http://beyondjustmom.com/2008/12/sorry-vs-soulful-apologies/ Reflections on family, faith and the flux of life Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:28:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://beyondjustmom.com/2008/12/sorry-vs-soulful-apologies/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Beyond Just Mom » holiday harmony? episode one Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:54:52 +0000 http://beyondjustmom.com/?p=344#comment-126 [...] expressing how he(she) feels and what he(she) might do differently next time.   I try not to require mandatory apologies, but they often come naturally with the [...] [...] expressing how he(she) feels and what he(she) might do differently next time.   I try not to require mandatory apologies, but they often come naturally with the [...]

]]> http://beyondjustmom.com/2008/12/sorry-vs-soulful-apologies/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Audra Krell Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:57:04 +0000 http://beyondjustmom.com/?p=344#comment-60 I used to say "no you're not" when my kids apologized and I knew they weren't sorry. Oh how that crushed their little spirits! Now when I ask them to apologize to each other, I ask them to say why they are sorry, that seems to clarify things for both sides. I used to say “no you’re not” when my kids apologized and I knew they weren’t sorry. Oh how that crushed their little spirits! Now when I ask them to apologize to each other, I ask them to say why they are sorry, that seems to clarify things for both sides.

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