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Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real. Thomas Mereton When my girls were younger, I kept a list of funny things they said, and cute little mispronunciations like “untella” for “Nutella”. But I also kept a list of random statements I never thought I would say as a […]

Things I never thought I’d say to my kids

13 Aug, 2021 in August 2021: Hubris tagged forgiveness / parenting / words by Jodie McCarthy

How many times a day do you say the word, sorry? Think of all the needless times that we apologise for things that we didn’t mean to do. There are some moments when sorry is appropriate, like bumping into someone or stepping out of a car before someone when we […]

You belong in this room

11 Sep, 2020 in 2020 Sept: No Apologies / Radio Scripts tagged communication / identity / words by Amanda

“Everyone has inside them a piece of good news. The good news is you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is.” Anne Frank Regret has often followed the hallways of things that have been spoken in […]

How Encouragement Changed My Regrets

19 Oct, 2017 in 17 Regret tagged care / collaborative / encouragement / help / love / one another / words by Amanda