TIFU by cleaning my earrings on my own for the first time.

< This is my first time writing and i'm not an english speaker. It's long so TLDR at the end >

I (19F) was planning to clean my earrings today after showering. This is my first time cleaning them because my mum usually cleans them (She have some trust issues with me when it comes to some stuff).

I thought that i should be the one cleaning them and i did tell her like few weeks ago and she agreed.

I carefully removed my earrings before showering and i put it in a small container filled with water.

When i was done i cleaned the bathroom and then i took the container and took one earring (BTW it's a stud earrings or whatever you guys call it) to clean it with a toothbrush and tried brushing it to get the dirt out.

However i did this in the wash basin with nothing to prevent me accidentally dropping it in.

And it slid from my fingers and i watched in horror as it rolls down to the drain.

I was looking at it for few seconds and i was scared of my mum's reaction. But i had to tell her of course. How can i not?

I walked out of the bathroom to the living room where my mum was, scrolling to facebook and i had this wide eyes. I told her and she seems calm , i didn't tell her what the whole thing happened i only told her "Mum, i dropped one of the earring in the drain thingy while i was cleaning it."

She went to the bathroom and she asked me how much water did it go down the drain and i was like i didn't turn on the water, like as soon as it dropped the first thing i did was to tell her.

She probably thought that i atleast had put a round plastic basin tub in the basin to prevent the earring from dropping and somehow it fell down.

And i thought she knew what exactly happened.

I was surprised she didn't get that angry but oh misunderstanding. This happens alot... Why are we mother & daughter?

She tried finding the lost earring through the floor drain but failed, she tried everything and she was like "What actually happened?" And i told her what really happened. She then burst in anger, yep the most awaiting reaction.

She threw insults and sarcasms (which i won't write here but it's about my stupidity & brain) while looking for the earring. I didn't say anything just standing there because i know i deserve it.

For some reason i didn't cry when she insulted my entire existence. maybe because i know and acknowledge i'm at fault. But i did feel really bad about it and i felt sooo dumb. I kept replaying what happened and even me would be in rage.

So at the end the earring wasn't found. My mum is swearing that she won't buy me another earrings ever again (Which i kinda doubt that but oh well, she's unpredictable).

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TLDR > I tried cleaning my earrings in the basin with no protection - Stupidity strikes again - Lost the earring down the drain - End up in a small house with a fuming mother who's probably gonna put rat poison on my favorite food she cooked.