A common answer to "Who did it?" is "It wasn't me." But was it?
If you tend to be talkative, outgoing, or powerful, have you ever demanded others to do wrong? "Hey, Joe, go trip that kid." Or have you ever provoked someone? "Go ahead, just try and hit me." Have you ever participated in wrong? "Ya, let's skip school." Or have you defended something that is wrong, as if it is right?
If you tend to be quiet, introverted, or influential, have you advised someone to do wrong? "Just tell your dad you're going with me." Have you ever gone along with others because you couldn't say no? Have you praised someone doing wrong. "You're so cool." Have you hidden the wrong of others when it involved big harm or big damage?
It is easy to be, intentionally or not, an accessory to another's wrong. You may not have done the wrong, technically, but in a way, "It was me."
Love,
Mom
