This Weekend, my mom and I had a little
disagreement.
At that time, I realized I’d gotten more angry
than I should have. My mom was upset, and
I felt really guilty for behaving like that.
And I’m the kind of person who knows I
should say sorry, but I just can’t bring
myself to say it. Sometimes because I feel
it might make things worse, and
sometimes because I feel like saying ‘sorry’
wouldn’t be enough.
That’s why, whenever I make a mistake, I
choose my own way of apologizing instead
of just saying sorry.
And this time, my funda worked, friends.I
felt that when we try different little ways,
we can earn forgiveness and even put a
smile on the other person’s face.
My Different Way of saying sorry
After a small argument between my mom and
me, she went out to spend some time with her
friends and the neighborhood aunties, and
I was the only one left at home.
Because I was the only one at home,
my mom was going to cook food for me
after coming back – something I myself had
asked her to do, since I don’t know how to cook.
After my mom left, I kept feeling guilty.
I was like, Yaar, I really messed up. I shouldn’t
have raised my voice at mom. I made a huge
mistake, and all those thoughts just kept
running in my head…bla bla bla.
Then I realized that I had to say sorry, no
matter what.
And I keep coming up with different ways to
apologize every time –
It totally depends on the person in front of me
and what kind of approach will work
with them.
So before my mom came home, I finished all
the household chores.
Dish washing, sweeping the house, and most
importantly, cooking.
Yes, by watching YouTube videos and asking
people around me for help.
Slowly, with a few mistakes here and there, I
managed to cook my own food.
And then, as soon as my mom came home,
she was surprised to see that all the
household work was done and the food was
already cooked.
Seeing all this, my mom was really very happy.
Then I smiled and said, “This is my way of
apologizing” and after that…well, my mom
melted instantly.
And then our little fight turned into patch-up
time.
Apologize using such little tricks isn’t really
that hard. You can try it too.
Have you ever apologized by doing something
like this too?
I’d love to hear your story.