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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ViviMage 40
Wet your skin and hair, turn off the tap. Then suds up without the water on. Then rinse. It can be done. But I'd get counseling on an abusive stepdad. Or shower when he isn't around!
pitapizzaparty 18
Tell him to "step" away from you.
I_Bite 22
We used to have a 4 minute timer that would shut off the water for another 4. Trying to fill up the bath sucked. Talk to him and see if you can't get a water saving shower head and then extend the time by a few minutes :) Or try and take short showers when he's there and just wash your hair when he's not home :)
bmhampt91 18
That is completely unacceptable
krad204 21
So fill up a bucket with hot water then have a shower ~15 min later and use the water for rinsing.
amb27 7
3 minutes? how does he expect you to wash your whole body and hair in 3 minutes???
Creed_Aprooved 12
Well that's a real soap opera
XBurytheCastleX 25
Where the hell are your parents?! My parents would lose it on any of their boyfriends or girlfriends for trying to take control over us. They are not the parent.
leogachi 15
@44 Step-parents are married to the parents. But Op's mom should still have a chat with her husband.
hoosiergirl94 31
He could have at least told you about it before you showered. Even so that's a ridiculously short amount of time
llamingo 8
Next time he does something important on the computer shut off the power after 3 minutes