For some unknown reason, it seems that mothers are more apt than young guys to notice dirty bathrooms. My mom just about fell over when she first saw one of the bathrooms at the Pike house when I moved there. My sister and I had to hold her back to prevent her from cleaning it. Sure, it was a little dirty, but none of us living there seemed to notice.

I must admit that the past few years have seen me grow a bit more attentive to the state of the bathroom, but I think my mother’s standards are still higher than mine.

Therefore, I propose a test for evaluating bathroom cleanliness: Ask oneself, “What would Mother think?”