My son clogged the toilet and was afraid to tell me. This is the result after 20 minutes of running water.

He was feeling a little nervous after his summer camp. Understandable. New kids, different town. We're playing Kirby on Switch when he went to the bathroom again. Came downstairs and we resumed playing.

About 20 minutes later I heard a sound. It was water leaking from the fire alarm. Ran upstairs and realized the toilet had been running for 20 minutes. Doing my best to contain damage the ceiling finally caved in several hours later. I get it. Anxiety and new situations. But for the love of Christ just tell me you clogged the toilet!

Nothing of value lost. Just cosmetic. But man, thousands of dollars of damage just to hide a tough flush. Plunger solved the clog in seconds.