Son Didn’t Shower For 4 to 5 Days, Mother Stopped Reminding Him, Got Embarrassed At School

Dealing with teenagers is the hardest thing ever!

Teenagers are unexpected. They would not listen to you and would always think that they know better than you. It is such an age where parents are always telling them that they should focus on their studies and should not waste their time. A mother shared her story with Reddit community. Her son always forgets to do things. He is always busy playing video games that he forgets to do homework, eat and shower. OP kept reminding him to shower but he didn’t listen to her. He plays sports so he was stinking badly and it was his 4^th or 5^th day without a shower. One day, he came home very angry and immediately took shower. After that, he fumed that why no one told him that he was stinking. Scroll down to read why he said that.

1. OP’s son is a good kid but he has a video game issue and forgets to do other things. He gets mad when he is reminded of doing those things.

Via: u/showerproblems25/ Reddit

2. Mike always forgets the time his mother tells him to come down and eat. He always comes late and then complains that his food is cold.

Via: u/showerproblems25/ Reddit

3. Mike was not getting good grades in school because he used to play games all the time so his parents took his console away and his grades improved.

Via: u/showerproblems25/ Reddit

4. Mike always forgets to shower because he would not stop playing.

Via: u/showerproblems25/ Reddit

5. OP used to tell him multiple times to shower but he would not listen to her and eventually forget about it.

Via: u/showerproblems25/ Reddit

6. OP decided that she would not remind him to shower anymore. Mike was stinking but still, he didn’t shower.

Via: u/showerproblems25/ Reddit

7. It was 4th or 5th day since he didn’t shower and he was wearing a hoodie. He came home from school and immediately showered.

Via: u/showerproblems25/ Reddit

8. Mike yelled at his family about why no one told him that he smelled bad. His crush told him he smelled bad and offered him deodorant.

Via: u/showerproblems25/ Reddit

OP’s son is not a toddler, he is 15 years old and he should be responsible now. One should know that they are stinking, it is not others’ duty to remind them to shower. It is such a basic thing. OP should stop telling him things and this is how he would learn what consequences mean.