I feel exactly the same way about the overuse of the word sorry. I have had some arguments with my DH about the skids just automatically saying sorry when they get caught. I might be willing to accept the apology if it was over something that hadn't happened before or that I knew wouldn't happen again in the near future. I used to hear it from my ex too and it made me mad because even though he said sorry he never changed his behaviour.

It's been driving me crazy, too. But, mostly because it keeps coming out of my God kids' mouths. They're 7 and 8. They do things they aren't supposed to, and then, say sorry right after. Drives me nuts because the fact that they say sorry means they KNOW not to do it. Love them, but drive me nuts.

To every thing there is a season.

so I tell my kids only to say it when they can be sure of WHY they are apologizing. But what I REALLY HATE is when you are say....shopping and you bump into to someone and you say "oh excuse me" or "pardon" or "sorry" and their reply is "you're fine"......ewww that grates my nerves.... I know I'm fine! What they're supposed to say is "that's OK" or something else, anything but "you're fine".

sorry only works if you never make the mistake again...Don't say sorry for something that's going to keep happening. I hate when DH says,"I'm sorry that you feel that way." or "I'm sorry I keep doing this."

It's like, ok buddy, don't even bother. My favorite question is,"what exactly are you sorry about and why?" It's like my own personal essay question for DH and kids.

laughing like crazy over Sia and "you're fine" that is like having one hair at a time being pulled from my head it's so annoying to hear "you're fine" or if it's stated, "you're fine...sweetie." ARGH!

"We all have different desires and needs, but if we don't discover what we want from ourselves and what we stand for, we will live passively and unfulfilled.”

"To Thine Own Self Be True" William Shakesphere

While you all walked with me thru my mine field of a marriage, you know I tried to fight for my rights in my home.

What'd I get from H? Once in awhile a "Sorry". A blanket "sorry" that did not address any issues. And a truly heartfelt "sorry" means change. Which never came about.

Now I hear "sorry" from him constantly. Now that I filed for divorce, he's "sorry" and claims to want to change. Claims he can see clearly now what he did.

We had a huge discussion in April about what he was doing in this marriage. About the "secrets" between him & SD18, about his indulgence to her and what it was doing to us financially, and always behind my back. About his hidden debts.

Now if he'd been sorry, truly sorry, May and June would have been, could have been, a time for repair. Instead, it was more of the same.

And now that the ink is on the line, he thinks I'll buy into his false promises and apologies. Like his life depends on it. Well, his life doesn't depend on it, just his life with me. And I no longer place any value on ANYTHING this man has to say.

So, hey, H. "SORRY". I don't believe a word you say.