What the Science Says About Forgiveness

What the Science Says About Forgiveness
People enjoy an evening drink at Place de la Contrescarpe in Paris as cafes, bars, and restaurants reopen after closing down for months amid the COVID-19 outbreak in France, on May 19, 2021. Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters
Jennifer Margulis
Joe Wang
Updated:

We’ve seen a lot of T-shirts and memes circulating on social media with some version of the words: “Forgive me for anything I said or did during COVID.”

The COVID crisis—along with disagreements about the severity of the disease, the safety and necessity of vaccines, and the advisability of lockdowns—has divided families, estranged friendships, and led to many misunderstandings and hurt feelings.
Jennifer Margulis, Ph.D., is an award-winning journalist and author of “Your Baby, Your Way: Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Parenting Decisions for a Happier, Healthier Family.” A Fulbright awardee and mother of four, she has worked on a child survival campaign in West Africa, advocated for an end to child slavery in Pakistan on prime-time TV in France, and taught post-colonial literature to nontraditional students in inner-city Atlanta. Learn more about her at JenniferMargulis.net
twitter
Related Topics