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A
thirteen-year-old was
sent to the cleaners.
She was told to go
straight there; she did.
But she did not come
straight home. On
the trip home from the
cleaners, she became
involved in an egg
fight. More
than a half dozen eggs
ended upon a $300 suit.
She took the suit home,
rolled it up, put it in
a plastic bag and hid it
in the closet.
Three days later when
she was asked about the
suit, she started to cry
and produced the bag
with the festering suit
from the closet.
The child is still alive
with all of her limbs
intact. The parent
took a deep breath and
reminded herself: There are times when I
do not follow
instructions; I do not
always admit my mistakes
and try to cover them
up. When I am put
on the spot, I cry.
Whenever I am confronted
with something I've done
wrong, I usually don't
lie. If we really
want to understand why
our children behave the
way they do, we must
take a long, hard,
honest look at
ourselves.
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Iyanla Vanzant |
