I cut my shower down from 20 to 15 to 10 minutes, and my mom says it’s still a “very long shower.” Am I the problem?
My mom and I have been in this year and a half long argument regarding the length of my showers. My showers used to be 20+ minutes which I know is a long time in hindsight. Sometimes, they still are when I wash my hair. I cut them down to 15, she still said they were too long. Cut them down to 10-11, she still says that they’re too long and that I need to cut it down to 5 because 10 minutes is a “very long shower.”
A couple notes: as a result of this, I’ve been in charge of paying the water bill for the past year. I turn the shower water off in between lathers. I literally time my showers and she still somehow finds a way to turn it into an argument. She interrupts my showers, which is supposed to be my zen time. She’s even threatened to cut the water off from the basement if I continue to take showers longer than 10 minutes. She says my 10 minute showers are now contributing to the high heat bill, which personally I feel is untrue. I’m planning on moving out because I think it’s getting ridiculous, but I’m just really curious to hear your thoughts on this. Am I being ridiculous? Am I the problem?