Apology Workshop Paper
2/18/2020
If you are familiar with the cartoon character Snuffy Smith, you will remember that he often had a devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other. The devil would urge Snuffy to take a selfish, destructive (but all in good fun) course of action, and the angel would encourage him to do the opposite. I am like Snuffy in that if I don’t think before I speak or act, I often get into trouble (Here, hold my beer, watch this!). I have been in counseling several times in my life, most recently for sensitivity training. One of my counselors told me, “If you have recurring patterns in your life that don’t make you happy, maybe you should look at your behavior.” I have found this to be good advice.
So as you might guess, I have had a lot of practice at apologizing for impulsive speech or actions.
In the fifth grade, I threw a baseball through a neighbor’s upstairs window, just to see if I could do it. My mother made me go across the street and ‘fess up. I was scared when i rang the elderly lady’s doorbell. She was very kind and forgave me. I was surprised that she was not angry with me at all. I don’t remember if she gave me my ball back.
