Laundered

Like many cultures who value the home-keeping capabilities of their female children, my mother pawned her laundry duties off to her eldest daughter. Accordingly, in my memory, it was always Libby who collected my dirty laundry to wash with her own. After many years passed under this system, I, around age nine, finally took on the responsibility for myself. Unaware that this practice is uncommon among middle-class American families, I always thought it odd when I heard about college students just learning the skill. Only slightly less ignorant, I have just recently discovered the peculiar practice of folding one’s laundry.