Found this strange little white device in my 16-year-old son’s room, and I’m honestly too embarrassed to ask him what it is.
At first, I thought it might be one of those new USB sticks kids use for school. It was small, white, plastic, and shaped almost like a tiny flash drive or some kind of charger part.
But when I picked it up, I noticed it did not have any metal plug, no charging port, no button, and no obvious label. One end had a cap-like bottom, and the top had tiny little holes in it.
That made me even more confused.
For a few minutes, I stood there turning it over in my hand, wondering if it was something for homework, a small electronic device, a makeup tool, or something I probably did not want to know about.
I almost asked him directly.
Then I stopped.
Because asking a teenager, “What is this thing I found in your room?” can go in so many awkward directions.
