When Mom Only Loved Me Clean

My mother had severe OCD about cleanliness.

To prevent urine from splashing on the toilet seat.

As a boy, I was forced from a young age to sit down when using the bathroom.

Until that day in the school restroom, when I stood in front of the urinal with my face flushed red, I discovered that suddenly I couldn't pee standing up anymore.

I trembled all over in panic, and in the end, I couldn't release a single drop. It all ended up in my pants instead.

I sobbed in shame.

When my mother arrived with a cold expression on her face, she let out a sigh.

"Ernest, you've disappointed me so much."