For When You Are the One Still on the Phone

Four lines you can say out loud tonight. Word for word. Free to save.

What to say

1. At seven I put my phone in the kitchen drawer. You watch me do it.

2. This part is hard for both of us. I’m asking for something I’m bad at myself.

3. Both phones charge on the counter from seven to eight, side by side.

4. You can open the drawer any time and check. I want you to catch me if I slip.

When to use it

This is for the moment it actually goes wrong — not the calm version you rehearse in the car. Pick one line. Say it once. Then stop talking and wait three seconds. If they push back, repeat the same line, not a new one. Say the same thing for five nights before you decide it doesn't work.