sor·ry (sr, sôr)
adj. sor·ri·er, sor·ri·est
1. Feeling or expressing sympathy, pity, or regret: I'm sorry I'm late.
2. Worthless or inferior; paltry: a sorry excuse.
3. Causing sorrow, grief, or misfortune; grievous: a sorry development.
I discovered something about myself last night, I apologize way too much. I don't know if it is because I have worked in customer service for that last 7 years, or because I spent 9 years in Catholic school. Where ever it came from, I do it far too often. I say "sorry" and I often don't even mean it. It just seams like the right thing to say. Last night I was at Pavilions and I tried to use a phone number for a club card to get the discount. The number I was entering was not working, the cashier boy asked me for another one. I said, I didn't have one "sorry". He responded in a playful way with "you don't have to be sorry to me, I didn't miss out on savings". Then later in the evening I was playing with my nephew, and I apologized to him because my sister and I got in a big fight earlier and I was yelling very loudly in front of him. He looked at me and said "It was pretty funny". I said "Im glad you thought it was funny, but im still sorry I yelled in front of you, that wasn't right". He looked at me and smiled and said "It was funny, no need to be sorry here". Even though apologizing was the right thing to do for my nephew, I realized that I say that word far too much. I say it when there is no need. My pop always tells me, "why are you sorry, don't apologize, you didn't do anything". Even though it's not New Years yet, I am making a resolution. I will try not to apologize unless I really mean it and the situation calls for an apology.
Sorry to have rambled for so long! ;0)
