14/05/2025
You can’t change someone. At the end of the day, they are who they are because that’s who they choose to be. People will only change if they’re willing to change, and that’s something they have to decide entirely on their own. All you can do is hopefully influence them to want to be better, try to motivate them to want to grow as a person, and make an effort to inspire them to learn healthier traits and habits. You’re probably wondering how long it’s going to take for them to see the error of their ways and how it’s affecting you, you’re probably waiting to see some improvement in their behavior and how they treat you, and you’re probably anxious to find out if they truly meant it when they apologized for their mistake. Just know that you aren’t required to forgive them just because you love them, and they should know that they’re apologizing to accept their wrongdoing and to accept a responsibility to make things better, not to just solicit forgiveness.
Be careful what you choose to tolerate because you’re teaching them how to treat you, and all that does is tell them that they don’t need to change.
