I gave my mom an apology for the many years of my young life that I was mean to her. The apology was not as dramatic as it might sound… we have talked it over many times now. But I just realized that I never actually said, “Sorry.” So I did that. And she said, “Oh, it’s okay. You had to do that and I’m glad you did.”

And I left a little note under her pillow that said thank you.