Today I witnessed someone apologize for theft. They knew it was wrong and said they were sorry. They suffered some consequences, but certainly not permanent ones. They apologized. They were lucky that while the apology was not exactly “accepted” it did get them out of being reported to the authorities. Over the last few weeks,…
Yesterday I shopping was in Target and heard someone wish ill upon their friend. I didn’t hear the first part, but she said “I hope next time you fall and hurt yourself.” She said it with a hint of sarcasm, but it stopped me in my tracks. We hear stuff like this all the time…
Today we woke up to news of one of most famous news anchors being fired for sexual misconduct. In the wake of this, many people are asking about the protocol for giving compliments. Is it OK to compliment someone’s looks that you work with? Do we live in a world where we have to contemplate…
Are you looking at Facebook photos of people and their happy families eating turkey that is perfectly golden brown and looks like it belongs on the cover of a magazine? Did you wake up to a frozen turkey and then subsequently burn it while fighting with your spouse? Or did you order Chinese take-out and…
If I knocked on your door right now, would you let me in? I mean, let’s assume we know each other, I am a friend. However, I just stopped by unannounced. Would you panic because the house is a mess? Because the kids have toys everywhere? Or…would you let me in and not give it…