One day, I ran into a stranger as he passed by me. I said sorry to 1 immediately. He replied with a smile and said,"I'm sorry, 2 . I wasn't watching out for you."
Later that day, when I was cooking, my 3 was too close to me. When I turned to get 4 milk, I nearly knocked her over.
"Move out of the way!"I shouted.
She walked away 5 . But I didn't feel like I had to say sorry to her.
While I was in bed that night, my husband said to me",
While dealing with a stranger, you were6 , but with the daughter you love, you were unkind. Your daughter 7 you some flowers she picked herself. You'll find them in the kitchen by the door. Have you seen the tears 8 her eyes?"
I felt quite sorry for my lovely daughter. Then I went to her bedroom to tell her that I shouldn't have9 her. She kissed me on my cheek and said,"It's OK, mom. I love you anyway."
If we can be polite to strangers, 10 can't we do the same for the ones we love?
