Friday, June 13, 2008

Washing clothes

I am washing clothes and need to dry them. All staff know that I go to sleep at 9:30 p.m. At 9 p.m. another resident emptied the dryer so I can dry my clothes. A staff member says, “I need to remind you to not wash your clothes so late.” (completely disregarding my day full of appointments and the fact that we have one assigned day to wash clothes). The “reminder” felt condescending. The dryer took two hours to dry the flannel sheets! Perhaps the issue is the dryer; not a person who deserves to be treated with dignity.