I'm realizing something about myself: I'm horrible at conflict and confrontation. not only when someonw else has slighted me, but when I've done something to someone. too often, I've commited a minor (or at least relatively minor) offense towards someone dear to me. instead of just apologizing and admitting I'm wrong, I'll often just avoid the subject, and often the person, altogether. this just makes everything so much worse. I can take a small thing and turn it into a huge thing by not dealing with it. if you're reading this, and it sounds like I'm talking about you, don't think that I think this is making it all better. expect a conversation and an apology from me soon. if you think I'm talking about you and you don't get an apology from me, I must not know of how I've hurt you. please tell me, and I'll do my best to make it up to you. thank you, everyone, for putting up with me. | 
