Today, I confronted my 18-year-old daughter about her excessively lengthy showers. She said she didn't see the big deal, considering the water "comes free with the house." No dear, it doesn't. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I realized why my water bill has gone down so much. My 16 year old daughter now only feels it necessary to shower whenever her boyfriend is going to come over. 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 had to have a discussion with my 54-year-old mother about showering. She thinks it's perfectly OK to shower only once a week. FML
Today, my 14 year-old daughter threw a massive fit over showering. She dislodged the shower curtain rod and threatened to beat us with it if we ever force her to shower again. FML
Today, I was complaining to my boyfriend about our excessive water bill. He then says, "Don't look at me, I don't even shower." FML
Today, my daughter spent three hours crying and having a temper tantrum over being forced to have a bath after four days without one. My daughter is 16. 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, I was asked by my live-in landlord not to put too much water in the kettle because it made the utility bills too high. This is the same woman who takes daily baths. FML
Today, my boyfriend pointed out that the water bill is getting kind of high. I suggested that we shower together to save water. He said he'd rather deal with the high water bill. FML
Today, my daughter used my towel. She thought that because it was clean, it would be okay. She’s 27. FML
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Redox127 7
Let her pay a bill and then see how she feels about her shower length.
StalkerChick 13
Just do what my mom used to do, bang on the door and yell until she gets out. Or invest in a shower timer.
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StalkerChick 13
Just do what my mom used to do, bang on the door and yell until she gets out. Or invest in a shower timer.
Lindahhxd 7
Tell her that she can have all the "free" water she wants in her OWN apartment. She's 18 and doesn't know that nothing is free?
cgchamp89 7
That seems like a lot of work, 1. Tell her to move out or pay rent...
that_guy666 3
do what we do in our house, if one is taking too long turn on the hot water in the sink and it cuts off the hot in the shower. that'll get them out.
mclauren29 22
My parents learnt very quickly that turning the hot water off was the best way to get me out of the shower when the shower timer etc. didn't work. Sneaky bastards.
oj101 33
Banging on the door is the most obnoxious thing anyone can do. If someone did that to me, I would make sure their life sucks more than mine, and they'd deserve it. Had plenty of that in boarding school.
ALlamaOnFire 20
The most obnoxious thing anyone can do? I disagree. In this senario the daughter was wasting the parents money by increasing the water bill. They would have every right to bang on the door to tell her to get out. If she was paying for her OWN water, it would be a different matter...
etchsanity1 11
51- boarding school ? Sounds like your parents got sick of your long showers pretty early on. It's only obnoxious if they weren't paying for the water, unless you meant the daughters behavior was obnoxious if so then you are right ... Perhaps her parents should ship her off to boarding school.
sadistmonkey 19
Lindahhxd - Actually, in a lot of apartments, tenants don't pay for water.
ygdrassil 17
Water is pretty cheap, depending on where you live. The real cost is in the electricity or natural gas to heat it.
Peachy2392 26
Wasn't this part of an episode of 8 Simple Rules?
Redox127 7
Let her pay a bill and then see how she feels about her shower length.
mcBe 6
My mom just flushes the toilet in the other bathroom to screw with the shower temperature
ideasrule 13
It's about 8 cents per shower. Sure, make her pay for it. She'll probably take even longer showers once she realizes how inexpensive it is.
toastedjellybowl 7
You have absolutely no idea. If you think it's that cheap, then you've obviously never paid a water bill.
LolFMLnot 10
Sometimes it feels good to take a long shower, but paying the bill is another story.
ropeandneck 7
get rid of your detachable shower head, she will be single again...
Ajwc101 24
Use up most of the hot water.
TourettesGuyFTW 26
Hot water is heated by gas or electricity, which also costs. Cutting your nose to spite your face...good call.
Ajwc101 24
If you do chores like fishes and stuff before she takes a shower there won't be much left.
sens3sfailing 25
In my house we do not have a set amount of warm water. I have a heater that can heat all of the water coming from our well, so we never need to worry our warm water will run out
Squirrel1256 15
Oh yes, I know where you are coming from. My sister was like that when she was a teenager.
Cynical_1 26
Come on...leave the poor girl alone. Everyone needs their fap time. lol
annie_nk 23
*schlick
gleniatorixx 5
*shluck
doctorhook86 25
I like these stories.
fml121785 14
You could turn the hot water heater way down so it gets cold quick!
NickaPLZ 26
Friend's dad used to do that!
HeyHeyFishFillet 34
"Come on mom, I need more time to jam with my clam"
pradip 26
My mom too gets upset if I leave the fan running. God! what's with these moms. "Air is free mom".
sisco2901 20
Electricity is not, as far as I'm aware. ;)
allard 14
Fairly sure he was being sarcastic, ^.
sisco2901 20
**goes outside, gets shot.**
SillyGirl4602 23
Why does your daughter think water comes free with the house? She is 18 years old. She should be a bit smarter than this.
fordneagles 34
Should be a LOT smarter than this
evilplatypus 39
It comes free with my house. The area I live in water and sewage are free, electricity, landlines and other utilities are not.
evilplatypus 39
Let me re-phrase that: it's built into our taxes and costs the same for everyone regardless of use, property size, income, or household size.