Jeans Must Never Be Put in the Dryer
January 18, 2018 Uncategorized 3 comments rswan18
“Ugh, Rylea, I accidentally put your jeans in the dryer!” It was a surprisingly laid back night in the Swan household. I was in my room, per usual, my dad and brother were watching a Patriots game in the living room, and mom was folding laundry.Half way through her folding, she made the realization that she had mistakenly put my jeans in the dryer. When I was made aware of the mistake I went a little crazy, but I collected myself and tried them on and they fit, which made everything okay again.
It surprises me that something as simple as a laundry mistake could turn the whole house upside down. The house went from moderately calm to slightly chaotic in a matter of seconds. One second I’m in my room, doing who knows what, and then I’m walking briskly down the hallway hoping I won’t see my mom holding up my favorite pair of jeans. Thankfully she wasn’t, but I was still unimpressed by her mistake. If my mom would’ve been holding up my favorite pair of jeans, I probably would’ve cried, but that’s only because I’m dramatic and make a big deal out of everything.
Anyways, after accepting the fact that my pair of jeans may not fit anymore, I decided to try them on to find out. Me, being my care free self, changed right in the middle of the living room. Everyone was around, but that didn’t matter to me at the time. This was something that had to be done immediately! The jeans didn’t go on easily, but they fit me. They were just a little more snug, but they fit and that is all that mattered.
After my “show” in the middle of the living room, I discovered that, although they were a little more snug, the jeans were wearable. After that, I was able to forgive my mom for her mistake. Either way, I probably would’ve forgiven my mom, but I also would have been a little mad if I was down a pair of jeans. I wouldn’t have been mad for too long though because then I would have an excuse to get a new pair of pants.
What started as a potentially awful thing ended on a fairly good note. Luckily the jeans fit. Had my jeans not fit, I think I would’ve been pretty upset, but I would’ve gotten over it pretty quickly. Most likely nothing, but I have to add drama since I’m easily the most dramatic person in the family. Anyways, my mother made the simple mistake of putting something in the dryer that wasn’t supposed to go in it, but it didn’t end up that bad and I was able to forgive her for her mistake.
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3 Comments
I liked the simplicity of the mistake that was made, and the amount of panic that it caused. many people can be very dramatic and make a big deal out of something so small and unimportant. i also respect that you took ownership of your drama, because even though those reading this find it silly and a small mistake at the time in that moment it was a big thing and it was important and we now know how deeply you care about your pants. it makes you think a little bit more about how someone might be feeling when they are upset about something trivial
Reading this made me smile because I can see you just about freaking over a pair of jeans. Although I learned something while reading this as well. I did not know you weren’t supposed to put jeans in the dryer! Although I’ve never had an issue with any pairs of my jeans, I have had a situation quite similar to this one before. I had just gotten and worn for the first time, a brand new pastel colored blue tank top. After washing it for the the first time, it came out grey. I literally ruined a brand new shirt that I only got to wear once after losing its baby blue hue.
This made me laugh, I relate because on day my dad put every single one of my sweaters in the dryer and they ALL shrunk. Every single sweater I own was 3 sizes to small. I can definitely see you stressing out about your shrunken jeans, and I really relate your predicament.