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Post by thyme4change on Oct 2, 2014 8:15:17 GMT -5
What percentage of the time in the shower do you spend facing the water, and what percentage do you spend facing away from the water?
After a strange conversation with my sister, she told me I stand backwards and therefore wrong in the shower. I always thought of the shower as a 360 degree experience, but I guess I'm doing it wrong. (No wonder I'm messed up - my family can't even accept the way I stand in a shower! Sheesh.)
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Post by Pants on Oct 2, 2014 8:19:49 GMT -5
Your sister needs to find better things to do with her time than watch you shower.
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Post by Green Eyed Lady on Oct 2, 2014 8:25:10 GMT -5
My back is toward the shower nozzle 98% of the time. I only turn around to rinse off.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Oct 2, 2014 8:42:42 GMT -5
You're fine, Thyme. My plastic surgeon and my dermatologist both recommended not standing face-forward in the shower very often. And definitely not subjecting your face to the full force of the water from the nozzle. The skin on your face and chest/breast area is very delicate and does not do well in the full force of most shower heads. Now, if you have a hot dude in the shower with you, all bets are off as to which way you prefer to look.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2014 8:50:39 GMT -5
Washing time, it's a 360 operation. Standing there trying to wake up and/steam is mostly spent facing away from the water.
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Post by thyme4change on Oct 2, 2014 8:50:41 GMT -5
It is starting to sound like my sister is doing it wrong.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Oct 2, 2014 8:51:43 GMT -5
It is starting to sound like my sister is doing it wrong. If a bunch of random strange people on the Internet agree with you, it has to be so!
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Post by vonna on Oct 2, 2014 8:54:08 GMT -5
LOL! I thought my sis and I talked about strange things . . .
hmmmm..... I'll have to ask her and judge her no matter what her answer is!!
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Post by Ryan on Oct 2, 2014 8:54:08 GMT -5
You're supposed to have your back to the water. That gives guys the ability to pee right into the drain.
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Post by andi9899 on Oct 2, 2014 9:39:16 GMT -5
My back is toward the shower nozzle 98% of the time. I only turn around to rinse off. This is me too. Plus I have long hair and have to stand facing away from the shower head to wash it.
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Post by gooddecisions on Oct 2, 2014 9:43:50 GMT -5
I think you should record these conversations and have your husbands act them out. Like these guys acting out a conversation between one's mom and her sister: www.wimp.com/lipsyncconversation/
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Post by mollyanna58 on Oct 2, 2014 9:52:13 GMT -5
It is starting to sound like my sister is doing it wrong. She is absolutely doing it wrong. Have pity on your poor confused sister.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2014 9:53:35 GMT -5
Is it possible your sister is trying to drown you?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2014 9:59:08 GMT -5
I have to ask, how on earth does the way you stand in the shower come up in a conversation? Anyway, whichever body part I am washing is towards the shower head so it's about 50/50.
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Post by sesfw on Oct 2, 2014 10:10:31 GMT -5
Geeeesh ......... the things people think of.
I'm 99% back side to shower.
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Post by wyouser on Oct 2, 2014 10:16:53 GMT -5
99.9% of the time I prefer a tub with jets and hot hot water to a shower ...much better for old knee issues and lower back!
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Post by Abby Normal on Oct 2, 2014 12:42:50 GMT -5
I face away. Easier to wash my hair.
However, I got to take a shower recently in one of those that has the side jets. It was a double shower- so two overhead and multiple side jets.
IT WAS FREAKING AWESOME!!!!
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Post by wvugurl26 on Oct 2, 2014 14:38:48 GMT -5
I face away. Easier to wash my hair. However, I got to take a shower recently in one of those that has the side jets. It was a double shower- so two overhead and multiple side jets. IT WAS FREAKING AWESOME!!!! I want one of those.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Oct 2, 2014 14:39:42 GMT -5
I'm short, I don't spend a lot of time face toward the shower. I'd drown or freeze to death depending on how close I got to the water. Maximum water coverage to keep warm is standing with my back to it.
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Post by lexxy703 on Oct 2, 2014 14:44:18 GMT -5
I face away from the water. I only face into it when rinsing.
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Post by Pants on Oct 2, 2014 15:14:33 GMT -5
It is starting to sound like my sister is doing it wrong. You should tell her that not only is she doing it wrong, but that according to doctors and dermatologists, that might be making her look *whisper* older and giving her *whisper* boob wrinkles. (per Nancy, but you odn't need to source)
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Post by kittensaver on Oct 2, 2014 15:34:44 GMT -5
My back is toward the shower nozzle 98% of the time. I only turn around to rinse off. This is me too. Plus I have long hair and have to stand facing away from the shower head to wash it. Me three. Wash hair, rinse hair, lather body all facing away. Spin 360 only to rinse all body parts.
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Oct 2, 2014 16:05:13 GMT -5
What percentage of the time in the shower do you spend facing the water, and what percentage do you spend facing away from the water? After a strange conversation with my sister, she told me I stand backwards and therefore wrong in the shower. I always thought of the shower as a 360 degree experience, but I guess I'm doing it wrong. (No wonder I'm messed up - my family can't even accept the way I stand in a shower! Sheesh.) How odd that she is critiquing your showering methods but are we really the bar for normal behavior? I start facing the shower to wet down but my experiences in the shower are at 180 degrees counter clock wise - at least while soaping. I shave in the shower so I also go sideways to put my foot on the bench and then I'm backwards when rinsing the crème rinse out of my hair which is the last thing I do. It's put in my hair after I bathe and before the shaving. When I squeegee I'm all over the place. Don't judge me for my anal tendencies! I hate cleaning the shower but love a clean shower.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2014 16:08:19 GMT -5
Lmao
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Post by MarleyKeezy78 on Oct 2, 2014 17:39:09 GMT -5
When we had a stand up shower at the old apt, we installed a rain fall shower and you stood right under it so it was a all over thing. Now in our house we installed a claw foot tub with the hand held shower nozzle in a cradle, we have to sit in the tub to shower. While I love it for taking baths, I do miss standing to take a shower sometimes.
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Post by thyme4change on Oct 2, 2014 20:25:15 GMT -5
I have to ask, how on earth does the way you stand in the shower come up in a conversation? Anyway, whichever body part I am washing is towards the shower head so it's about 50/50. Ha! We were talking about the proper placement of the little bench, and what the true purpose of it is - to put your foot on while shaving - of course. Who would actually sit there?! It was a silly conversation, light hearted and fun. I don't think she is actually judging me. Or maybe she is - I don't care.
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Oct 2, 2014 21:05:32 GMT -5
LOL Thyme- not everyone's a prude. Even though I take baths for the most part (to soak myself in an herbal bath foam or massage my gimpy legs in the jetted tub), the best way to shower is with someone who'll wash your back for you.
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Post by Opti on Oct 3, 2014 4:31:15 GMT -5
What percentage of the time in the shower do you spend facing the water, and what percentage do you spend facing away from the water? After a strange conversation with my sister, she told me I stand backwards and therefore wrong in the shower. I always thought of the shower as a 360 degree experience, but I guess I'm doing it wrong. (No wonder I'm messed up - my family can't even accept the way I stand in a shower! Sheesh.) Oops, I was trying to quote this post.
Do you perhaps, need a *new* *improved* sister?
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Post by msventoux on Oct 3, 2014 20:34:21 GMT -5
When we had a stand up shower at the old apt, we installed a rain fall shower and you stood right under it so it was a all over thing. Now in our house we installed a claw foot tub with the hand held shower nozzle in a cradle, we have to sit in the tub to shower. While I love it for taking baths, I do miss standing to take a shower sometimes. Stupid question, but wouldn't you get water in your ears with the rain fall showerhead? I have a phobia about getting water in my ears and rarely do when showering with my regular shower head. I've had friends who call me crazy and say they intentionally get water in their ears to flush them out. So, is water in the ears during showering normal? Is this one more thing I'm abnormal about?
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Post by teen persuasion on Oct 3, 2014 21:52:05 GMT -5
When we had a stand up shower at the old apt, we installed a rain fall shower and you stood right under it so it was a all over thing. Now in our house we installed a claw foot tub with the hand held shower nozzle in a cradle, we have to sit in the tub to shower. While I love it for taking baths, I do miss standing to take a shower sometimes. Stupid question, but wouldn't you get water in your ears with the rain fall showerhead? I have a phobia about getting water in my ears and rarely do when showering with my regular shower head. I've had friends who call me crazy and say they intentionally get water in their ears to flush them out. So, is water in the ears during showering normal? Is this one more thing I'm abnormal about? I'm prone to swimmer's ear if I get water in my ears, so I avoid showers in favor of baths. I had persistent ear infections in college until I figured out that it was from the spray of the showers in the dorms. So when I have no choice and have to use a shower, I spend the majority of time with my back to the water.
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