Gym issues warning to member for showering without working out, says they’ll face fines: ‘Hopefully they don’t watch for people skipping leg day’

Should you be allowed to shower at the gym without working out?  Part of the good thing about going to the gym is being able to use the shower. You know this if you’ve ever needed a quick shower and you don’t have access to one at home. This happened to me when the hot …
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Family shuts off hot water heater for 9 hours a day, gets offended when visiting son-in-law complains: ‘3 days, 3 freezing showers, 0 heads up’

A lot of people just aren’t cut out to be good hosts, but that doesn’t exempt them from the duties of hosting. The reality is that anybody who is a responsible, active part of a family will likely find themselves expected to welcome relatives to stay at one point or another. It is one of …
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Gym-goer takes 25-minute «everything shower» at their $130/month gym, ignores repeated knocks on the door: ‘Gym showers are for getting the basics done, not spending almost 30 minutes deep conditioning your hair’

Should there be a time limit on gym showers?  It’s always good to be courteous, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. Last year, my hot water was out for a couple of weeks (I know), and I definitely used the shower at the gym. I tried to be conscious of my time …
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Dad refuses to call an ambulance for his 25-year-old son, whose spleen ruptured, because he was at work and ambulances are expensive: ‘He looked at me and asked if I could drive myself.’

If someone is begging you to call an ambulance, that’s precisely what you should do. I’m sure a lot of us have been in a situation where we knew someone needed to go to the Emergency Room, but they were extremely hesitant because they didn’t think their ailment was that serious. It’s stressful to know …
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‘Dropping a book you’re not enjoying is elite adulthood’: What’s something you didn’t realize was optional in life?

We’re all guilty of not using our free will enough. We know intellectually that we’re allowed to do whatever we want, but actually doing it is a whole other practice. There are so many rules, habits, and manners that we pick up during the early part of our lives that just stay with us because …
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Adult son living at home takes a 20-minute shower every day at 7:30 AM in a 5-person house with 1 bathroom, father forces him to change his routine: ‘I don’t think twenty minutes is too long’

A morning routine is incredibly important to keep, especially in the cold months. Life can throw a lot at you over the course of the day, and you have to be prepared for it. The best way to do this is to have a morning routine that you love and can stick to. Maybe you …
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25+ of the Funniest Shower Thoughts of the Month for Deep Thinkers (November 4, 2025)

A shower is like a temple. You step into it to be cleansed, sure, but not just your body. A good shower cleanses you of all sorts of ailments of the mind and spirit. Have you ever had plans that you really didn’t feel like going to? Who hasn’t? You agreed that you would go …
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Mom scolds other mom for sharing water bill with teenage kids to stop them taking long showers: ‘I don’t see showing them as a bad thing’

Unfortunately, mom-shaming is one of those things that doesn’t have an expiry date. Any parent who thought that it ended with how you feed them as a baby or how much screen time they get when they’re little kids is likely to be rudely awakened in the teenage years, when a whole host of other …
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Gross dude only showers once every 3-4 days, can’t understand why his roommate says he stinks: ‘This was news to me because literally nobody has ever said anything before’

I do not know how people can go days without showering. Unless you are a newborn baby or in a perilous survival situation where there is no running water, there is no excuse for not hopping in the shower for 10 minutes a day and rubbing some soap all over your body. You do not …
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Grandparents refuse to let 18-year-old granddaughter use their shower before prom, daughter-in-law refuses to visit them any more: ‘They have 4 full bathrooms’

Preferential treatment is something that happens in almost every family. A large number of people have favorite kids, parents, and grandkids, and it blatantly shows in the different ways that they treat them. It isn’t right, but that doesn’t stop it from happening. In fact, sometimes this only encourages it. It goes without saying that …
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