Quote Originally Posted by Synthesizer Man
Yeah my mum could easily have hidden it! Thank god she didn't or I would never have found it.

But I'm still puzzled why she took the bud out of the tissue and left it on top for me to see. Stuff like that makes me even more paranoid!
As a parent I can answer why she left it on top, she was hoping that you would take it as a clue that not only did she find it she wanted you to know she found it and thay you and her should talk. It is real simple psychology, by leaving it to you there was "No CONFRONTATION" and it allowed you to open up and trust her a little bit more. Take the opening that she has given you and expand that trust, you will be well rewarded and so will she.