I found this tiny white stick in my son’s room and was too embarrassed to ask him does anyone know what it is?

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.

So I did what many confused parents would probably do.

I took a photo and tried to figure it out myself first.