Today, I discovered my new step-dad has a rule about the shower. After three minutes, he turns the water off at the source. I had to beg him to turn it back on whilst covered in shampoo suds, and the only way I could get him to give me another minute was to forfeit my phone for the week. FML
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Today, I was taking a shower, when my dad decided to turn off the water to the house, run upstairs, and throw a bucket of freezing cold sludge into the shower with me. He wouldn't turn the water back on for 2 hours. FML
Today, my mom revoked my shower privileges for a week, all because I'm “using too much water.” I'm the kind of person who will smell like garbage after one skipped shower. FML
Today, my mother told me to take a quick shower. When I got out, she told me I took too long, and now I have to pay the utilities bill. My shower was two minutes long. FML
Today, I discovered that I have to share a room with my new stepbrother. I also discovered that he takes the same number of showers over the course of two weeks as I do in a single day: one. FML
Today, I had to tell my 30 year-old boyfriend to take a shower, or else he won't for a week. FML
Today, my dad learned that I sometimes waffle stomp in the shower if I wake up late. He built a shower stall outside and has threatened to kick me out if he ever finds me showering inside again. I get that it's kinda gross but this is a massive overreaction. What will I do in winter? FML
Today, my boyfriend turned down a shower with me because he didn't want to get his hair wet. FML
Today, my dad borrowed my new iPad to amuse him while he was in the shower without my knowledge. The iPad is now completely ruined, and my dad is refusing to buy me a new one. He says, "How was I to know that it wasn't waterproof?" FML
Today, I desperately needed to pee, but my mom was in the bathroom taking a shower, so I waited patiently until she finished. Just as I was about to go in, my half-naked dad rushed ahead, said "Going somewhere, son?" and shut the door on me. FML
Today, I’m showering at a local firehouse. Why? Because our shower is broken and my dad refuses to fix it, or get someone to fix it for us. It’s been a year and a half since I've showered in my own home. FML
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JMichael 26
Your dad sounds like a dick
myoukei 31
You need to talk to your mom about this because he is a tyrant
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opiate_ape 10
massive back to back droughts in Australia and kids are crying about 3 Min showers. I grew up rural here and for a number of years had baths out of a 5 litre bucket because all our dams were going dry. If you are a city or town kid it could be a water restrictions thing. Water doesn't magically appear in your pipes. It is a finite resource and with most towns here cracking tantrums about recycling water or utilising production water from gas wells because "Reasons" you can only expect water restrictions to become more and more common and strict. meanwhile FYL right? entitled precious thing you are.
awesumous 16
Listen, I understand your concern, but a 3 MINUTE SHOWER!?!?!?!? Im sorry you went through tuff times, but does that mean everyone must suffer??? NO, it doesn't
TheAnon1313 28
Okay, seriously? No normal, hygienic person should be taking less than 7-10 minutes to shower.
MonstreBelle 29
Entitled would be complaining about not being able to take an hour long shower everyday. Hindering someone's ability to maintain proper hygiene is abusive and can be hazardous to their health.
cazza3 15
we used to have 2 min showers in oz during droughts everyone had hourglass timers in the shower to measure, massive water restrictions. if they are on tank water and choosing between long showers and having water available in summer the long showers have to go. think OP is too young to remember the droughts
cazza3 15
We used to have 2 min showers in oz, everyone had hourglass timers in the shower (massive water restrictions) during droughts. If they are on tank water and choosing between long showers and having water in summer the long showers have to go. It's not abuse it's survival for some of us.
boudica9 6
It takes more than 3 minutes for my shower water to heat up. You can't do anything in the shower in 3 minutes or under. Your stepdad is crazy like a coconut.
AngusEcrivain 18
What a ****.
cathrope 10
Personally I'd try to get him to do that to your mom and watch the sparks fly.
awesumous 16
Ok, there is a 3 step plan to stop him. 1. Tell your mom 2. Do it to him, and make him do it to your mim. Make it a households rule 3. Only shower, only rinsing your hair, and use spray on conditioner and shampoo. You'll get out within 3 minutes, and he'll eventually stop
Lull_fml 4
Get a gym membership, shower at the gym. Avoids step-dad's insane rules, you keep your phone and shower for however long you want to.
TheAnon1313 28
No hygienic person should take less than 10 minutes to shower. Tell your mother! Or CPS (child protective services). That's near-abusive. He can't stop you from taking showers.
climbr11410 12
He's not our dad, so mat in charge of you. Remind him of that.
phreaker913 21
from now on just call him by his first name, and take every opportunity to let him know that he is not, nor will ever be, your father
mrjiggles1992 18
Three minutes?!? The water will have just hit the shower tray by then!