Stahlke Adoption

Two Sides of a Word

"s . . o . . r . . r . . y"

This version comes almost daily from the children who want to get past their misdeeds as quickly as possible. He/she hopes that this magic word will solve all their problems and return their world to normal. Only seldom are they actually penitent.


"SORRY!@*!"

For these children, I can count on one hand how many times in five years they've uttered this word--and only a few fingers can be counted! Sometimes I think these children feel completely diminished if they admit guilt. And maybe in the past it was just too dangerous to look weak. But now when they can get themselves to say "sorry," they really mean it.

posted by Stahlkes @ 6:38 PM