@faithwalker007 Yeah, I'm the same way. All of my clothes and the kids' clothes go in the same loads. I actually use the washer as a dirty laundry hamper, and once it's got a full load in it I start it. My partner washes his clothes separately, but that's because he's a mason so his clothes are dusty af.
I also end up rewashing clothes that I've left wet in the washer for too long. I think my record is washing the same load four times in a row haha.
I don't have a lot of "nice" clothes. My wardrobe is a fairly even split of t-shirts, jeans, hoodies, and tights. My hoodies aren't going to be harmed by washing with my kid's pjs, and my Walmart sports bras aren't going to be damaged by mingling with my toddler's sweats. I guess it would be different if I had like silk blouses or something, but that's definitely not me.
My mom has a heart attack whenever she sees me do laundry. "You're putting your
kitchen towels in with your
pants?!?!" Ma, what do you imagine happens in there? My jeans and towels aren't members of opposing gangs, they're isn't going to be a war because they're in the same enclosed space.