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		teddyh on June 18, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apology It might be a bad and insufficient apology, but people always say that, about all apologies, even honest and good ones. A more workable policy would be to never criticize apologies, but accept them and move on. You never want to make apologizing a sure-losing move.

spoonjim on June 18, 2021 [–]

Yes, but the apology should not affect the likelihood of being punished. If you do something bad, apologizing shouldn't be a ticket out of punishment.

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