April 15, 2013
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WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE
This morning Sam was sorting through all the stuff that has accumulated in our ten-year-old car. He came to me and asked if I had a large plastic container to put twist ties in to keep in the car. I couldn't drop everything at that moment and find something for him, so he went in search and found a gallon jug that he proclaimed to be perfect. Off he went.
As I was working away, the question occurred to me - why does he need a gallon jug of twist ties in the car? So I went to where he was and said, "In 54 years of marriage, I don't remember ever needing to have one twist tie in a car, let alone a gallon of them." Then I saw he was putting bungee cords in the jar. I said, "Did you mean you wanted a jar for twist ties or bungee cords?" "Bungee cords," he said. "Then why did you say twist ties?" I asked. Mumble, mumble, mumble came the response.
And once again I said what I say every day: "Do you ever listen to what you say?"
