Is it fair?

I recently asked someone to put themselves in my shoes.
What I failed to do is to put myself in theirs. 

How can I expect them to understand my point of view, if I don't even try to understand theirs?  Not fair on my part at all.  I barely realized this last night and deeply apologized for the oversight. 

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  1. Sherry SikstromNovember 2, 2013 at 7:33 PM

    well that is what makes you different form many , hard to see our mistakes but best to own them

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  2. Dawn@Lighten Up!November 5, 2013 at 11:16 AM

    How wonderful to talk to someone who actually apologizes. Very rare these days.

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