If we make a mess we try to clean it up.
Rule 13. When we do the wrong thing, we try to fix it. Part b. Section ii.
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Rule 13. When we do the wrong thing, we try to fix it. Part b. Section i.
After we apologize, we try to fix what we have done or make up for it.
If we break something, we try to fix it or replace it.
Rule 13. When we do the wrong thing, we try to fix it. Part a. Sections i, ii, & iii.
First, we apologize.
The purpose of an apology is to let the other person know that they can feel safe with us. We need to let them know that we are not going to do the bad thing again.
If we have done something bad to someone by accident, we say, “I am sorry. That was an accident. I did not mean to do it, and I will be careful so that I do not do it again.”
If we have done something bad to someone intentionally, we say, “I am sorry. I should not have done that. I will not do it again.”
Rule 12. We are truth speakers. Part b. Section iv.
We are kind with the truth.
We try to say things in a way that is not likely to be hurtful to someone.
Rule 12. We are truth speakers. Part c. Section iii.
We are kind with the truth.
We try not to be showoffs.
Rule 12. We are truth speakers. Part c. Section ii.
We are kind with the truth.
We don’t say anything about it when someone is not good at something or has had a bad experience.
Rule 12. We are truth speakers. Part c. Section i.
We are kind with the truth. Sometimes this means we soften it.
We do not tell people when we have something they don’t.
Rule 12. We are truth speakers. Part b. diagram # 2
We face hard truths.
Rule 12. We are truth speakers. Part b.
We face hard truths.
Rule 12. We are truth speakers. Part a.
Saying things that are not true makes people feel unsafe with us.
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