What am I going to do?

Question

You guys say shower daily, but my parents get angry at me because I take a shower every night. They tell me that once a week is enough, but I don't think so.

My mom tries to scare me by saying that I'll lose my hair if I wash it daily.

My dad get angry at me and blames me because the water bill is over $200 a month.

What am I going to do? I'm getting fed up with my parents telling me what to do. I'm 17, aren't I able to move out by 18?

*Here's my schedule:

Sunday(shower in the evening)
Monday(no shower)
Tuesday(Shower in the evening)
Wednesday(no shower)
Thursday(Shower in the evening)
Friday(no shower)
Saturday(no shower)

Answer 1

Offer to help pay the water bill

Answer 2

Try getting some evidence online from sites that tell you it is more hygenic to shower daily. Show them the evidence you collect. Once a week is not enough. Tell them that you will only spend 12 minutes in the shower each day and that will be enough for you to get clean. I wash my hair everyday for years and it is still just fine, (I am 53 years old). Water should not be that expensive, is there another reason why the bill is high, are there any drips? try not to move out at 18, it's harder out there to survive than you think , good luck

Answer 3

$200 a month water bill? Something else must be going on.
Do you have a lot of brothers and sisters? Does your family
provide a service that uses a lot of water?

That is a *HUGE* bill - but it isn't because you're trying to take
showers daily.

Most Americans bathe or shower 5 to 7 times per week, and
many shampoo daily although you will lose hair OILS if you do
that and don't condition. You can certainly get away with
washing your hair 2 or 3 times per week.

Yes, at the age of 18, all other things being equal (you are
of normal I/Q, etc.), you can move out and they have no legal
grounds to challenge to it.

I really wonder if maybe you should get your parents to talk
to someone from your school or ... some other place where
reality shines through.

Answer 4

My grandma had to do this cause they were poor:

Fill the bathtub with only about 3-4 inches of water, then turn the water off. Wash up in the bathtub with that little bit of water, then turn the shower on for only a minute to rinse really quick.

I can't imagine not being able to shower every day - good luck and I hope you work something out that both you and your parents can live with.

PS your hair WILL NOT fall out if you wash it every day!

Answer 5

I think your mom and dad are going a bit overboard. My sister is a cosmotologist and she told me you don't have to wash your hair every day so just take a bath every other day and wash your hair every other day, that might save your father a little on his water bill. I feel that if you don't do anything that is going to make you feel all gross then why should you shower? I have to shower shower every day cause of the work I do but on the weekend I take 1 bath 2 if I am scummy feeling. I hope some of this might help.

Answer 6

Your hair will not fall out. Showering daily is very normal. Once a week to me is gross. Maybe you should keep up your daily routine and give Dad some bucks to shut him up. Tell mom your goal in life is to be bald. I would run as fast as I could on your b-day. They can't stop you. Good Luck

Answer 7

Try taking very quick showers. Or, take a "bird bath." Fill the sink with water, wash the pits, feet and nether regions with a soap and wash cloth and then rinse. Then, wash your hair in the sink or buy this stuff called Psssssst Instant Spray Shampoo (about $6).

Answer 8

Take a fast shower

Answer 9

Move out , if your a christian just pray about it , or just take a bath once a day and wash up in the mornings. I dont know

Answer 10

You could move out or help pay the water bill.