What age do you not do laundry on Chol Hamoed

keym ↓

Tue, Oct 08 2024, 10:34 am

Im just curious.
And also curious as to your community.

Our Rav is very makpid on no laundry on Chol Hamoed - not even tossing things in a kids load, and no linen unless you've used every gross camp sheet in the closet

But age, he's very vague. Depending on the child.

So I'm curious what you hold and what community you're from

Molly Weasley ↓

Tue, Oct 08 2024, 11:03 am

He's vague because technically, it depends on child maturity

Our ruv isn't vague on the age and also told us it's better to buy than to wash

Brit in Israel ↓

Tue, Oct 08 2024, 11:13 am

I think it's 7 or 9, I'm going to have to ask coz DD just turned 7.
When I asked my Rav last yr about specifics of laundry he said if I'm doing a wash I can put in stuff even if I only need it for after YT. It was amazing, after YT when I had a backlog of adult washes I didn't have to worry about uniform being washed on time as I put it in with the other wash on Chol hamoed.

↑ Molly Weasley ↓

Tue, Oct 08 2024, 12:02 pm

Brit in Israel wrote:

I would find it hard to be honest with myself.. Why I'm doing the wash? Do DC's really need this for Yom Tov? 😁

↑ keym

Tue, Oct 08 2024, 12:10 pm

Brit in Israel wrote:

And my Rav holds that even for children, we can only wash what we will actually realistically need for Yom Tov.
So not uniforms. And if the weather is predicted to be the 50s all last days, not the short sleeve dresses.

Chayalle

Tue, Oct 08 2024, 12:23 pm

It's definitely about maturity and need comes into play.
When my SN brother (adult) asked me to wash his laundry on Ch'H DH said I can do it.

Hashem_Yaazor

Tue, Oct 08 2024, 3:15 pm

I've been told not for kids who can keep themselves clean... Hard to define that but does it mean if my kid eats cleanly but gets muddy outside with friends he can't keep clean? I try to have enough to avoid these questions.

I did ask my Rav one CH"M Sukkos with this setup (3 day YT) because my boys were wearing white shirts for 3 days, then their brother's bris on Tuesday and then on HR... And then 3 days to come. He said even my third grader I could wash shirts for.

Leahh

Tue, Oct 08 2024, 3:24 pm

I once heard as long as child changes everyday then it's ok to wash. I'm not sure that's a good guid because my 15 year old son does change his pants and shirt everyday. But I don't do his laundry on chm.
I really think it's specific to each child and only you can really answer that.
I have a special needs child preteen that I'll for sure do laundry for and probably will for many years.

↑ Brit in Israel

Tue, Oct 08 2024, 3:24 pm

Molly Weasley wrote:

I would find it hard to be honest with myself.. Why I'm doing the wash? Do DC's really need this for Yom Tov? 😁

I needed the Shabbos clothes they wore first days and Shabbos Chol hamoed for second days so I needed to do a wash.
I suppose it's good they don't have alot of Shabbos clothes. Very Happy

↑ Molly Weasley

Tue, Oct 08 2024, 3:31 pm

Brit in Israel wrote:

I needed the Shabbos clothes they wore first days and Shabbos Chol hamoed for second days so I needed to do a wash.
I suppose it's good they don't have alot of Shabbos clothes. Very Happy

Lol. I think we're all suffering from that