While walking in the park, I was able to analyze a family of three and while observing I overheard the little girl ask if she could have ice cream after they departed from the park, her mother replied, no. The reason she thought it was too late for her to have dessert, yet she assured her that she could …show more content…
Finally, when the both parties have reach a level of agreement to become a team when raising their children they can proceed to the stage of forgiveness. According to Interpersonal Conflict, forgiveness can be seen as the choice to limit negative thoughts and behavior, such as anger, blame, toward a hurtful situation to obtain a greater understanding of the victim and perpetrator (Hocker & Wilmot, 2014, pp. 304). Forgiveness is an act that can be done without acknowledging the person who caused the harm. In other words, the offender does not necessarily have to apologize to the victim for forgiveness to take effect. The victim in an abusive or hurtful situation seeks to forgive themselves so that they can move on with their life, free from guilt and rage of the traumatic event that has affected their life. A person who forgives themselves is better to equip to go through life without fear and doubt because they know how to deal with situations that may lure them back to the same circumstance that allowed them pain. When people