Ever get the feeling your houseplant is giving you side-eye? Like maybe it’s silently critiquing your life choices as you binge-watch another true-crime documentary with a bag of chips at 2 a.m.? You’re not alone.
Science hasn’t confirmed that plants have opinions (yet), but it doesn’t mean they’re not silently screaming for water while watching you pour your third iced coffee of the day. That pothos in the corner? It’s been surviving on dust and broken promises.
It’s a weird relationship: you give your plant a name, maybe talk to it, but ignore its droopy leaves for weeks. Then one day it perks up after watering and you take all the credit like you’re some botanical savior.
The truth is, your houseplants aren’t judging you… probably. But if they were, it would be for the way you overwater them one week and forget they exist the next.
So here’s your reminder: give your leafy friend a drink. Maybe tell it your secrets. At least it won’t gossip—unless the fern overhears.
