sorry? or not

Whenever the words "thank you," "please," and "sorry" come out of a person's mouth, he or she doesn't necessarily mean well; it sometimes may cause even more damage than one anticipates. Whenever I do a make a tiny mistake around adults - sometimes not even around adults - I say sorry; at a point, it actually gets annoying. I found this out when my parents started giving me a speech about saying sorry too much, that it has lost its value and I have started saying it simply as a filler word. To the extent of me saying this word, I started saying it when my mom forgot to make breakfast for me. This isn't even my fault! My mom started picking up on this after a couple times and ask, "why are you saying sorry, I was the one who forgot to make you breakfast. I should be sorry." After a few seconds, it really hit me: I do say sorry way too much when I don't actually mean it. 
I doesn't end with the word "sorry," however. I started saying thank you just as much as well. Saying it once or twice when the time is right and I actually mean it is a heart warmer to whoever I am saying it to. When I was feeling extra remorseful a couple of months ago, I started saying thank you whenever my mom fed my dog. I haven't fed her in five months, and I've never said thank you once to my mom. It made my mom's day after the first couple thank you's, but after two weeks straight of saying it twice a day, my mom started questioning whether I actually mean it or it has just become a habit. It hit me once again, I'm simply saying it because I was so used to saying it, not because I actually meant it. After a word is said so many times, it loses its value, and I'm glad I learned it now then later on in life. 

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  1. molly capelliApril 28, 2019 at 11:37 AM

    SOPHIA! YES! I always do this! Whenever someone bumps into me in the hallway, I'm always the one to say "sorry" really quickly. And you're so absolutely right about what you said this week, great job!

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  2. Isabella SmithApril 28, 2019 at 1:12 PM

    I can relate to this! I definitely do this too and it's a habit I need to break. I feel like filler words have become a lot more prevalent in recent years, with a lot of "ums" or "like" between every sentence.

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