My mom found it by accident in my dad’s drawer. She was too embarrassed to ask him what it was…

“Maybe we should find out what it is before we decide anything.”

So we did.

After asking around and doing a little searching, we finally learned the truth.

It was an old shoehorn.

A shoehorn is a simple tool used to help someone put on shoes. The curved metal part goes inside the back of the shoe. Then the foot slides down against it, so the heel can continue reading …