Update / In for the loooong run

[DavidA]

So, If someone says they are sorry for a particular action or deed they did to hurt or disappoint another. Yet they continue doing the same deeds or actions , what is the point of saying I'm sorry ? In an mlc'rs mind does it give them some relief or sense of being absolved ?

In my mind being offered an apology for things done in the past is a great step towards making things right for the future. But repeating the very same things you apologize for just makes me believe that the behavior is robotic and not heart felt. Just when you think they are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel you find out it's not the real thing. They are just doing the things they are being told to do in the "program" figuring that if they do they will magically be cured.

Anyone who has dealt with this as long as I have knows there is no magical cure. Some people will never be healed and will allow the scars that brought them into their mlc to rule and ruin the rest of their lives. Sooner or later we have to give up our stoic attitudes and stubbornness and just plain let go for good and never look back. I am soon to be a that crossroads and I know at this point what direction I have to take.

Happy New Year and best of luck to us all ! DavidA