Believe me, if I had done such a thing, writing an apology would be the least of my concerns. The fact that Mrs. Grunion was operating a bus full of children and that the results of my actions could have been far more reaching,would have been much more intense for me.
Being blue is part of our life. If it lasts for a long time or morphs into depression, then some intervention may be in order. How many times have I feigned feeling good in order for someone else to feel better about my being blue? Its better to be available to that person. We have to experience these feelings in order to get through them without having the added stress of trying to feel better because someone is telling us we should.
What is the big deal? We have two sons and both stayed on. Our oldest got married and moved out. His room became a home gym. Our younger is living in our rental unit. He pays rent, not as much as on the open market. He has loans that he is paying for and he helps out with snow shoveling and yard work. Both guys are fine young men and I would have no trouble if they both were here as well as my daughter in law. Families have become so separated these days.
Of all the plastic that winds up in the oceans and rivers and lakes.