A quiet evening with the family game wheel

I wasn't expecting anything special. It was just another evening, the kind where everyone is sort of doing their own thing in the same room.I closed a few browser tabs I had open for work. It felt good to just be done with that for the day.

The usual question

Someone always asks what we should play. It's the same every time. We all just look at each other for a minute.No one ever has a strong opinion. Or maybe we all have too many. It just hangs there in the air.

Letting the wheel decide

I pulled up the wheel on my phone. It felt a little silly, honestly. But it was easier than thinking.I just tapped the screen. The wheel spun with a soft whirring sound. We all watched it slow down and stop.There was a quiet nod from everyone. The decision was made, and it wasn't by any of us. That was the best part.

After the choice was made

The mood in the room shifted. It was subtle. The indecision was just gone.We got the game box down. There was no more discussion about whether it was the right one. It just was.Setting up the pieces felt calm. We were all pointed in the same direction now.