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MUSINGS OF AN AUNTY WORRIED ABOUT AI DEPENDENCE
Comprehensive and Easy Jean Care

Dolly Koghar gives her own, human tips on this life skill.

common sense, but with Google and Alexa telling us • Freezing the pants does kill bacteria and reduce
everything, what should be obvious is getting blurrier odours, but this sorcery doesn’t remove dirt or oils.
by the minute. Try recalling any phone number, even
• Over washing will cause jeans to fade, lose their
that of your nearest and dearest, and chances are, shape, and weaken the fabric.
we can’t. Neither can we remember our children’s
birthdays without being nudged by our phone • Resist the urge to throw the denims
calendar reminder! Our brains haven’t dimmed, but into the dryer, as it damages fibres
are being forced to discard what mattered, to make and causes them to shrink and
space for the needless jumbo-mumbo we keep plying fade. Air dry them completely,
I was lazily browsing my laptop in a haze, when an onto it. Our grey cells are confused and are gradually by stretching the seams so
intrusive pop-up titled, “How Often Should Jeans Be moving into auto-mode, akin to our smart cars, which the jeans lay flat before
Washed?” caught my attention, and I inadvertently can now take us to our destination while we nap, hanging them up. If
got sucked into the Minotaur’s labyrinth, in this case, WhatsApp, or watch a movie on the dashboard, all urgent, opt for a low,
into a web of sites! So here, I’ll share my know-how whilst having bypassed the drama of life, of which we or no-heat dry cycle,
and use dryer balls
on jean care, since almost everybody possesses a are, or should be a part of, outside the window. to keep your jeans
pair or more of denims; even hubby dear, who finally tumbling.
relinquished his tailor-made, grandpa trousers for However, it’s jean care we’ll concentrate on here
a pair, despite still deeming them inappropriate for and not our increasing dependency on AI, to whom, • For washing, follow
certain places and situations. unwittingly, we are handing over our crucial, the tag instructions.
intrinsic, and singularly unique freedom of thought
• Load your jeans inside
The post was from a certain brand of detergent, and expression. Even more damagingly, we and our out to protect against direct exposure to detergents
scrupulously touting itself as the best buddy to children are slowly but surely eroding ourselves of the to reduce additional wear and tear.
your denims, while they still fit you. Advertisement ability to connect with each other, mano a mano. So
creators are geniuses; they’ve encapsulated the here goes my very human take: • For embellished and ripped jeans, place them into
mesh washing bags to prevent rips from becoming
human psyche to a tee, and know exactly what we
do subconsciously and automatically in the privacy • Jeans should be washed when they are smelly and larger, or embellishments from falling off.
of our rooms and bathrooms. The article’s tagline dirty, to avoid bacteria buildup, odours, and even • It’s okay to wash denims with other items, using a
was, “Taxes, death and the sniff test, - they’re all skin irritation. Nevertheless, there’s no one-size-fits- mild detergent with cold water on the delicate or
certainties of life. And whether we’d like to admit it all number, jeans worn for labour and gardening will gentle cycle of the washing machine. Alternately,
or not, we’ve all grabbed a piece of cloth off the floor need more frequent washes but if you occasionally for darker jeans, like indigo and black, opt for
(or the chair) and inhaled to see if it’s wearable.” throw on a pair for some quick errands or to pick up detergents specifically made for dark clothing to
the kids from school, then wash them on average prevent fading. If they are new, the dark dungarees
after 4 to 5 wears.
I had to read whatever else they had to say. It should be washed solo the first few times to prevent
continued with saying that underwear should be • You can spot-treat stains in between a thorough the dye from bleeding onto other clothes.
washed every day, which is more than obviously, wash.

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