My Regret

    When we are angry, we usually say things we don’t mean. But the person on the receiving end is very likely to remember it. This is true of most fights I’ve had with my brother. I regret calling my brother names when we fought last month. Out of anger, I called him an idiot and other nasty names, and he was shocked by the terrible words that came out of my mouth. Not only did I feel bad about using this filthy language, but I was also convinced that it was all my fault when I heard him using the very same words to his classmate on the phone a few days later. I wanted to tell him it’s not good to call people names, but I was in on position to do so. I wish there were something I could do to take back what I had said.