Maine Teen Talk

How Forgiving are you?

Sometimes forgiveness can be a hard concept to understand and practice. But the best relationships create feelings of trust and show the willingness to forgive. How do you rate on the scale of forgiveness?

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  • You run into an old friend at the mall who you had a falling out with last year, you:
    • Say Hi, but end the conversation.
    • Ignore them.
    • Say Hi and smile, the past is the past.
  • You and your best friend made plans a week ago to see a movie on Friday night, but your friend cancels at the last minute, you:
    • Tell your friend that it is okay and you can go see the movie on Sunday.
    • Tell your friend you are annoyed with them and you will be careful next time you make plans.
    • Say “Fine, whatever…” and don’t call them for a couple of days.
  • When someone cuts you in line, you:
    • Don’t do anything.
    • Mutter under breath to yourself how they cut.
    • Approach them in an angry way and accuse them of cutting in line.
  • A friend of yours starts dating your ex, you:
    • Get so angry you never talk to them again.
    • Try to be civil, but realize your friendship will never be the same.
    • Explain to your friend you are upset, but try hard to accept their relationship and continue with your friendship
  • Your friends leave you out of their plans to go to the football game because they think you already have made plans with your boyfriend/girlfriend, but you haven’t, you:
    • Sit with them when you get to the game, and explain to them you didn’t have plans and you wished they would have included you in their plans.
    • Make plans with other friends and ignore them when you see them at the game.
    • Say hi but don’t make any attempt to sit with them at the game.

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  • Your boyfriend or girlfriend hurt your feelings and you told them you forgave them, but, you:
    • Still feel like they owe you.
    • Still feel pain, but try hard to understand.
  • A person you go to school hits your car by accident and leaves a small scratch on your bumper. They apologize and feel very bad, you
    • Get very angry at the person and try to figure out a way to scratch their car.
    • Show understanding and accept their apology. You ask them to pay for the damages.
    • Show annoyance towards the person and when they apologize, you say “Fine, but just watch out next time
  • You are Vice President of student council and a friend who had mistreated you in a previous club wants to join Student Council. You know this person could be beneficial for Student Council. You:
    • Tell the teacher advising Student Council that the person would not be a good fit and they should not be allowed to join.
    • Tell the teacher advising that you know the person would do a good job and they should join.
    • Tell the teacher advising that the person would do a good job, but you had personal issues in the past.
  • You and your family are going on a weekend trip to the lake. You want to invite one of your friends, but your mother says no because she wants it to be just the family. You:
    • Tell your mom that it’s fine and ask if it would be okay next time if you could bring a friend.
    • Get angry at your mother, tell her she never lets you do anything, and act irritated the whole weekend.
    • Show annoyance and brush your mother off for the day, but still try to enjoy your weekend.
  • Your friend starts spreading a rumor about you at school that isn’t true. A few days later, they apologized to you and tell everyone that the rumor isn’t true. You:
    • Don’t accept the apology and think of a rumor about your friend that’s worse, and spread it around.
    • Hear the apology, but keep your distance from them.
    • Accept the apology and explain to them how your feelings were hurt.

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