Don’t you wonder how these mean girls turned out? Aren’t you curious about how they would respond if you asked them to explain the dynamic and their behavior from so long ago?
Understand that there is a likelihood that they would brush off your query by claiming not to remember this episode; there is also the possibility that they would, as a group, find a way to blame you for it.
I applaud your willingness to forgive these three, and your story illustrates perfectly the truism that forgiveness is a liberating virtue.Dear Amy: I’m going through a bit of a crisis. You see, shortly before my mother died of cancer last year, she kept a diary detailing in graphic detail about how awful I was and how hard it was dealing with my outbursts .Advertisement
Honestly, I don’t feel comfortable with this, but my father “promised her on her deathbed” that he’d do this. However, I’m terrified of confronting him because I’m concerned about his rebuttal. What should I do?Dear Anonymous: It might help if you wrote down your thoughts in the form of a letter. Express your concerns logically and by using neutral language.So far, he’s presented it as a threat.
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