Miscellaneous: Today, I discovered my new step-dad has a rule about the shower....

By ruserious - 07/08/2015 11:24 - Australia - Sydney

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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Same thing different taste

By Niles - 20/03/2012 17:46 - Canada - North Vancouver

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

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The pits

By Anonymous - 14/01/2024 08:00 - United States

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

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By Anonymous - 13/06/2015 01:56 - United States - Ithaca

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

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By garfield749 - 29/12/2011 05:53 - United States

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

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Gross dude, dude

By GhostPenguin - 08/10/2021 11:01 - United States - Ann Arbor

Today, I had to tell my 30 year-old boyfriend to take a shower, or else he won't for a week. FML

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Dude, gross!

By Darkness Inside - 13/06/2025 15:00 - United States

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

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By Georgia - 13/05/2011 01:02

Today, my boyfriend turned down a shower with me because he didn't want to get his hair wet. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/09/2010 20:39 - Denmark

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

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By obtuse_ballsack - 04/06/2012 20:37 - Croatia - Zagreb

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

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By FirehouseShowersAreGross - 05/07/2019 00:00

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 25

Friday 7 August 2015 17:37

Your dad sounds like a dick

myoukei 31

Friday 7 August 2015 17:37

You need to talk to your mom about this because he is a tyrant

Comments

AirBusDriver 23

Friday 7 August 2015 19:23

Thanks for the tip! lol

Omniprism 14

Friday 7 August 2015 19:25

Horrible! I wonder what he'd think of my twenty minutes. You need to talk to your mother. Or start planning ways to make HIS life miserable.

corky1992 33

Friday 7 August 2015 19:27

Wow. What a complete asshole. He can't honestly expect for a girl to be able to shower in 3 minutes.

maiwmaiwmaiw 8

Friday 7 August 2015 19:27

He's your step dad. Don't take shit from him!

wonandonly 11

Friday 7 August 2015 19:28

Need people like this in California, lol

blacklavender77 4

Friday 7 August 2015 19:34

Was he in any branch of the military lol

interesting33 36

Friday 7 August 2015 19:40

The other thing is that showers are a good time to relax too, and he can't just decide to impose his rules on you like that - you are letting him into your family (at least that is how I see it)

mds9986 24

Friday 7 August 2015 21:30

If he pays for it he can impose whatever rules he wants.

GhostFox 33

Friday 7 August 2015 21:32

Not when it verges into child abuse, which this does. Improper hygiene causes a lot of health issues, and parents are legally responsible for ensuring their children have proper healthcare.

Death69 24

Friday 7 August 2015 19:44

If your Stepdad can fully shower in 3 minutes...Good for him. But anyone who showers that fast, I don't trust their hygiene. That's just me. Talk to your Mom. This is ridiculous and should not be enforced. Good luck OP.