Good Deed Turns into Disaster
@whiteheather39 (24403)
United States
April 1, 2008 5:17am CST
Have you ever had this happen to you? When I was was teenager I wanted to help (and impress) my boyfriend's mother when she went on vacation for a week. I decided to wash some of the family's clothes. Shirts, underwear, etc so I filled a large basin with water, wash powder (back in the days when it was powder not liquid, add about a half a large bottle of bleach and dump in all the laundry. Unfortunately then I just forgot about it. When the mother came back all that was left of my good deed was a basin full of slimy rotted clothes!! They all had to be replaced. Nothing could be saved needless to say she was not pleased and I had to promise never to help again if she was gone. The romance did continue for a few more years but the family never let me forget my good deed.
What have you done that did not turn out as planned??
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8 responses
@guss2000 (2232)
• United States
24 Apr 08
OH my goodness that is awful! Not that you did it, but that it happened. I bet you felt so bad!
I actually know that slimy rotten clothes that you are talking about. I had let something soak in hot bleach water for a few days, and when I came back it was so disgusting.
What a life lesson huh?
@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
24 Apr 08
So true it was really disgusting. No-one wanted to touch it.
@TRUTHTRUST (118)
• India
1 Apr 08
Yup.sort of.
It happened when i was in high school.
1 of my gud frnds was talked abt dat she was bad n all dat.
She never knew abt it.
When i came 2 knw how ppl were talking abt her,i let her knw so she wudnt gt hurt when she cm 2 knw 4m smbdy else.That day she felt bad that ppl were thinking bad abt her n she thnked me 4 telling her.
But d nxt day onwards she turned against me n strted telling ppl not 2 trust me n dat i was bad.
I was shcked n very hurt.
Dat was a very bad phase of my life.
@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
20 Apr 08
Dat (??) response was very difficult for me to read but I think get an idea of what you were trying to say.
@mari61960 (4893)
• United States
3 Apr 08
When I was 14 and starting a new babysitting job...I tried to impress them. On the first night I babysat I noticed the dishwasher was full so I decided to wash them. I couldn't find any dishwasher soap so I put some dish washing liquid in. Well I am sure you all know what I didn't... I heard a funny noise in the kitchen and when I got there....SUDS all over the place...it took me hours to clean it up and get the soap out of the dishwasher. Of course this was after I called my mother crying asking what do I do....lol Oh to be young.
Brightest Blessings, Mari
@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
3 Apr 08
I know I have but I can't remember any at the moment. Oh well, you were trying and that in itself should be considered. I'm glad you posted this because it reminds me that I have a load in the washer right now that I've washed yesterday!! LOL Be right back!! LOL
I had to laugh when I read this 
@muscare (3068)
• Australia
1 Apr 08
Well I can definitely understand why your boyfriends mother wouldn't want you to help anymore while she is not there, LOL!
As for me, when I was at high school age, my dads barbecue had a small hole in the gas inlet, and as I'd just started to learn welding at school, decided to fix it for him with his welder before he got home from work. Trouble was, I had the ampage up too high, and ended up burning a much bigger hole in it. Luckily, welding was his occupation, so after swearing and cussing, he fixed it. Needless to say, I never touched his welder after that!
