When you find yourself in a situation where you are confronted with the possibility of being wrong, decide what you want to get out of this situation: Do you want to be right, or do you want to be better? “It must be so frustrating for your kids for you to be always right.” This […]
My wish is that he will grow into a man who gives sincere apologies, not preemptive “sorries” to avoid consequences for bad behavior. We are lousy apologizers. Many of us are guilty of throwing around a “sorry” not as a demonstration of contrition, but as a way to justify bad behavior. Just the other day […]
Watching Amy Schumer’s show reminds me that eradicating misogyny from the world is as much an inside job as it is a fight to be won out there. One of the many facets that I appreciate about comedian Amy Schumer’s work is that she shines a light on the cultural conditioning that keeps women in […]
Most of the “crimes” for which I apologize are not crimes at all—they are apologies for simply going about my business in ways that are necessary. Not too long ago, I was checking my office mailbox for the snail-mail that I sometimes receive. My mailbox is located in a common area, along with everyone else’s […]
This originally appeared on Manifest-Station. Republished here with permission. Note: Sensitive material contained in this piece. Mention of sexual assault. If I had told that guy I didn’t want to sit on his lap, or I had yelled at that man to let go of my chest, then I would have lost them, and in […]
