What?
There’s so much going on right now, and I haven’t had the time to write nearly as much as I want to. Equally as important, the topics I want to write about require some deeper thought than my already-tapped-out-brain can accomodate. But when I do get those rare few minutes to sit down and pontificate, nothing pops into the mind that gives me any excitement.Â
So today I took a high risk path and asked Denise to give me a word…any word…and I’d write something about it. She said, “What?” And thus the subject of today’s blog.
You might immediately jump to the conclusion that she didn’t hear me when I asked the question, but I’m certain she did. You might also be wondering if she definitely heard me but wondered why in the world I’d be asking her for a word to use as a topic, but I’m certain that’s not the case either. We’ve been married for over 26 years years now, and “what?” very descriptively defines our relationship and our communications with each other today.
But why “what?”?
I smiled when she said it because it certainly represents the second most important word in our relationship. I’m jumping to the conclusion that “love” takes the top spot (at least I’m hoping so) and is used as much if not more than “what?”. But after love and “what?”, nothing comes close to being used as much or meaning anything more.
But once again, why “what?”?
I must admit, I talk very softly at times requiring Denise to ask “what?” when she can’t hear me. I also must admit that I talk while walking and I’ll keep talking while I’m walking away from Denise (so she can’t hear me) causing her to ask “what?” in order to figure out what I was saying. And finally, I admit that I’ll ask questions and make statements that seem to make sense only to me, causing her to pop back at me with “what?” in frustrated disbelief (if she responds to the questions at all).
So there you have it…why “what?” is such an ever present part of our relationship. It’s a one word response to just about everything I may do, say, or ask.