Odd request from my mother, I would like to oblige
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Anonymous
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My mother is in her mid 80s and has has several strokes, so she is frail.
She used to tell me how she always wanted an overhead rainfall shower head. It reminded her of her childhood bathroom. To this date, when she sees one in a catalogue, she points at it. We can not go to the expense of putting one in our house. However, several hotels in the area have them. I am thinking of booking a night in one of the downtown hotels with such a shower head. We could all go down and have fun spending a night downtown. I know that this sound ridiculous, but I think that I will have lingering guilt if I don't fulfill her wish. Am I being nutty? I have some guilt about not taking better care of another elderly family member who passed away. |
Anonymous
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They cost like $30 on Amazon. You'd rather spring for a hotel for a night?
https://www.amazon.com/RongMax-Complete-Rain-Shower-Head/dp/B07CVY317H/ref=sr_1_13?s=kitchen-bath&ie=UTF8&qid=1543521294&sr=1-13&keywords=rain+shower+head |
Anonymous
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They are quite inexpensive, OP. Do you mean that you don't have a shower at all, only a bath? |
Anonymous
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I will NEVER forget the look on my mom's face as she dipped her toes into the ocean, the moment we had to "run away" from an incoming wave that soaked our shoes, or the squeals of delight as my husband pushed her in a beach wheelchair over the dunes and down to the water's edge (she could walk, but wasn't strong enough to go up and down the steep dunes). Those moments of happiness we gave her in her last year of life were the absolute best money I have EVER spent, as well as the best memories that I hold onto now that she is gone.
Book the room, and enjoy your mother's happiness....... |
Anonymous
| It’s really just a shower head. |
Anonymous
| My DH simply swapped our regular shower head for a Home Depot rain shower head. Ours comes out of the wall not the ceiling. DH is not remotely a plumber and it was a $50 item. |
Anonymous
It would be great if you could put one in your house- but the hotel is a beautiful idea. I'm not close with my mom- these threads make we wish that we had the kind of relationship that other people have. No, you're not being "nutty" for making your mom happy. |
Anonymous
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There is a Marriott out by Dulles Airport that has that type of shower head, its the one that's big and caters to conventions.
You are a good daughter. |
Anonymous
| I'm not handy, but shower heads are cheap and really easy to change. You also need plumbing tape (less than $5) and a wrench. |
Anonymous
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They're really cheap to put in yourself.
I have one though and hate it. It's just like a drizzle of water versus a normal shower head. I read that if you really want them to work well you need a special water pump or something like that. |
Anonymous
That would be a weird convention. |
Anonymous
Teflon tape is typically included in the packaging. A crescent wrench is good, but a pair of pliers will do. Be sure to wrap a rag around the fitting before you put the wrench on it so that you don't scratch the finish. |
Anonymous
| Booking multiple rooms in a hotel for one night is way more expensive than a shower head... |
Anonymous
No, you probably accidentally got a water saving one. If your old shower head had good pressure, just try another shower head. |
Anonymous
| I would totally take her to a hotel - live it up, have some fun, let her enjoy the luxury of a grand hotel. If the rainfall shower head lives up to everything she thought it would be, install one on her shower. |