How many times had we had this conversation? I looked into my ten year old son's eyes and he was still upset about an incident that happened three years ago! You could see it in his body language, in his eyes, in his choice of angry words, and in his overall demeanor. He hated this boy.

I know hate is a strong word. I think for a child emotions are expressed so vivdly. They haven't had the experience of lying to the world about their feelings yet. They don't yet understand the social intricacies involved. Perhaps, as we grow, we invent these concepts.

He told the tale of how this boy would brag about how cool he is, and how everything he did was better than what anyone could do. This other boy was always grabbing the toys from my son's hands, or bothering my son while he was playing with his video game. It wasn't the kind of bothering that had a purpose either. He didn't want the toy, this boy just wanted whatever my son had just so my son couldn't have it anymore. My son was as annoyed today, while telling me the story, as he was when it happened.

I asked him a question, "You seem to really hate this kid, huh?" He said, "Yes!"

I continued, "Who is it...