How Green Becomes Wood

[pandakatiefominz]

"If it's something he's really interested in trying, it's what I'd do," She said, "Sometimes I think it's easier to let things go if you're holding yourself to a promise you made to your past self."

 

[BookKnight]

"I find it far too easy to break promises to myself," Sally sighed. "Never someone else, but always myself."

 

[pandakatiefominz]

"Really?" Daizi asked curiously, "Like what?"

 

[BookKnight]

"Like what?" Sally repeated, surprised by the question. "Well, things like, I won't stay five minutes past when I said I would. If I do X thing, then I shall reward myself. Sometimes I do the thing without the reward, or I give myself the reward without doing the thing. It is a terrible seesaw of have I or haven't I earned the thing. Or it will be, I will not allow myself to fall into my mother's desired conversation topic. That one is a constant."

 

[pandakatiefominz]

"What is your mother's desired conversation topic?" Daizi asked.

 

[BookKnight]

"Politics in all shades and colors. Family, social, and governmental," Sally said dryly. "You don't want to know any more than that."

 

[pandakatiefominz]

"I understood," Daizi nodded, "Although I can't talk, I'm well known for getting very political. So it's my husband."

 

[BookKnight]

"There is a lot that is important about politics, I do not wish to disregard that, but sometimes... Also, I would very much like to have a conversation with the person who is currently encouraging Facebook to show certain things to certain demographics," Sally said grimly. "If I have to hear one more time about how Aunt Truly read that this particular herbal supplement cures whatever ails you..." She took a deep breath. "Never mind."

 

[pandakatiefominz]

"This is awful but I sometimes think social media needs an upper age cut off," Daizi chuckled, "The things some of my aunts and uncles tell me they read as though it's true... It's horrendous."

 

[BookKnight]

"Agreed." Sally finished her tea and set the cup aside. "Of course, when we get to their age, we'll be the ones saying we're fine and protesting such things."