The Poop Knife Family Secret

I was twenty-two years old when I learned that not every family has a poop knife.

Let me explain. Growing up, my family had this old rusty kitchen knife that lived

in the bathroom. We called it the poop knife. Its purpose? If you had a particularly

large bowel movement that wouldn't flush, you'd use the knife to break it up into smaller pieces.

Then it would flush normally. This was completely normal in my house. I genuinely thought

every family did this. It never occurred to me that this might be weird.

Then one day, I was at my girlfriend's house. I used their bathroom and had a situation.

A large situation that wouldn't flush. No problem, I thought. I'll just ask for