In Search of... Motherly Expertise

Well, Dan and I bought new towels for our bathroom tonight. They had a sale by Kohl's, cool colors too, a huge departure for us. We had to visit the big W to get our new trash can, soap dish and soap dispenser. At any rate, I know that you need to wash towels before you use them. Let me tell you, we called just about everyone we knew who is a Mom to find out how many times you need to wash them before you use them. We called them all, my Mom, my Sister-in-law, a friend -- these are all Moms -- and you know what, none of them were home. I even called an "amateur" Mom friend of mine... no luck, then I called her sister (also a Mom)... no dice. Then it hit me... my Mother-in-law... surely she would know. Of course, she did. She said that once would be enough for her, and that there would be a lot of lint. This lead us to beleive that all of the Moms were at some sort of "Order of the All-Knowing Mother" meeting. If you were, I know you can't tell me, you are sworn to secrecy. When we did get home, we found we had no laundry detergent, so this is a "water only" cycle. I think it'll be okay though. If you come over and use our towels, I promise you they will be clean.