An Australian mom opens up about her husband’s late-night shower routine disrupting her sleep
Australia: Nothing really tests a marriage like different bedtime habits. An Australian mom is fed up with her husband’s late-night shower routine.
She’s asked him to shower earlier, around 8:30 p.m., but he insists on showering between 11 p.m. and midnight. This keeps her from getting enough sleep.
“Every time he showers late, it wakes me up, and then I can’t fall back asleep for hours,” she shared. It’s tough for her, especially with kids to care for the next day.
Feeling frustrated, she reached out to a local moms’ Facebook group for advice. “Is it selfish of him? He just doesn’t get it,” she asked.
Many moms chimed in, criticizing his late-night habits. One said, “He can shower earlier without it affecting him. Being woken up is awful!”
Another added, “He needs to compromise.” Some wanted to know more about the situation, asking if he was waking her up by showering in the ensuite or coming in for clothes.
She clarified it was both. “He wakes me up from the shower and then comes in with a phone flashlight,” she explained.
Suggestions poured in, like using another shower, but that didn’t help either. “He’s tried both, but they’re too close together,” she said.
Some commenters thought if he was working late, it might be understandable. But she disagreed. “It’s definitely a choice to stay up that late,” she said.
It seems it’s not just the water running that’s bothering her—it’s her patience running thin. “Men never do anything quietly,” she joked.
