I … I am …sorry… -she said
Why? -I said
I… I don’t know. I just … -she said
You no longer may say “I am sorry” - I said
Wha..? I am sor… -she stopped
Mhmm that’s my good girl. -I said
Why? - she asked
You did not answer my question. - I said
O… I’m sor - she stopped
Umm… I was scared … - she confessed
I was anxious … - she confessed
I was unsure … - she confessed
I was anxious … - she confessed
Did you lash out? - I asked
Were you disrespectful? - I asked
Did you harm me? - I asked
… she paused …
No. None of those things. - she admitted
Then do not apologize. - I said
Ever. Never. For how you feel. -I said
You may not be sorry for feeling. You are human. Your fear, anxiety and confusion… are not an insult to others. - I said
“I am not sorry.” Say it. - I directed
Again. Say it. - I instructed
“I am not sorry.” - she whispered
Now get your pathetic ass into my lap.
- I instructed.
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Being sorry is appropriate for when you have wronged someone. Absolutely. But how often do you say “I’m sorry” as an offhand response to your emotional response to a situation? Feeling fear and anxiety and confusion do not insult others but they do hinder and harm you IF you don’t learn to navigate them. To ride the crazy train through to the next stop at the city center of Feeling Bettersville.
I’m sure this could have been written more better. But I’m not sorry. 😉
