Good manners

I fought a lot as a kid. That’s just how it is when you grow up in the hood. I would have fought a lot more if it wasn’t for one simple phrase: “My bad”. For those of you that don’t speak hood, “My bad” is the equivalent of saying “I’m sorry.”

About This Story

  • Project: We Are Here
  • Date submitted: 2018-09-04 00:00:00
  • Emotional tone: Strongly positive
  • Who should know about this? Everyone

About the Storyteller

  • Community: Boynton Beach
  • Age: 51-60
  • Gender: Male

How the Storyteller Interpreted Their Story

Note: Responses which fell closer to the middle (between two or three options) are shown as two dashes.
  • In your story, why did people act the way they did? They just did it, no reason
  • My story relates to: NA
  • Why did things happen in the story I told? The individual is responsible
  • The lesson in your story is: Take the good, lose the bad
  • In my story, problems are solved by: --
  • My story teaches us to: NA
  • My story teaches us that: --
  • My story teaches us that: NA
  • My story teaches us that: NA

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