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."

 

[pandakatiefominz]

"I'm certain of that," Daizi laughed, "and my sweet daughter will be the one sitting there wishing we aren't allowed on. And my husband will get to sit there smugly because he's never on it."

 

[BookKnight]

"Indeed, he shall be so insufferably smug," Sally chuckled. "I am barely on it, as it is, so I do not think it will be too terrible to be forced off it. Unless I have lost my mind and insist on sending money to every Facebook 'charity' I see."

 

[pandakatiefominz]

"I'm not on it that much, but I'm on it enough for my I do not even have an account husband to tease me about it," Daizi sighed, "It's not my fault I have a large extended family."

 

[BookKnight]

"It is, ultimately, the best way for distant relatives to feel connected," Sally agreed, nodding along. "It is annoying, but it does have its uses."

 

[pandakatiefominz]

"Unfortunately I can't tell my war-torn husband that," Daizi chuckled, tipping her head back, "and it doesn't come up that often, so I'm rarely that annoyed with him over it."