This isn’t just another story: it’s the true story of a little girl who had a huuuuge problem. But since she was brave, she didn’t just sit back and do nothing—she came up with incredibly complicated, funny, and sometimes absurd strategies to face the fear and embarrassment she felt. Using the tools she had at hand, she was able to overcome her situation without any magic solutions, but with a lot of patience.

Claudia Piñeiro shares a very intimate and powerful memory with us—one that left a lasting mark on her. Some people call pee “pichín,” “pipí,” or “chichí.” Claudia called it “xIxi,” just like her Aunt Esther, to make it sound mysterious. And that’s how she managed to lock away her greatest fear in the drawer of secrets.