I noticed the wine stopper I had put in my bottle of sparkling wine was missing. I texted my sister asking if she took it & she said yeah about a week ago for her own bottle. I don’t often speak up when things bother/upset me out of fear of confrontation. But in the spirit of trying to change that, I told her how I felt, sweaty palms, heart racing & all. I told her to let me know next time she needs or takes something of mine because now I’m sad my wine is flat. She apologized, returned the wine stopper, and bought me a new bottle. That went a lot better than I expected.
