My coat is at school.
Children have a way of wording a statement to avoid responsibility. The proper subject of the sentence, of course, is “I”.
Accepting responsibility, the child would say, “I broke the toy” or “I left my coat at school.”
How many times do we as adults do the same thing?
“The work is not finished, because he didn’t …”
“The conversation did not happen.”
A subtle change in language leads to major change in attitude.
“I didn’t…,” “I failed to…,” “I accept responsibility for…”
Faith Venture 
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