Talking About Inessential Things

In the household we need to talk about schedules and calendars and school and insurance and bills and taxes and jobs and rides and shopping and the wedding and relationships and coordinating vehicles and chores and rent and doctor visits and all manner of things.  There's all manner of things that need to be discussed and planned and settled.

But you can't build a relationship on the necessary things.  You can build a partnership, sure.  You can build a business, yes.  But to build a family you have to spend some time talking about the inessential things.

So with Adored Wife I talk about Marvel superheroes and funny things little kids say and do and history and philosophy and linguistics.

With Basement Artist I talk about alternate worlds and time travel and the stories of Ray Bradbury and poetry and politics and pirates.

With Social Hurricane I talk about sunrises and Fablehaven and Captain America and cosplaying and anime.

With Graphics Magician I talk about.....oh, where to start......girls and sports and middle school and government and math and the future and bullies and fights and pranks and friends and animal behavior and the nature of the universe and trees and weather and wishes.  (I kind of let him direct the conversation and his mind goes everywhere.)

And then, sometimes, with the family, we have to talk about the necessary things that let you keep the household going.  But you can't live there--that's not living, it's just existing.

Hope all's well out there, friends, and God bless.