When people ask me a question, I always find it hard to decide whether I should just "give them what they want," which means saying niceties that they don't really have to respond to, or telling them the truth. Today, I tried out the truth, and it was really funny.
Kind Student or Teacher: How was your break?
Me: Terrible.
KSoT: Strange facial expression without words to respond.
Me: I thought I would go honest.
KSoT: (Relieved that I broke the tension and made a joke) Oh okay. Sorry.
You see, most of time, don't we just expect people to say "fine" or "good," no matter what the break was like? We can then respond in like when they ask us back and move on our merry way. I find a hard time not telling the truth. But, I also don't like making people feel uncomfortable. It was a tough call. I went for honest, and you know what?
It made me laugh.
Today, no matter how terrible the last few weeks have been, was a great day.
2 comments:
i'm glad it was better for you today. i feel like saying "i'm fine" makes me feel more fine for the few moments that it echoes between that conversation. even if it might be fake...it's a quick bandaid.
we drove by perry today and waved goodbye to you...well...your car at least. hopefully you felt it. =)
it's creepy quiet. i'm going to try and sleep. good night dear friend...missing you already.
thanks for mentioning me in your post, lovey!
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