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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Top comments
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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K1kk0 3
Kick his ass.
BiGTiMeNeRD 29
Your dad is a scrooge.
inolongercare 19
You woild wash your hair in the sink- I have done that before.
xoragebaby 17
"Do unto others" - turn the water off on that mother ****** when he's in there. Let's see if he really only takes 3 minutes.
MrKilgore 14
sounds like a dick. seriously that is insane. or he just wanted to see you covered in soap suds. one or the other.
1dvs_bstd 41
It's not a maturity issue, it's just plain wickedness. 3 Minutes shower? What in the blue hell??
trollcrusher 17
Without knowing more information, I don't really see how he's immature... I'd just say he's really extreme. Either way, it was undoubtedly inconsiderate not to inform OP of the rule beforehand. He could have very valid reasoning (perhaps he has little money and water is very expensive in that area), but regardless, he handled the situation very poorly.
KristianEM 10
Your step dad sounds like he is in the military
pacmanconspiracy 2
this might not be the most helpful solution but if you cant get more time without giving up your phone maybe try taking more bathes, my tub fills to almost halfway in three min.if he is eco conscious that should be a fair trade off but it will also help you figure out if he is just trying to be controlling which from the looks of your fml he is
MylieBlue 1
Where's the mother in all of this? Shouldn't she tell her husband that it's a family, not military personnel!? I suggest OP monitors the step-dad' shower carefully, and if he takes even 1 second more than his "3 minute shower", to turn off the water at the source as well.What's good for the goose ;)