My neighbor's kid asked why I talk to my plants and it kinda got me

Honestly, I was watering my fiddle leaf fig on my porch in Austin and this 8 year old from next door just asked me straight up, 'Why do you tell them good morning?' Tbh, I just said it helps them grow, but later I realized I do it because it makes me happy, not the plant. Does anyone else have a plant care thing that's more for you than the green guys?

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joseph9321mo agoMost Upvoted

You know, I always thought people talking to plants was a bit silly. But then I got a peace lily for my dark apartment, and I started telling it it was doing great just for not dying. Now I get it, it's totally for me. That kid's question would have stumped me too.

wyatt_shah8521d ago

Yeah, joseph932 saying he'd tell his peace lily it was doing great just for not dying hit me. I used to think it was total nonsense too, until my aloe plant looked rough and I caught myself giving it a pep talk. It was 100% for me, not the plant.

hernandez.troy21d ago

Honestly, I've given my cactus a stern talking-to about its poor life choices.

evant481mo ago

Oh man, that's so real. I talk to my snake plant about my work stress, like a weird green therapist. It's not listening, but saying it out loud helps me sort my own head out. @joseph932 gets it, that little bit of care is for us. My thing is wiping each leaf with a soft cloth. It's so quiet and simple, just a few minutes where my brain actually shuts up.