Sorry, please forgive me (1)

Sorieeee… (with a drag and eyes rolled)
Sorrilah….(short and quick, followed by eyes rolled)
So……ri (followed by eyes rolled)

Notice that every sorry is accompanied with eyes rolled. Does that child mean what he or she say? Certainly not! Do you get these kinds of responses often? Well, I do. It is lackadaisical and disturbing.

Do you behave the similar manner to your spouse as your children do to you? Honestly I do. Childish? Yes! Immatured? Yes! At the end of any incident, that kind of sorry will not reconcile us with anyone.

Self pride is the main culprit. Pride causes us to lose face if we admit our mistakes. Therefore, it takes big courage to apologize sincerely. It takes bigger courage to ask for forgiveness. It takes the biggest courage to be rejected of forgiveness.

In the next episode, we will work on how we could help our children cope with this pride.