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There is only one thing harder in this world than forgiving. It's to ask forgiveness armed only with, 'I'm sorry'.

Erma Bombeck

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Erma Bombeck
Age: 69 †
Born: 1927
Born: February 21
Died: 1996
Died: April 22
Column Author
Journalist
Writer
Bellbrook
Ohio
Erma Louise Bombeck
Sorry
Harder
Asks
Thing
World
Armed
Forgiveness
Forgiving

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I read one psychologist's theory that said, Never strike a child in your anger. When could I strike him? When he is kissing me on my birthday? When he's recuperating from measles? Do I slap the Bible out of his hand on Sunday?
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