at what age does one learn contrition
contrition [kuh
n-trish-uh n]
noun
1. sincere penitence or remorse.
if
not the word attached to its compliance
then what an act of contrition is
at
what age does one learn an apology is more than the three little words nobody wants to hear uttered
I am sorry
as thoughtless and as hurriedly as one spits out a flying bug that found its way
into their wideopen mouth
Contrition
not
that it was understood or could be conceived of by force by spanking
This
is going to hurt me more than it hurts you
which he really didnt understand until he punished his own children – one crack
on the ass no more -- then sat them on
the edge of their bed and told them to really think about why he struck them firmly bringing them into the moment and the fierce light of their transgression
fifteen
twenty minutes later he attended to the finale of their punishment
his kids knew exactly what they did wrong and why they were punished
his girls(theres that) understood what he expected of them and thinking back over those
punishments he recognised he didnt have to spank them but a handful
of times
his children werent exceptional
they
were accountable
they
learned the line and shape of civility
as
it was his responsibility to teach them
1454,
Twosday, 4 10. 16
