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greenstormWhenever I asked my mom to do something she didn't want to do, or if she was feeling very stressed about time and somewhat unthanked, she'd come up with a sentence like this: I need to do the dishes, fold the laundry, change the bedsheets, make dinner, pick up the bedroom, etc. It was her way of saying, this is a bad time, do you really need this now? And also it was her way of asking for thanks and a bit of a break.
I notice I do something similar: I do the stuff first, then I come out with the list. I'm not quite sure what I'm asking for with it, because given that I've already done the stuff, I'm not asking for more time to finish it. I'm not trying to say, I've had a busy day I don't want to do stuff now. I think I may be trying to say, tell me thank you. I think I may also be trying to say, make sure what you want to do with me is relaxing.
It's always funny how many bits of mom come out in me.
(Canon in D in the background, on endless repeat. There's something to be said for having an empty house sometimes. I wonder where all my candles have got to?)
I notice I do something similar: I do the stuff first, then I come out with the list. I'm not quite sure what I'm asking for with it, because given that I've already done the stuff, I'm not asking for more time to finish it. I'm not trying to say, I've had a busy day I don't want to do stuff now. I think I may be trying to say, tell me thank you. I think I may also be trying to say, make sure what you want to do with me is relaxing.
It's always funny how many bits of mom come out in me.
(Canon in D in the background, on endless repeat. There's something to be said for having an empty house sometimes. I wonder where all my candles have got to?)
