Why I Am Teaching My Young Sons That This 'Private' Bathroom Topic Is 'No Big Deal'
February 13, 2026
Motherhood is indeed glamorous. Those were my and my brother’s fingers that my mother recounted ― fingers desperately needing her at all moments of the day, needing to know what she was doing when she wasn’t with us, needing to know why she was away from us for just one single second of the whole day. Just needing in general.
I remember hearing my mother repeatedly tell this story of wanting…





