You were allowed to not know better.

Looking back, it's easy to cringe at who we were and what we did. How could I not see it? Why did I say that?

But you didn't know then what you know now. You learned it the only way people ever learn — by living it.

We don't scold children for crooked letters. They're learning to write.

You were learning too. You were allowed to not know better. Now that you do, you can do better. That's enough.