I gave them flowers, but they didn’t say thank you
Around quitting time on Friday, I gave my partner a small bouquet. Instead of saying thank you, they started talking about the groceries.
Scenes
- I gave them flowers, but they didn’t say thank you — I gave my partner flowers on my way home from work Friday. They took the bouquet and kept talking about the groceries.
- My partner kept talking about the groceries — My partner took the groceries out of the bag one by one. Minseo stood there listening, still holding the flowers.
- The feeling is the same, but the words that show you noticed are different — Some people show affection by taking care of things, while others recognize that care through a thank-you.
- Try putting the words you want to hear into a sentence — Tonight, by the vase, write one sentence about what you wanted to hear when you gave the flowers. Include what you wanted to express, too.
- You don’t have to get it all right at once — Even when your ways of expressing yourselves don’t line up, you can keep talking and learn which words reach each other.
Stories by Cheongun
- Cheongun
- 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
- It’s hard to tell my parents I’m getting counseling.