THE HYGIENE PROBLEM
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2025 4:57 pm
THE HYGIENE PROBLEM - CHAPTER 1
As they sat in their small apartment, surrounded by still-unpacked boxes, Maria brought up a topic that her 14-year-old son, Juan, had been trying to avoid for years. "M'ijo, we need to talk about your hygiene," she said, looking at him with a serious expression. Juan felt his face start to burn with embarrassment. His sister, Sofia, who was 3 years younger than him, looked up from her book with a mischievous glint in her eye. "What's going on, Mama?" she asked, already knowing the answer.
Maria hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Well, Juan, you're getting older now, and it's time you started taking care of yourself. You know, down there." Juan felt like he was going to die. He had always hated talking about this, and now his sister was listening in, a sly grin spreading across her face. "Yeah, hermano, you don't want to be a stinky boy, do you?" Sofia teased, making Juan's face burn even more. "Shut up, Sofia," he muttered, trying to make himself not look upset.
Maria continued, "Juan, you know, I use to clean you up when you were little, but now you're old enough to do it yourself. You need to make sure you're pulling your foreskin back and cleaning underneath it. Is very important for your health." Juan felt a wave of panic wash over him. He hadn't touched himself down there in years, and the thought of pulling his foreskin back was horrifying to him. He had always hated doing it, and now his mother was expecting him to do it every day. "But Mom, I don't want to," he whined, feeling like a baby.
Sofia chimed in again, "Yeah, Mama, maybe you should do it for him. He's too scaredy-cat to do it himself." Juan shot his sister a dirty look, but she just giggled and continued to tease him. Maria sighed and said, "No, Sofia, Juan needs to learn how to take care of himself. But I will give him another option. He can go see the school nurse, and she can help him out." Juan's heart sank at the thought of someone else seeing him naked, but it was better than his mother doing it.
As they continued to talk, Juan couldn't help but think about how much his life had changed since they moved to the US from Argentina. He had always been a bit self-conscious about his body, especially his wide hips and big butt, which made him feel like he didn't fit in with the other boys. And now, with this foreskin issue, he felt like he was even more of an outcast. Sofia, on the other hand, seemed to be adjusting to their new life just fine. She was making friends at school and was already picking up the language. Juan, on the other hand, felt like he was struggling to keep up.
As the conversation came to a close, Maria said, "Okay, Juan, I’m gonna give you a choice. I can do it for you, right now, to show you that it’s not that bad… or you can go see the school nurse. But something needs to be done. You can't just ignore it forever." Juan nodded, feeling a sense of dread wash over him. He knew he had to make a decision, but he was scared of what would happen either way. Sofia, still teasing him, said, "Yeah, hermano, you'd better get used to people seeing your pee-pee. You're going to have to show it to someone eventually!" Juan's face burned with embarrassment as he thought about the humiliation that lay ahead.
As they sat in their small apartment, surrounded by still-unpacked boxes, Maria brought up a topic that her 14-year-old son, Juan, had been trying to avoid for years. "M'ijo, we need to talk about your hygiene," she said, looking at him with a serious expression. Juan felt his face start to burn with embarrassment. His sister, Sofia, who was 3 years younger than him, looked up from her book with a mischievous glint in her eye. "What's going on, Mama?" she asked, already knowing the answer.
Maria hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Well, Juan, you're getting older now, and it's time you started taking care of yourself. You know, down there." Juan felt like he was going to die. He had always hated talking about this, and now his sister was listening in, a sly grin spreading across her face. "Yeah, hermano, you don't want to be a stinky boy, do you?" Sofia teased, making Juan's face burn even more. "Shut up, Sofia," he muttered, trying to make himself not look upset.
Maria continued, "Juan, you know, I use to clean you up when you were little, but now you're old enough to do it yourself. You need to make sure you're pulling your foreskin back and cleaning underneath it. Is very important for your health." Juan felt a wave of panic wash over him. He hadn't touched himself down there in years, and the thought of pulling his foreskin back was horrifying to him. He had always hated doing it, and now his mother was expecting him to do it every day. "But Mom, I don't want to," he whined, feeling like a baby.
Sofia chimed in again, "Yeah, Mama, maybe you should do it for him. He's too scaredy-cat to do it himself." Juan shot his sister a dirty look, but she just giggled and continued to tease him. Maria sighed and said, "No, Sofia, Juan needs to learn how to take care of himself. But I will give him another option. He can go see the school nurse, and she can help him out." Juan's heart sank at the thought of someone else seeing him naked, but it was better than his mother doing it.
As they continued to talk, Juan couldn't help but think about how much his life had changed since they moved to the US from Argentina. He had always been a bit self-conscious about his body, especially his wide hips and big butt, which made him feel like he didn't fit in with the other boys. And now, with this foreskin issue, he felt like he was even more of an outcast. Sofia, on the other hand, seemed to be adjusting to their new life just fine. She was making friends at school and was already picking up the language. Juan, on the other hand, felt like he was struggling to keep up.
As the conversation came to a close, Maria said, "Okay, Juan, I’m gonna give you a choice. I can do it for you, right now, to show you that it’s not that bad… or you can go see the school nurse. But something needs to be done. You can't just ignore it forever." Juan nodded, feeling a sense of dread wash over him. He knew he had to make a decision, but he was scared of what would happen either way. Sofia, still teasing him, said, "Yeah, hermano, you'd better get used to people seeing your pee-pee. You're going to have to show it to someone eventually!" Juan's face burned with embarrassment as he thought about the humiliation that lay ahead.