Fine

Yep, I'm at the one word stage with my daughter. "How was your day?" "Fine." Any thing specific happen today?" "Nope." I've tried leading questions, the kind you can't answer with a yes or no. "What did you do today?" "Nothin'." "Tell me about your day." "Not much to tell." "What was the favorite part of your day?" "'Dunno." Frustrating, enough said.

I was pondering my dilemna when I realized I just needed to have fun with her. So, after her piano lessons last night, we tripped up to Asheboro to do nothing inparticular. We kept the music down and I tried my best, just asking questions until I broke her down. We finally played a game. "You tell me something I don't know about you, and I'll tell you something you don't know about me." Wow, it was magic. She thought for a while and I thought she just wasn't going to respond. Suddenly, she blurted out something private, something special. Of course, I can't tell you what it is, but I was honored. Of course, I hadn't even considered what I would say in reply. But I told her I was nervous about my future (educational direction.) I hadn't talked to her about that, because I usually discuss those kinds of things with friends or my husband. We discussed what she said, and what I said. I was honored she opened up her world to me, and she was thrilled to be part of my inner circle. She is, you know, a big part of that circle, and I told her.

She thanked me and said she wanted to do that more often; play the secret game while driving nowhere. I went from frustrated to elated in 20 miles.