[spqqgza103]

My father doesn't shower (hasn't showered to my knowledge for the last 10 years). He doesn't leave his property, although he does a lot of outside activity within the property itself. His last medical checkup was in 2001 (to my knowledge). Growing up, he would shower every six months to a year. I lived with him growing up and was ashamed to be seen with him in public. I would try to walk a couple of meters behind him at the grocery store so people wouldn't think we're related.

Nowadays he lives alone, I visit every couple of months due to COVID. I would still be embarrassed to be seen with him in public. When I got married, he I managed to get him to wear a suit but not to shower.

What goes through his mind to do this to himself I don't know. He says he doesn't sweat much (false) doesn't have body odor (false).

Right now he's over 80 years old, but all this started in his forties. I feel bad for him and know I've probably never felt happy being with him in public.

[akudha]

Wait, hasn’t showered in 10 years?? Does he clean some other way? Like a wet towel or something like that? Does he swim?

This is super weird. How has he not developed any skin condition, especially if he is working outside and sweating?

I can understand not going to the doctor though. There are lots of people who go to the doctor only if absolutely needed. It is even more understandable if he lives in the U.S and doesn’t want to deal with insurance companies

[layer8]

You do realize that not showering/bathing was the norm for most of history? There’s no reason to develop skin conditions because of it.