I Feel Needed.

Well, that was a funny call. lol  Mikey had gone to Walmart with a friend to pick up the things he'd need to survive on his own.

I answer the call (he used said friend's phone so I was a little confused at first) to "Babe. I need help. I'm in the laundry detergent aisle and I need help." Yes. I started laughing idiotically. And nap/quiet time was officially over for the little man since that got him excited.

So I walked him through which detergent to get (the smallest bottle of Gain you can find. You won't need a lot), which dryer sheets (the smallest count of any brand/scent but we use Gain's Apple-Mango Tango sheets), and made sure he picked up some Tide stain pacs for his uniforms. And he's going to call again in an hour or so when he actually has to go do his laundry.

Of course, my husband is the man that could count the number of (successful!) loads of laundry he's ever done on one hand. Made me feel good to be needed. He's washed uniforms here but everything he needed was directly in front of him so it was easier. When it comes down to standing in an aisle full of options (how much? what scent? cold/hard water? do I need stain stuff? why does a front-load washer need different detergent?!) it can be a bit overwhelming.

I gave him what he'd need for basic laundry loads (uniforms and civvies) since he doesn't need to worry about whites, delicates, children that react to certain detergents, etc. We have 2 different detergents on hand (Tide makes Allie break out), stain packs/liquid/AND powder, and dryer sheets as well as crystals. And each load of laundry requires something different.

Maybe this is what will help him see why I'm so confused/exhausted at the end of the day.