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Originally Posted by saltfly
grandma should have dragged the "little angels"over to your house immediately and had them apologize on the spot.then do the 100x and give it to their parents.
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I agree 100%
When I was a kid eons ago, and I screwed up, my parents made me confront the other person involved so that I got to see and hear their reactions. To this day, I will acknowledge my mistakes willingly because I can usually sympathize with the other person and it eliminates the stress of wondering if you "got away with it".
If I need to make amends, I'll also cough up the dough or do something (yardwork, etc...) to attone for my wayward ways.
It's amazing that that kind of approach can earn the respect of the other person, and eventually make you respect yourself.
It's a real character-builder.
I would only hope their parents are true "hands-on" parents, and not parents-by-proxy (by TV).
You know, the kind that let TV instill their kids virtues instead of instilling their own.
Good luck.
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