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A stranger's 12-step apology made me rethink my grudges
I was waiting for a bus on Market Street in San Francisco when this guy starts talking loudly on his phone, apologizing to someone he'd ghosted for 7 years. He listed every dumb excuse he'd used, from "I was busy" to "I lost your number." It hit me that I've been holding onto a friendship that ended over a $40 borrowed tool I never got back. That apology wasn't mine to accept, but it made me ask, what's heavier, the debt or the weight of keeping score? Anyone else ever let go of a grudge after hearing someone else's messy confession?
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victor7791mo ago
Man, come on. Sometimes keeping score is the WHOLE point, it's not about the 40 bucks, it's about respect. You just let everyone walk all over you if you forgive every little thing, and honestly that guy on the phone wasn't being brave, he was making a scene.
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