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Guest Post by Josh Hanagarne: Three Lame Types Of Apologies – The Sorry Series, #3

This week I’m obsessing about forgiveness, being sorry, and sorry ways to be sorry. Josh Hanagarne of the wildly weird and wonderful World’s Strongest Librarian has some ideas about that too. Here’s his guest post about lame apologies – and the very first guest post on my site, ever. Thanks, Josh. Three Lame Types Of Apologies by Josh Hanagarne The Screamed Apology I was outside a Wal-Mart recently when I saw a woman in pajamas dragging her shirtless child across the parking lot. She was pulling him too fast and he couldn’t …

By: Beth L. Gainer

Beth L. Gainer — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:58:51 +0000

Kelly,

This is an excellent, eloquent piece, as usual.

I just adopted a daughter from China almost two months ago, and while she's mostly an angel now at 14 months, I am afraid I know the disobedient devil that's bound to come. You made me think of this (chill).

BTW, thank you so much for twittering me!!

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:29:39 +0000

I was crushed today when I discovered that my beautiful wretched three year old boy had fallen asleep while banished to his room after his sleep deprived antics sent me careening over the edge. After a few minutes of deep breathing (and quickly checking whether anyone wanted said wretched three year old, but alas, there were no takers), I returned to make up with him. He was asleep, and I could tell it wasn’t his normal peaceful sleep. I was heartbroken to think that he fell asleep with his mommy’s sharp words still ringing in ears. He awoke in a much better mood, and we cuddled and made up. Still I sit with this guilt. I didn`t want my baby to learn at such tender age that although the person who hurts you should make amends, that sometimes doesn`t happen. Sigh.