Creative Corner
The Laundry Fairy By Ryan Baker
Not long after I got married, the strangest thing started to occur. Every day, I would put my clothes in the hamper, and after a few days, they would appear back in the drawer clean and folded. It was utterly remarkable. Other things would find their way back home as well. Dishes placed in the sink would appear back in the cabinet, shoes, left in the living room, would be found in the closet later. It made no sense. Now, I will say that I have heard of other men telling tales of magical laundry fairies or the like, but I never thought I would experience it. I had to figure out how to keep the laundry fairy around. I could not go back to a life of doing my own laundry. I knew too much. I took steps to figure out what would keep the laundry fairy around. Flowers worked. Puppies also worked. Cooking dinner produced a coinflip of effects. if the dishes were too messy, the laundry fairy would not touch them. The same went for my clothes. Balance was key. If there was an argument happening with the wife, the laundry fairy was also absent. Clearly, the laundry fairy would run away, scared of my wife. Therefore, keeping a calm head when discussing things with my wife would keep her calm as well, and keep the laundry fairy around.
The laundry fairy would also disappear if my wife left for an extended period of time, or if I had to go on a work trip or travel without my wife. That was the oddest part of it all. I could only assume it was the flowers though, because I did not buy flowers for anyone but my wife. I had solved the mystery once and for all! Flowers keep laundry fairies around! So, fellas, if you too never want to do laundry again, find someone you love, buy them flowers, and you just might get lucky enough to get a laundry fairy.
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