People who really have gone through a transformation tend not to broadcast it in any way, though I do see the asking for forgiveness part.
I forget if I mentioned it in my post, but she also said, "I've even quit smoking." Your comment reminds me of the 12-step program and how one of those steps is to go around "making amends" or "asking forgiveness" or something like that.
...if she's really changed, then she should know that she shouldn't expect forgiveness, but that the act of asking for it was important...
I would really like to think that's what she was up to.
Speaking of important, I am coming to realize that I'm very glad I posted my account of the conversation. Your thoughts (and others), and the necessity of reacting to them, somehow seem more cathartic than the initial post itself was.
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Date: 2007-02-23 01:04 am (UTC)I forget if I mentioned it in my post, but she also said, "I've even quit smoking." Your comment reminds me of the 12-step program and how one of those steps is to go around "making amends" or "asking forgiveness" or something like that.
...if she's really changed, then she should know that she shouldn't expect forgiveness, but that the act of asking for it was important...
I would really like to think that's what she was up to.
Speaking of important, I am coming to realize that I'm very glad I posted my account of the conversation. Your thoughts (and others), and the necessity of reacting to them, somehow seem more cathartic than the initial post itself was.
So, er, thank you.