Punk.of.Ages

It can go either way, I think. It really depends on the apology offered. Sometimes people make big mistakes and it's hard to admit being wrong. That kind of apology takes strength and integrity to deliver. A lot of times, though, people apologize for things that aren't their fault and/or they're not really sorry for. This annoys me in the best case, and shows weakness and belittles the apology in the worst case.

It takes a big person to admit they're wrong, but it becomes a bit of a mockery if a person apologizes for everything that goes wrong...

EDIT, also a crosspost. I'm a slow typer:

This is the kind of "apology" I was referring to on the low end that annoys the sin out of me. I can't stand when people apologize for things that aren't their fault and they have no control over, but I didn't click the edit button to call you annoying. I've never thought of it as something other than an apology. I've never thought about it as just showing empathy and caring...

This is an interesting concept.

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