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Don’t Tell Me You’re Sorry: A Call for More Honest Communication

Don't Tell Me You're Sorry: A Call for More Honest Communication by Judy Marano. Photograph of a child covered her face with her hands by Caleb Woods
Photograph by Caleb Woods

Often, when we say “I’m sorry,” the words end up flat and the apology hollow. It’s time to become more conscious of our words to better reflect our feelings

I feel like my grandmother when I start a sentence with “Back in the day…” but in this one case, I think it is appropriate. So…

Back in the days when I was growing up, when a person said those two magic words — “I’m sorry” — it held an almost revered meaning. Most of the time, the words were accompanied by a

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