septic tank, it's anti-microbial powers are gone by then.

04-13-2016, 03:26 PM	#11
Mother of Sons Rose Garden My kid shoots laser beams from his hands Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,900	Re: If you're kids do their own laundry and you prefer white's to be bleached Is this your socks we are talking about? Wash them by hand on a washboard.

04-13-2016, 04:14 PM	#12
Littledisciples Rose Garden My sweet girls who have given me strength to endure Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Idaho Posts: 7,372	Re: If you're kids do their own laundry and you prefer white's to be bleached We rarely bleach around here but my kids do their own laundry. They just throw it all in and wash it. Shocking right. I just don't care anymore they don't care about even matching sox because it's so cool to have mix matched. I gave up and buy them colored socks and they wash them themselves. __________________ Mrs. Walker since January of 2016 Mom of Kayla 2000, Katie 2001 and Kira 2004 Step Mom of B girl 1995, S girl 1998, J boy 2001, J girl 2002, M girl 2002, K girl 2003, S girl 2004 Grandma to J Dec 2014, J May 2017, G November 2018 Sometimes our life is crazy but I wouldn’t trade it for the world. Resting with Jesus Seth, Mercy, Love, Serenity, Hope, Whisper and Clare bear

04-13-2016, 06:00 PM	#13
Aerynne Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 27,359	Re: If you're kids do their own laundry and you prefer white's to be bleached I don't use bleach regularly (i'll use it to spot treat stains on white clothing, but not to just wash with whites). I can't stand a load that isn't full so I would do family socks together but get everyone a lingerie bag for their socks. Then you wouldn't have to sort- put your socks in the bag, zip it up, and then when it comes out you give each person their socks. The other option that may or may not work for you but would work for me is to wash socks with that person's sheets. But I always buy white sheets. __________________ Erin born of water and of the Spirit 4/96 married 5/02 Mama to: 2004 2007 2010 2012 2017 2019 Jan 2, 2024 And many I hope to hold in heaven one day

04-13-2016, 06:59 PM	#14
Love_Is_Patient Rose Trellis Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,025	Re: If you're kids do their own laundry and you prefer white's to be bleached One way to handle small loads is wash them right before another load and then put both in the dryer together--I figure that's where most of the energy cost comes from. __________________ Rachel, mom to ds (14) and dd (almost 12) and dd2 (3!)

04-15-2016, 07:31 AM	#15
tazmom Rose Garden Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 7,740	Re: If you're kids do their own laundry and you prefer white's to be bleached The kids all have crazy colored socks. Dh and I have white socks. I wash them with the dish towels and dish clothes with bleach. Dh uses 2-3 pairs of socks per day and the kids use a bunch of dishcloths doing chores. There's enough for a full load once a week. __________________ Michelle Bearer of the Sceptre of Sympathetic Strength Wife to the car guy for 21 years Mom to my kids T - Fifteen A - Thirteen Z - Ten

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

X vBulletin 3.8.3 Debug Information
Page Generation 0.10007 seconds Memory Usage 8,157KB Queries Executed 14 (?)
More Information
Template Usage: (1)SHOWTHREAD (1)ad_footer_end (1)ad_footer_start (1)ad_header_end (1)ad_header_logo (1)ad_navbar_below (1)ad_showthread_beforeqr (1)ad_showthread_firstpost (1)ad_showthread_firstpost_sig (1)ad_showthread_firstpost_start (2)bbcode_quote (1)cyb_flashimagebanners (1)footer (1)forumjump (1)forumrules (1)gobutton (1)header (1)headinclude (1)navbar (3)navbar_link (60)option (1)pagenav (1)pagenav_curpage (1)pagenav_pagelink (15)post_groan_box (1)post_groan_javascript (1)post_groan_navbar_search (15)post_thanks_box (34)post_thanks_box_bit (1)post_thanks_javascript (1)post_thanks_navbar_search (14)post_thanks_postbit_legacy (15)postbit_legacy (15)postbit_onlinestatus (155)postbit_reputation (15)postbit_wrapper (4)showthread_bookmarksite (1)smqre_editor_button (1)spacer_close (1)spacer_open (1)tagbit_wrapper Phrase Groups Available: global inlinemod postbit posting reputationlevel showthread	Included Files: ./showthread.php ./global.php ./includes/init.php ./includes/class_core.php ./includes/config.php ./includes/functions.php ./includes/class_hook.php ./includes/functions_notice.php ./mobiquo/smartbanner.php ./mobiquo/include/classTTConnection.php ./mobiquo/smartbanner/head.inc.php ./includes/functions_bigthree.php ./includes/class_postbit.php ./includes/class_bbcode.php ./includes/functions_reputation.php ./includes/adminfunctions_template.php ./includes/functions_misc.php ./includes/functions_post_thanks.php ./includes/functions_post_groan.php Hooks Called: init_startup cache_permissions fetch_threadinfo_query fetch_threadinfo fetch_foruminfo style_fetch cache_templates global_start parse_templates fetch_musername notices_check_start global_setup_complete showthread_start template_groups template_safe_functions template_compile showthread_getinfo forumjump showthread_post_start showthread_query_postids showthread_query bbcode_fetch_tags bbcode_create showthread_postbit_create postbit_factory postbit_display_start post_thanks_function_post_thanks_off_start post_thanks_function_post_thanks_off_end post_thanks_function_fetch_thanks_start post_thanks_function_fetch_thanks_end post_thanks_function_thanked_already_start post_thanks_function_thanked_already_end post_groan_function_post_groan_off_start post_groan_function_post_groan_off_end post_groan_function_fetch_groans_start post_groan_function_fetch_groans_end post_groan_function_groaned_already_start post_groan_function_groaned_already_end reputation_image bbcode_parse_start postbit_imicons bbcode_parse_complete_precache bbcode_parse_complete postbit_display_complete error_fetch post_thanks_function_fetch_thanks_bit_start post_thanks_function_show_thanks_date_start post_thanks_function_fetch_thanks_bit_end post_thanks_function_fetch_post_thanks_template_start post_thanks_function_fetch_post_thanks_template_end pagenav_page pagenav_complete tag_fetchbit_complete forumrules showthread_bookmarkbit navbits navbits_complete showthread_complete
Messages: