Posted by daisym on July 22, 2004, at 12:14:31
In reply to Re: forgiveness and understanding » gardenergirl, posted by 64bowtie on July 22, 2004, at 12:08:42
Well said! We are back to what I said about the opposite of love -- malice does more harm than anything.
I teach children that even if they didn't "mean to" they still have to take responsibility for their actions and apologize if appropriate. But we also teach children that if the other person didn't mean to, they might consider a different response instead of retaliation or prolonged anger. Accepting apologies can be just as hard as giving them.
And now we've circled back to the forgiveness questions.
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