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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Teens & long showers: what do they do in there?

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My childhood home had a well that was constantly running dry, so whenever my showers exceeded four minutes, my mom would bang on the door until I turned it off. Can a teen girl even rinse the soap from her hair in that amount of time?

So when my husband and I bought our first home, one of my criteria was town water and excellent water pressure so I could luxuriate in a steamy waterfall whenever I wanted. (Sorry, green folks, I get few pleasures in life, and long showers once in a while is one of them.)

I think on CafeMom's son has a pretty good deal -- a SEVEN minute shower limit, that's TWICE as long as I got! Seriously though, this mom's up against some steep water bills -- $300 a cycle! -- and is trying to find ways to cut back.

Teens love long showers. One mom in Connecting With Your Teenager says she's thrilled if her daughter gets out of the stall in under 30 minutes. Another mom joked that she was going to start putting the water bill in her son's name, ha! Or maybe that's not a joke at all ...

What are the shower rules, if any, in your house? What do you think teens are really doing in there?

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Written by Cynthia Dermody for CafeMom's Big Kid Buzz


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  • ♥Harley♥™'s Avatar
    Posted by ♥Harley♥™ Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:35pm PDT

    Are you kidding? You REALLY don't know what they are doing in there? And why would you let your teen run your water bill up to $300.00?????? What is WRONG with this picture? Make your daughter take a tub bath! She can "do her thing" until the water gets cold, and get out!!!! Geesh, people, why do you let your kids run YOUR life?

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  • SILENT KNIGHT's Avatar
    Posted by SILENT KNIGHT Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:48pm PDT

    Somethings are better left unsaid and your probably don't want to know anyway.

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  • Artemis's Avatar
    Posted by Artemis Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:37pm PDT

    i know when i was a teen i showered........ long thick hair is hard to wash in 4mins

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