An Explaination—Not an Excuse: Thoughts on Nuance

19 Sep 2020

The other day I responded poorly to some school assignment related frustration. An hour later after I had calmed down and resolved the issue, my wife gently chided me for how I acted. I expressed gratitude for her well-placed correction, and said that I had been having a bad day leading up to that. I then added that that was an explaination, not an excuse, and my wife understood the difference between the two.