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Show just kidding. Let's just for- get it ever happened," it probably wouldn't get another an-other thought. But since Aunt Nancy said it her way, chances are she " may not receive an apology from that relative again. In the home and In the school, disagreements will occur. A parent or child who can give and accept an apology sincerely will contribute much toward an atmosphere of good will. Love means always being able to say you're sorry or that you'll be nice when somebody else, says It. SchooLxv nJ fOd Home j Dr. Daryl J. McCarty Executive Secretary Utah Education Association The best remembered line from a movie of recent years was, "Love means never having to say you're sorry." I'm sorry, but there are some holes in that statement. First of all, there are too many of us parents who love pur,, children, but just can't bring ourselves to apologize for minor injustices that we sometimes inflict on them. Undeserved punishment of a child is something a son or daughter may never forget for-get unless Mom or Dad says, "I'm sorry." In that case, love mans always saying you're sorry. But apologizing is only half the process. Somepeo-ple Somepeo-ple do not seem capable of accepting an apology. When somebody begs Aunt Nancy's pardon, she seems compelled to reply with a statement such as: "You're telling me you're sorry about that crack you made about my cooking. You're always criticizing my cooking, and someday I'm going to bounce a milk bottle bot-tle off your head!" Let's face It: That's not a gracious acceptance of an ' apology 'that probably took a considerable amount of humility, good will and maybe even courage. If Aunt Nancy had smiled and said, "Sure, you were |