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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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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Comments (147)
cswens25 8
It's crazy that an 18 year old is considered an adult, considering the proportion of 18 year olds that are 100% clueless about the world. Give her two years, maybe three. If she hasn't started to figure it out by then, it's perfectly acceptable to give up hope.
mbuck87 19
Or teach her a bit about the world? She is your daughter after all...
Right_in_Two 5
Actually 18 year olds are considered adults when it comes to law. But in reality you are not considered an adult until you reach 21 years of age, hence the psychological theory of development.
kofeinisti 6
Actually, there is no specific age at which you become an "adult". It depends on the person. Some people never grow up despite their age.
Laurenlou 24
I don't see how anyone can claim a certain age for adulthood. I get mistaken for being 19 a great deal of the time, and I am only 16. Even my good friends forget that I am technically not "their age." I was always like this for as long as I can remember. I was at least two years a head of my classmates intellectually and socially. Then their are those people who are 30 and still act like a freshmen in high school. (My uncle being one of them.) So thank you, 46, there is no set age for adulthood.
gc327072 31
77/ When my grandpa turned 70, my uncle (who was 73 then) bought a boob cake. Yes, just like you imagine.
irishpassion16 6
Your uncle is older than your grandpa?
cass85 8
77. Every teenager thinks they have reason to believe they're more mature than they are. Most also think they are smarter and more world worthy. You will look back on this comment in five years and cringe.
Right_in_Two 5
Seems like people dislike psychology. xD
gummyummy 4
77, personal fable much?
doctorhook86 25
117: There are plenty of good reasons to do so. My favorite is that psychology pathologizes normal behavior on an arbitrary basis. If you really want to understand people, you should study sociology.
Right_in_Two 5
132: Arbitrary is choosing or guessing something randomly or with personal whim without sense. I believe you do not understand how psychology works.
redmnky21 8
that's your doing mom... way to go not teaching your daughter basic info
kingkiler 3
I agree
Caitlin72 5
I agree to some point. However, I never recall my mom actually sitting me down and explaining the concept of water bills. It's usually picked up during conversations, and inferring from them.
cristy91 33
I'm with 50, and to add I also learned it in school when they tell you "ways to save electricity". I can't imagine people having not taken lectures on that considering the green revolution that's been occurring for years.
sisco2901 20
Throw electricity and internet into the bargain and I'm moooving!! Where do you get houses like that? **cough**
michaeljcaboose 7
Ontario, apparently
Looee 20
In reality, Ontario is probably the most expensive province to live in.
sisco2901 20
25 - No wonder when "the water comes with the house". :D
MoodyBlue320 11
It sucks that she's that stupid, but I don't see why shouldn't be allowed to shower however long she wants.
Geometric 18
Because it can end up costing a shitload of money, thought that was obvious.
Vash_41288 10
Guess she is not the only stupid one eh 17.
MoodyBlue320 11
Well, obviously I know that part, but at my house we have 4 bathrooms and 7 people living in it and our water bill doesn't come that expensive at all.
99megster 15
Looks like somebody is going to be living in mommy's basement until she's 37.
Lioness8197 18
No, mommy is going to kick her out for her long- ass showers. Mommy's money is going down the drain.
sens3sfailing 25
Well growing, for her the house and water was free. But I kinda blame the parents for this kinda ignorance
ideasrule 13
Your daughter is an idiot, but many of the people here are no less stupid. Water is indeed virtually free in Canada, with the average price being 31 cents per ton. A shower head uses about 9 liters a minute, so even an hour-long shower costs less than 2 dimes. I bet she could easy pick up enough dropped coins from the street to cover all her shower costs. The real problem with long showers is environmental, not financial--we all have the responsibility to conserve Earth's resources, even if the amount we use individually has a negligible effect on the environment.
cosicosei 22
the water is free here in bc! hahaha suckers.
geekpower_fml 28
Same in Brazil. (:
SweetJTBR 22
Long live the free water communities! Same here in Venezuela!
stewpididiot 11
But, is HOT water free ?
conholio33 28
Give her a time limit for showers amd if she goes past that time limit make the shower water go ice cold.... It works... Well it did for me
Ameel_fml 19
Why don't you just make her pay a certain amount of the water bill? I make my daughter pay for a third of the water bill and the entirety of her phone bill and she VERY quickly learned not to waste water or have unnecessarily long phone calls. Seriously, OP, your daughter is 18 years years old! Start making her pay her way to "prepare" her for living on her own, and she'll quickly learn not to be so careless with money.
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.
cass85 8
88. You commented with this exact same comment before. Are you genuinely not realising that it's a pointless and boring statement? 8c a shower is still more than 'free'.