Sunny, thanks for the quick reply. What is your deadlift goal? Whatever it is, I think that is a pretty admirable goal, considering I can barely lift my 4-year-old.
I hear what you are saying, about graciousness. However, I replied to a similar letter one year ago with the following: "I appreciate you sincere effort to apologize and I am sorry this is hard for you."
It is eerily similar to what you suggested, don't you think? and that was without any input from DB community, if I recall correctly .
In retrospect, it certainly did not make me feel better. It could be argued that I am a better person for it, but a year had passed and I still wonder why I replied. I truly don't feel like a better person because of it: at best, I feel unchanged. At worst I feel like a chump for feeding into her belief that a painfully written email can fix the mess she wrought. I like who I am already. She will vilify me regardless. Why do I have to send an insincere letter in reply to her insincere letter. In short, Sunny, what purpose does it serve?
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