Jane Hansen Hoyt

Everyone expects a few rough spots when relating to people. If you have kids, my guess is that you’ve had mud tracked in on the living room carpet, a window broken from a stray baseball and perhaps a car fender dented when your novice driver made a solo run to the grocery store.

Or maybe you’ve experienced an upset over something as minor as a family member’s missing an appointment or forgetting to take a phone message. These minor ‘bumps’ on the road of life are usually dismissed with a casual, “Oh, you’re forgiven. Forget it. It’s OK.”