Doing Dk's laundry?

[Judy Trickett]

NO! First off, I am NOT touching it more than I have to. Second, when it comes to the cost and time involved in washing it I don't think that is our job to take on.

And third.....and this one is probably gonna get some raised eyebrows......someti mes when you have a kid who probably really "shouldn't be there" due to looser that usual stools OR, when parent is sending diapers that are the wrong size (after you ask them repeatedly to send others), OR a parent is sending a child in underwear proclaiming they are "potty trained" (but they really aren't) then a poopy outfit of clothes wrapped all day in a plastic bag IS incentive for them to pull up their socks and do what they need to do - bring better diapers, not send their kid in underwear, keep their "sick" kid home for the day etc etc etc.

I find that with dcparents if it is an inconvenience to YOU to do something (wash their clothes) then it is perfectly fine for them to expect it. But when it becomes an inconvenience to THEM (even when initially it SHOULD be the parent's responsibility) they finally get a clue and stop asking.