My Mother Suddenly Came Into The Bath And I Pan... -

As I sat there, trying to process what had just happened, I couldn’t help but think about all the times my mother had caught me in embarrassing situations when I was a kid. Like the time she walked in on me trying to “reorganize� my toys in my room, or the time she caught me trying to “practice� playing the guitar with my shirt off.

I looked at her, surprised. “Really?� I asked. My mother suddenly came into the bath and I pan...

As I sat down at the kitchen table, trying to calm down, my mother came in and sat down next to me. “Hey, kiddo, I’m really sorry again about what just happened,� she said, putting her hand on my arm. “I know it’s not something you want to happen, but I promise it was an accident.� As I sat there, trying to process what

I thought about what she said, and I realized that she was right. Maybe I was making a big deal out of nothing. Maybe it was just a minor incident that would be forgotten in a few days. “Really

My mother smiled and nodded. “I will, I promise. And again, I’m really sorry.�

We sat there in silence for a moment, and then my mother said, “You know, when I was growing up, we didn’t have all the privacy that you kids have today. Sometimes, we had to share bathrooms with multiple people, and it was just a fact of life.�