A mother of six from Queensland has shared a relatable snapshot of the laundry chaos that ensues when two working parents juggle work and childcare from home. The woman posted a photo in a Facebook group showing five laundry baskets overflowing with clothes scattered across the room, admitting she had left freshly washed laundry unfolded for three days.
“Just sharing my Saturday night fever. When you have six kids and two working adults at home and just the three days not folding clothes - this is what will happen to me,” she wrote. She later updated the group with a picture of the neatly folded clothes in baskets, captioned “Finally”.
The post resonated with many parents who shared their own struggles. One mum said: “This is me currently! Five baskets to fold and I will be tackling the washing pile tomorrow that's taller than me. I just had number three six weeks ago and washing has been the hardest part.” Another commented: “Pretty much a standard day washing laundry in my house... my three girls under five just love to change clothes every two hours.”
One parent of six boys revealed: “We are the same, six boys, two working adults... It's an endless cycle. Our older kids do a load of their own washing each week, but our bathtub is always soaking clothes of some sort.” Another shared her strategy: “We set up an area in our garage with an old dining table so no unfolded clothes makes it into the house. Have dryers out there, clothes rack, spare hangers and an old sock collection too.”
