to think my daughter's being selfish?

[mummythedoctor]

I told my daughters (14 & 11) to start getting up earlier to practice for school. I did not expect to be woken up by my older one at 5:45! The shower is the other side of the wall from my bedroom, and she said she had to shower in the morning when she goes back to school. I asked her why it had to be 5:45am, and why she couldn't use the other (much worse, to be fair) shower. She told me she had to dry/straighten her hair and do her makeup which apparently takes an hour and a half? I don't mind her wearing makeup, but I'm being woken up an hour earlier than I need to. I pointed this out to her and her response was "you don't need to sleep for that long (9 hours), and I don't see how it's fair that you get to use the nice shower and I don't". I suppose I can understand wanting to shower in the morning, but AIBU to think she's being selfish?

And why do you need to 'practice' getting up for school?

If it's still their holiday let them enjoy it for goodness' sake!

Teenage me would have been very pissed off at being made to “practice” getting up and frankly, waking you up in the process (while technically doing exactly what you asked) is rather an excellently PA way to make the point.

I totally agree that is what happening.

@Nanny0gg honestly try dry shampoo. I was a dubious but you can also blow dry whilst brushing it. Works wonders!

Dry shampoo doesn’t work when you look like Worzel Gummidge.

Wow, my teens would go nuts if I told them they had to practice getting up for school. They've been doing it for years - school term, holidays, back to school - and are well capable of adjusting to the new routines quickly. And tough shit if they find it difficult for the first few days, they can go to bed earlier. Leave the kids to have a lie in while they still can.

Haha I think I like your DD. You are complaining about being woken up an hour earlier than you need to when you have told her to get up hours earlier than she needs and she has happily done so.?? You should be proud of her if anything!

Is this a joke? Making teenagers practice getting up early to be ready for school while you enjoy a remarkable 9 hours of sleep?

Yep. This alone is very unreasonable. Then complaining because they’re actually doing it is very very very unreasonable. You brought this on yourself.

I call reverse! Your mum is BU

I had to shower and wash hair before school at that age as my hair was unbelievably greasy. Always has been whatever I do. I think you asked her to get up early so she did and she wanted to use the nice shower. You had had over 8 hours of sleep.

I couldn't get worked up about her wearing makeup. Even back in the 90s we all wore makeup at that age. I also find no makeup makeup takes me ages