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RE: Did you ever WONDER how you can apologize to a stranger if you don't know how to find them? Author R.J. Palacio found a way... and Hollywood made a movie about it.

in #life7 years ago

I thought this post was going to be about being the bigger person and apologizing when apologies need to be made. I didn't know it was going to be about the book and movie haha.

But yeah, I feel you!

I remember being really rude to a parking attendant once (cause I was being a moody bitch.) I felt so bad I apologized to him later and we shook hands. He also told me not to worry about it.

It's these moments that really tell who a person really is.

I don't know how many times I have seen it in people who clearly know what they screwed up, but instead of making amends, they start to make up excuses to validate their insecurities.

"Oh it wasn't my fault. He was the one who walked into me."

"Oh I was drunk. I don't remember anything so therefore it doesn't count."

"If he didn't want me to cheat on him, he should treated me better!"

And so on.

Although I must say, it can be a little hard to swallow one's pride. I personally need to work on forgiving others and not raining hell on them before giving them a chance to even apologize.

Thanks for the post @hanshotfirst. Definitely checking out the book.

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Lol. Sorry for tricking you. I admit I was trying to draw people in who otherwise might not have heard of the book. I really hope a few families will read it even if they hadn't planned to before.

Oh and I agree about apologizing. Far too many people become defensive. People make mistakes. It's how we handle them that truly matters.

Haha no worries on the tricking. I will check out the book! Is it under the Young Adult genre though?

Young adult or possibly slightly lower. Audience is 5th to 7th grade.