Being as it wash day, for me, I ask the question of you. How do you wash your clothes without being revealed to others? For me this is not a problem, but I am curious how others who have not disclosed themselves to their families or SOs get away with it. Also, how gentle are you with your intimates and your fineries?
Anecdotes welcome!
Always,
Ilsa
I am lucky that my wife knows I dress - in fact doing clothes can be fun
I can remember some other times do laundry and being nervous
Pam
No problem, living alone. Lingerie is washed in cold water in the sink or on gentle cyle. Hose and wigs are also hand washed in the sink. The red top in your avatar would be washed with similar colors, unless instructions indicate hand wash or dry cleaning.
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Ilsa - you do ponder on some funny things...but I can see why you'd think of this one...
Yes - for personal reasons, I do all the household washing, but I still have to have 'ninja-washdays' when certain items of apparel can remain clandestine...
It's not the washing that's the problem - drying and airing takes much longer and things are more exposed...I never tumble dry my delicates... and anything with silk in it gets special wash treatment too - no biologicals, hand wash cycle only...
I have to ask, are US washing machines still the size of a Smart car...?Everything is bigger over there....
Katey x
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Rinse and curl your hair - Loosen your hips, and get a dress to wear" Stefani Germanotta
In answer to your question Katey, about the washing machine, it is as big as an Austin Healeyand probably smarter than a smart car with lots of programming options and a little musical ditty as well.
Originally Posted by Ilsa
In answer to your question Katey, about the washing machine, it is as big as an Austin Healey
This may be true, but at least the "electrical system" works as it should
I hear you, Desi, and I am quite familiar with the vagaries of British automobiles circa 1960's and 1970's and their confounded electrical systems. The most vexing one ever for me was an Envoy Epic (a then British Vauxhall GM import to Canada) that had an electrical system with a positive ground.
I remember a joke going around at the time to the effect of "Why do the British like warm beer?", the answer being "Because all of their refrigerators have Lucas electrical systems!:
I wash late at night and I put female clothes at the bottom of the hamper, male on top. I make sure I transfer my clothes from the washer to the drier and the drier to the hamper as soon as the cycle is over so no one else accidentally opens the machine and discovers my horrible, earth-shattering secrets.
Also, most of my clothes male or female are the same colors: black, white, and hits of neon. So seeing a bit of pink or bright blue sticking out wouldn't seem out of place to my family.
I Think Katey said it best: 'ninja-washdays'! I use a stash of Forever New and take the risk of air drying the dedicates...(damn my love of Pantyhose!) There is something to be said about not keeping the Basement tidy. I am hoping to change that soon as I am almost ready to come out to my SO.
What song does it play Hon? "This is the way we wash our clothes.....so early in the morning" ?
Second star to the right and straight on till morning
More like I'm going to wash that man right out of my hair!
Hi Isha, Not a problem as I do the laundry now that I'm retired.
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Guilty.
Used to be more of an issue than it is now. Now, I'm working from home a lot and doing laundry all the time, so getting my things in there and out isn't much of an issue.
Back when I was first wearing panties it was more of a challenge to slip things in, and run down to pull a few items out before they were discovered. Still got caught a couple times, but that's been quite a while.
I share laundry facilities with the people upstairs. I tend to wash my stuff in the middle of the night, often while in girl clothes as well. I machine wash everything that I can, using lingerie bags of various sizes to help protect the garments. I can hear if anyone upstairs is clomping around so there's little risk of being caught.
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Why don't we understand our desire to dress, behave and feel like a girl? Because from childhood, boys are told that the worst possible thing we can be, is a sissy. This feeling is so ingrained into our psyche, that we will suppress any thoughts that connect us to being or wanting to be feminine, even to the point of creating separate personalities to assign those female feelings into.
I remember back in the early 60's, my parents had a dryer that played, "How dry I am" when it was done with the cycle.What song does it play Hon? "This is the way we wash our clothes.....so early in the morning" ?
"Ninja Washdays" That's funny.
No problem in allowing the delicates to dry out properly.
Learned at a young age of doing all the laundry.
Just one of many house chores to share.
My dear GF knows of Caden however we do not live together, but I have children and roommates. So when I must wash, I use a mesh bag I got from a Disney cruise to keep it all together so there aren't any loose items to go digging for (Time is of the essence). I hover like a hawk until the wash is done, YOINK the bag out of the washer and closet dry my stuff. Unless nobody is home. Then I get to take my time. But thats not very often. If I get really desperate, or have a lot of things to wash, I take it to he laundromat. Anything nice goes to the dry cleaner.
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Yes! Guilty as charged. I sneak my stuff in the laundry when Ms. J. is out for some reason. Or better yet, just drop by my favorite thrift store and buy new dresses. My last washing was in the shower. Used shampoo on my black panty girdle and white panties. Scrub, rinse, wring and hang to dry in the trunk of my black car which sits in the sun. Its really hot in there.
As a retiree with a working spouse that does not propose a problem. I have ample time to run everything through a wash and dryer. If you do not have the luxury of uninterrupted time I recommend you read the wash and drying recommendations before buying any garment.
Our washer has a "hand wash" cycle. My wife does all the laundry, including my femme stuff. I'd be glad to help, but I've gotten the impression that she'd rather I'd stay out of the way.
I used to worry about it at the laundramat. But it occured to me nobody knows me, or whether I have a wife or livein girlfriend, or whose stuff it is. The washer is no problem. But all the colorful thongs and other stuff tumbling around in the glass dryer window might get noticed.
Nope, I wash my wife's dresses and undies with mine. Sorting can be a bit of a problem, however.
Dee
I have gotten outed several times as a result of laundry when I had roommates.
Now I live alone!
For me and my situation - living with 4 [other] women (20 year old daughter, 16 year old step-daughter, 9 year old step-daughter, and wife) - they find it AWESOME that each day when they come home all the laundry is just finished, sorted, and in their room. The wife sees it as "as good as it gets". (I work from home)
That said, there have been a few 'near misses' when eager girls try to empty the laundry by getting to it before 'the maid' does.
I am out to the wife, but not family. So when Mother in Law visits, Allison's stuff (mostly underwear) stays in the closet floor until she leaves. A few weeks ago while we visited her, I had to unexpectedly jump into a lake to prevent a drowning. Wgen I got back to the house, my wife took my clothes and put them in the washer. It never occurred to either of us that mother in law would take my clothes out of the dryer and fold them. So when I came upstairs the next morning to get my clothes, I was a little shocked to see my panties folded on top of my dude clothes. Apparently my wife told her they were hers, so crisis avoided
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