A dad creates a cruel flowchart to stop the family from turning up the thermostat – but people admit they would “cry” if they saw it.

A DAD made people “cry” after sharing a cruel flowchart he made to stop his family from turning up the heating.

With the cost of living crisis, we’re all looking for ways to lower our energy bills.

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And as it gets even colder outside, it’s even more tempting to turn up the thermostat.

But one dad is doing everything he can to encourage his family to try other ways to stay warm before resorting to turning up the heating.

On a block diagram attached to the front of the thermostat, he wrote: “Before you turn on the heat, you…”

He then listed the options on the left, point by point: “Wear socks, long sleeve shirt, underwear/pants, watch your breathing.”

If they answered “yes,” “yes,” “yes,” “no,” he would point them to a note that stated “no heating required.”

However, if they answered “no,” “no,” “no,” “yes,” or “any other combination,” he angrily told them to “get dressed.”

The thermostat was shown to be set to 70 degrees Fahrenheit, which is 21 degrees Celsius.

One person took to TikTok to share the viral photo, writing above it: “Daddy said!”

And the comments section was almost immediately filled with people giving their opinions, as some admitted they would have burst into tears if they had been greeted with such a note at the heating control.

“I would cry. I’m always cold! one admitted.

“Lol I wouldn’t listen to anyone, let alone my husband,” another insisted.

“If I or my kids are cold, the heating is on.”

“I know someone who has a baby and he won’t turn on the heat… the baby already had pneumonia and he’s not even three months old yet,” shared a third.

“We grew up with a parent like that,” someone else sighed.

“When you’re alone, you do the exact opposite!”

“I have a family of seven and have never had this problem,” another wrote.

“Nobody turns on the heating, most never complain about the cold, the standard is 15 degrees.

“We turn it on for about an hour a day.”

To which someone else wrote: “Omg. I would literally freeze!

“My brother has one, now he has damp because he doesn’t turn on the heating!”

However, others said the father had every right to post the note.

“70 is 21.1°C. So it’s warm enough. No need to go higher,” one of them said.

“Why is it that in every house only dad has this feeling?” another asked.

A third said it was “absolutely correct”, adding: “Why do people turn up the heating before they put their clothes on?”