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One day when my little boy was less than two years old, I had to see the doctor, so I left him to the
babysitter. On my way to the hospital, I 1 that the babysitter was driving around the town. 2 who was
taking care of my son, I went to her house to find a stranger there. 3 with the situation, I grabbed my
child and left without a word.
When I went to put my son in his car seat, I was 4to find him taped(用胶带粘住)around his whole
body at the elbows and around his ankles. I couldn't 5the nightmare. Was it really true?
Later I also found my baby wearing three or four diapers(尿布), so there would be no 6 to change
him through the day. We soon 7 the police and with the help of several people, the 8 showed she had
done this every day over the course of five months. The babysitter was found guilty in the 9 and was
sentenced to seven years in prison.
Over the first several months, my husband and I had a hard time 10 our anger. We ually started
taking it out on one another. 11 , at last we managed to let go of our anger.
About a year later, we 12 a parole(假释)hearing, but not for the reasons everyone there 13. Of
course, others thought we wanted her to stay14. Imagine everyone's surprise when we rose to say
that we forgave her and wanted her to be 15 . She had a 12-year-old daughter at home in need of
her mother.
When we16 our forgiveness, you could see the weight of the world lift from her. She broke down
in tears and looked us in the eye with17 .
Many people today are still shocked by our18 . But I have to say it was the most19 experience
of my life. I quickly realized that forgiveness is not so much for the receiver,20 the giver is so richly
enriched in the process.
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