Ask Amy: Wonderful grandson is terrible at the table
By Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency
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He might say, "Thanks, babe -- but I don't need this. I don't want it. I already have one!
And you can say, "Exactly."
Dear Amy: Thank you for your empathetic reply to "Survivor," the abused person who wanted to confront a childhood bully, years later.
You wrote: "Vengeance doesn't quiet rage; it stokes it."
Put another way: Revenge is like drinking poison and hoping the other person will die.
-- Beth
Dear Beth: Yes! This profound statement rings so true.
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(You can email Amy Dickinson at askamy@amydickinson.com or send a letter to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or Facebook.)
