At the light, I think of what I want to say to my family.
Whenever I stop at a light while driving, I think of what I couldn’t say to my family.
Scenes
- As I stop, those words come back to me. — After a clash with my family, whenever I stop at a light while driving, the words I couldn’t say come back to me.
- First, I think about cutting ties. — When I’m so afraid of another clash, cutting off contact can seem like the easiest answer.
- An apology alone doesn’t make it easy to talk again. — When I help mediate family conflicts, I also look at what needs to change after an apology for the conversation to continue.
- Let’s find the words for the next conversation. — Write down one moment that came to mind tonight, then put into one sentence the promise you hope will be kept in your next conversation.
- One promise can help with the next conversation. — If that promise isn’t kept, you can start by looking again at what words and actions were repeated.
Stories by Cheongun
- Cheongun
- On payday, Dad asked me to pass that along
- At lunch, I want to choose my child’s career path for them.
- When I step out after washing and stand before the mirror, the comparisons in my family come back to me.
- After the meeting, the plans and the spur-of-the-moment ideas clash again.
- When we get home from work, the first thing we talk about at the door is caring for our parents.
- As we left the exam room, Mom asked first.
- We put off the decision again while doing the dishes
- I set aside money for my younger sibling from my first paycheck