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When I was in fifth grade I just started walking to the train station after school

with my friend and I found out a couple weeks later after we

started walking that someone had spotted my mom hiding between bushes as we were

walking to the train station.

She would go from like one bush to another just to watch us and make sure that I was okay

because she was really nervous and scared of me walking alone for like one of the first times.

My friend who walked with me was like what the heck you know why is your mom doing that and yeah

it made me feel like a sense of loss of control and I think eventually my whole school found out I think that is one of these things

like rumor spread people find out that a Scott's mom you know needs to monitor him

it was you know needs to monitor him you know quite embarrassing. We know from research that carrying a grudge can be toxic for a mental and physical

health and that forgiving others can have the opposite

effect. But it's not easy to let go of old resentments and anger toward people who've

harmed you, even for small offenses. I'm Dacker Keltner. Welcome to the Science of

Happiness. Today we're talking about forgiveness, what it is and what it is not.

Forgiving doesn't mean glossing over or denying the seriousness of an offense, it doesn't mean forgetting, condoning,

or excusing people who've hurt you.

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