“I am sorry for that”
I received this note on Sunday afternoon, amidst the fallout of a meltdown by my 6-year-old son. He’s written notes of apology before, and in the past he has been a bit more specific in describing why he is “sare.” Whether he anticipates using this note again or he just ran out of room on the piece of paper to go into detail, I’m not sure. But the fact that he writes me notes makes my heart swell a bit, even while I am trying to get under control my own emotional reaction to his irrational screams.
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P.S. This note is a bit reminiscent of at least one previous note I’ve received, don’t you think?
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Oh! So sweet.
A true gentlment in training. Hope he holds on to that.
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Awww, that is really very sweet. He must be truly sorry about something.
.-= Allison @ Alli ‘n Son´s last blog ..Time Alone and Reflection =-.
Oh brother! A WRITTEN note? That must of been on heck of a blowout!
Did he bring flowers and chocolate too?
Notes like that are meant to be kept, cherished and revisited often. We should be as willing to seek forgiveness as children are (at times). Who wouldn’t melt at a note like that? Just precious!
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Flowers, occasionally. Chocolate? Not from this boy. He’d eat it all himself. But then, he’s 6.
Yeah, a written note pulls at the heart strings. When my daughter says I am sorry to me, I get that feeling of guilt and I don’t want to yell at her at least for the next twenty-four hours. With a note, I don’t know how long the honeymoon period would last.
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I know what you mean. He was so remorseful, and then I was, too. Because I just never feel I’m patient enough with him. And that his despair is partly my fault. Sigh.
A general apology for all future mishaps. Efficient and thoughtful. I have to admire that! :)
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Oh, that note tugged at my heart. (And I could read it without the translation on the bottom!)
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So precious! Do you know what I do with those notes? I use them as bookmarks. Little tugs at my heartstrings each time I open my book.
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Oh I love the idea of using the notes as bookmarks!
What a cute note! They sucker us right in with their sweetness, don’t they?
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I love the note. And he should definitely use it again. He’s just being green, Mama. Saving the Earth one reusable apology note at a time.
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Perhaps I should laminate it? Or is that ecologically unsound?
That is *so* adorable. My kids always have to say “why” they are apologizing (usually spoken, not written). Their favorite “catch-all” apology is “I’m sorry for … ummmm… not listening to momma…?” Of course my sassy 3-year-old has tried “I’m sorry for…aaaahh… NOTHING!”
How about:
“I’m sorry, Mom.”
“For what, B?”
“Um. I don’t remember.”
I love the green theme here – Jane’s bookmarks, Alex’s “I’m sorry” recycling.
My husband is a big fan of the blanket apology (giving them more than receiving, I think) and would love to reuse a note to the tune of “I’m really sorry for, you know, whatever I did.”
It is so, so much sweeter on a six-year-old!
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I think that is a very cool story.
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He should think about selling those. My kids could stand to buy a few.
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I like it. Maybe an item available at the summertime lemonade stand?
Ah… the issue of apologies. In children, generally sincere. And in adults, all too often, what they deem expedient.
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Oh, how right you are, Wolfie. Now I’m definitely going to save this one, so that I can share it with him when he grows up and forgets how to say “sare.”
Next time I need to say I’m sare, I’m going to use this note as my model! Concise, sincere, and written in green. Perfect.
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awe, my heart just melted.
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Love what Alex said. Yes, he’s saving time, and the earth.
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That is SO sweet, Jen. I love it.
(And I’ve tried again and again and AGAIN to vote for you guys on that site, but it won’t let me. I feel like a grandmother, yelling at my computer. I’ll keep trying, though.)
This is too much! Hilarious. “That” – perfect word to describe a blowout or meltdown. It’s all-encompassing. Tantrum, tears, yelling, insults, kicking, slamming, biting, whatever.
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Don’t you love the way the 6 YO brain crafts words!?? It’s hilarity beyond compare! My 6 YO loves to draw graffes (a.k.a. long necked animals with spots) she also loves her sestr (or the little female person who also lives with us). It’s so funny! But seriously I’ve got to get a handle on it 1st grade (and their spelling test are coming)!
My girls write sorry notes to eachother a lot. I’ve saved some of them because they melt my heart almost as much as the love notes that they write eachother.
Another beautiful post!
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I love this. I was at Teresa’s this weekend and her 9-year-old wrote an encrypted apology note. Luckily she broke the code and he was released from his room.
Adorable. And I LOVE the ancient note from Sarah too!
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That is AWESOME! Did you teach him to do that?
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I always feel like such a tyrant when I get a written apology even though they’re the ones who think of it! I figure it must be due to the nature of the transgression, right? My son, 14, now writes me these long-winded, excuse-laded apologies ending with the irrefutable idea that I have to forgive him because he’s my only son. Nice.
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So sweet. I love getting notes from my kids. My daughter is great about writing love notes. Although my oldest son’s specialty used to be hate mail. He would write a note in anger and drop it down the staircase while he was in his room for a timeout.
Almost better than a love note…
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That’s sweet-funny. I think you only have to worry about it being non-specific if he takes it back and stashes it away for the next time HAHA!
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