Fawlty Showers

Amends

“So what happened to your son after he put bugs in his buddy’s chili?” I asked.

Dana broke out in a big smile. “I told him to go to his friend’s house to apologize. He trudged out the door like he was on his way to prison.  Guess what he did.”

I shrugged, “No idea.”

“He raked the leaves for his friend. I didn’t tell him to, he just did it.  Took him hours. Then he went in and apologized.”

“Wow, he really did make amends.”

“He did it right. No half-hearted apology. Made the effort before he said sorry.”

“I’m impressed. Lots of adults say they’re sorry, promise to make it up, but don’t put forth much effort.”

Dana said, “He’s a good kid at heart.”

“Well, he did try to poison his friend’s lunch…”

 

Today I will remember truly making amends takes effort.

 

Fawlty Showers © 2020 by Ken Montrose

Fawlty Showers is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the characters and anyone you might know is purely coincidental.

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