I taught my son to do his own laundry when he was 9. Now that he's an adult, he says he's glad I gave him that independence.

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Tawnya Gibson and her son then and now
The author gave her son independence at a young age.

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I let my kids play in the mud, and I don't mind when they wrestle. I've made my peace with dirt and we have a household safe word.

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Bethaney Phillips allows her sons to wrestle and get dirty.

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I used to judge my daughter for not folding the laundry. Then I realized there was a heartwarming reason why.

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Margery Berger (not pictured) used to judge her daughter for how she cleaned.

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Parents are spending hundreds to have other people prep and pack their kids for summer camps that cost upward of $15,000

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Summer camp these days can run families thousands of dollars.

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Detergent Pods Are Just the Start of Clothing’s Microplastic Pollution Problem

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Your iPhone can translate those cryptic symbols on clothing tags — I tried it out and finally know how to wash that sweater

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Your iPhone has a built in feature that can decode laundry symbols.

Kylie Kirschner

Instagrammable laundry rooms are the latest luxury status symbol of rich millennials

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The hashtags #laundryroom and #utilitylaundryroom have over a billion views on TikTok.

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Here's how I started a million-dollar laundry business

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Mark Vlaskamp is a cofounder and managing partner of The Folde.

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I make $5,000 a month washing people's clothes on SudShare — here's how

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Crisia Nuñez.

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