Alison Wood Brooks

Oh, it's a doozy. He was a heck of a toddler. He was like a biter hitter. Okay. He used to headbutt. He has all these big ideas and he was a late talker. He was so frustrated. He couldn't express them.

Oh, it's a doozy. He was a heck of a toddler. He was like a biter hitter. Okay. He used to headbutt. He has all these big ideas and he was a late talker. He was so frustrated. He couldn't express them.

Oh, it's a doozy. He was a heck of a toddler. He was like a biter hitter. Okay. He used to headbutt. He has all these big ideas and he was a late talker. He was so frustrated. He couldn't express them.

Yeah. So dumb. Yeah. So he was having a tantrum and I picked him up and he flung his head back and he broke my nose. You can see it's like a little crooked. It's okay. I know I still look great. You look crooked. It's fine.

Yeah. So dumb. Yeah. So he was having a tantrum and I picked him up and he flung his head back and he broke my nose. You can see it's like a little crooked. It's okay. I know I still look great. You look crooked. It's fine.

Yeah. So dumb. Yeah. So he was having a tantrum and I picked him up and he flung his head back and he broke my nose. You can see it's like a little crooked. It's okay. I know I still look great. You look crooked. It's fine.

He had to be maybe three at the time. It was so enraging for all the reasons. I still hadn't taught him to be the kind of person who wouldn't hurt someone like that. He also was three, so he didn't really care. A hard mothering phase. Fast forward, he's now nine turning 10. Maybe he was around when he was seven. He was reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

He had to be maybe three at the time. It was so enraging for all the reasons. I still hadn't taught him to be the kind of person who wouldn't hurt someone like that. He also was three, so he didn't really care. A hard mothering phase. Fast forward, he's now nine turning 10. Maybe he was around when he was seven. He was reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

He had to be maybe three at the time. It was so enraging for all the reasons. I still hadn't taught him to be the kind of person who wouldn't hurt someone like that. He also was three, so he didn't really care. A hard mothering phase. Fast forward, he's now nine turning 10. Maybe he was around when he was seven. He was reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

And the main character, Greg Heffley, we were reading together and Greg Heffley apologized to Rowley, which is his best friend, which was rare. He's kind of usually like a jerk to his best friend. And Kevin paused. And in that moment turned to me and he was like, mom, remember when I broke your nose when I was like a toddler? And I say, yeah. It wasn't great.

And the main character, Greg Heffley, we were reading together and Greg Heffley apologized to Rowley, which is his best friend, which was rare. He's kind of usually like a jerk to his best friend. And Kevin paused. And in that moment turned to me and he was like, mom, remember when I broke your nose when I was like a toddler? And I say, yeah. It wasn't great.

And the main character, Greg Heffley, we were reading together and Greg Heffley apologized to Rowley, which is his best friend, which was rare. He's kind of usually like a jerk to his best friend. And Kevin paused. And in that moment turned to me and he was like, mom, remember when I broke your nose when I was like a toddler? And I say, yeah. It wasn't great.

Thank you for the reminder. As I was staring back at me in the mirror every day, he looked in my eyes and he goes, I'm so sorry. Oh, it was so beautiful. I couldn't believe that occurred to him.

Thank you for the reminder. As I was staring back at me in the mirror every day, he looked in my eyes and he goes, I'm so sorry. Oh, it was so beautiful. I couldn't believe that occurred to him.

Thank you for the reminder. As I was staring back at me in the mirror every day, he looked in my eyes and he goes, I'm so sorry. Oh, it was so beautiful. I couldn't believe that occurred to him.

I think it is more powerful because it's harder to do, harder to say.

I think it is more powerful because it's harder to do, harder to say.

I think it is more powerful because it's harder to do, harder to say.

You're right. You are doing an action by apologizing that is harder and more vulnerable to do. It is the action of love rather than just saying it.

You're right. You are doing an action by apologizing that is harder and more vulnerable to do. It is the action of love rather than just saying it.