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How I Learned to Be The Better Person
And it ain’t easy!
A lot of people think they have grown up and have become mature because they are decent people. I too was that way. I would never hurt anyone, physically or with words. Now, that doesn’t count what I would say in my head of course.
If someone did ask what was wrong or why I was upset I would let them know but in the kindness way possible. I always felt that you wouldn’t be able to hear the message if it was being screamed at you or that it was said in a hurtful way.
Fair enough. But that was as far as it went. Sometimes you have to do things without explaining your actions and let people think what they will. Just do the right thing.
I was 35 years old before I had to decide how I would have to deal with this. A grown-up for sure, but I don’t feel that age defines a grown-up.
We have all met people middle-aged and older that have not grown up yet and have no intention of doing so.
When my husband and I were considering having children there was a large discussion in the community on whether we should have french immersion schools in BC.
At that time we were a mostly English-speaking province and only two or three other provinces had a significant population that spoke French.
