Freeish

Oxford dictionary defines “gift” as a thing given willingly to someone without payment. 

Well, (long pause) kinda. 

Gifts without money cost are much different than gifts without any cost. 

A price still must be paid. 

Sometimes the best gift we can give someone will actually cost them, (long pause) something. 

We can choose not to pay, as long as we know we’re simultaneously choosing to lose out on the gift as well. (Something we often don’t realize in the moment.)

Yesterday I shared The Gift of Kriss Kross , and how my mother would criss-cross all over any work she found unacceptable according the standard she was holding me to. 

I paid for the gift. It cost me something. 

Time and tears.