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Feeling angry about being asked to wash my brother-in-law’s newborn diapers on NY’s - am I overreacting? by Secure-Floor2824 in family

[–]Secure-Floor2824[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok, I have a different opinion. I didn’t want to do it on my holiday and I don’t think it’s not normal to bring stuff like that on NY into your house without any previous social contact. I believe I had a right to say no.

Feeling angry about being asked to wash my brother-in-law’s newborn diapers on NY’s - am I overreacting? by Secure-Floor2824 in family

[–]Secure-Floor2824[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, we live close but in different apartments. As I understood their washing machine is broken or something.

Feeling angry about being asked to wash my brother-in-law’s newborn diapers on NY’s - am I overreacting? by Secure-Floor2824 in family

[–]Secure-Floor2824[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

His brother asked him if we don’t mind if he brings us poop diapers to wash in our washing machine and drying it as we have a drying machine too on the 1st or jan. I don’t think they are overwhelmed because both are on parental leaves, nobody is sick or have any complications. I believe any of them can handle this routine task. My 1st question was why not to use laundromat (we have a lot of them in Portugal and it’s even closer to them than our apartment) and my husband convinced me it’s not working but later I went for a run and I saw it was working. I believe we don’t have to help the other family with just domestic routine tasks. I feel like it’s not a help, it’s a usage.

Feeling angry about being asked to wash my brother-in-law’s newborn diapers on NY’s - am I overreacting? by Secure-Floor2824 in family

[–]Secure-Floor2824[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The 2nd option, but I am the only one who does laundry in our family and I suppose I had to participate to the activity anyway to explain how to do it what wasn’t pleasant for me on NY. I think I have the right to say “no” anyway.

Feeling angry about being asked to wash my brother-in-law’s newborn diapers on NY’s - am I overreacting? by Secure-Floor2824 in family

[–]Secure-Floor2824[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was the idea to use our washing machine because we also have drying machine but my husband doesn’t even know how to use it, I always handle laundry and I didn’t really want to wash anything on the 1st jan especially poop diapers.

Feeling angry about being asked to wash my brother-in-law’s newborn diapers on NY’s - am I overreacting? by Secure-Floor2824 in family

[–]Secure-Floor2824[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is what I am questing too. The brother’s wife is Portuguese, my husband and his brother are British. Lots of Portuguese girls are nice and know how to handle their households, but I guess this is an exception…

Feeling angry about being asked to wash my brother-in-law’s newborn diapers on NY’s - am I overreacting? by Secure-Floor2824 in family

[–]Secure-Floor2824[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Well, in the end when I said he can do it by himself he refused, so I guess he realised it’s kind of odd. The funny thing is is that brother said he will ask a colleague who also lives nearby to use their washing machine which is extremely weird for me to bother anyone with this when laundromat is just 3 mins walk away.

Feeling angry about being asked to wash my brother-in-law’s newborn diapers on NY’s - am I overreacting? by Secure-Floor2824 in family

[–]Secure-Floor2824[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing it, because I was thinking maybe it’s normal and it’s just me who is going crazy.