I had not said anything about what had happened the day before–about being scared down to my very bones when I thought they had left me. I don't know what came over me. Ever since my mother left us that April day, I suspected that everyone was going to leave, one by one. Sharon Creech
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We all have things we've said and done that we wish we could take back. We got so wrapped up in our own thoughts that we didn't realize what we were saying or doing went way beyond what we intended. Sometimes, if we're lucky, someone else will tell us what we said or did was wrong. But the problem with that is that it's hard for us to believe them until they can prove they mean it and stick with it. What happened to me was a big wake-up call: I realized I had to change myself and my life before I could do anything about my mother leaving.

Source: Walk Two Moons

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