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Thursday, April 8, 2021

I Am Sorry

 

I Am Sorry

A cranky opinion by way of an apology for

Cranky Opinion Friday

 

I am sorry. 

I did not mean what I said.  I spoke too quickly and without thinking.  I now realize that words have consequences and I probably hurt many people very deeply.  It was the furthest thing from my intent.  It is not who I am. 

I am sorry.

I need to take some time off to reflect on my words and to understand that I have faults and I have not been properly educated on the seriousness of the situation.  I plan to enroll in courses that will enlighten me.  I need to be retaught.  I need to learn to think more correctly and to be more aware and sensitive to the feelings of others.

I believe much of the fault lies in my earliest years.  I learned to read from Dr. Seuss. I grew up loving trees and music and animals.  I was taught old math.  I learned to write first in longhand, then script and finally in cursive which has led to my confusion.  I grew up without Sesame Street.  Instead, I watched a puppet who had an animal skin wearing sidekick and featured a fake Native American Princess.  In my world as a young impressionable child, doctors, judges and politicians were all men…white men.  Women were nurturers.  They were nurses, elementary school teachers, secretaries and moms.

In school I was forced to affirm my love for this country…every day.  Some years I was even forced to read from the bible in school.  I was taught that George Washington was a great man, Abe Lincoln was honest, Jefferson was fair and Franklin was wise. I was instructed to believe that our country was great, it was special, the Constitution was special and Capitalism was good.  I did learn that the country was not perfect; slavery was very bad, and we forced our ways on Native Americans and usurped their land claims. I knew that some people needed help through no fault of their own, but there was little emphasis on governments responsibility to provide that help.

I grew up believing that if you were born a boy, you became a man.  If you were born a girl, you became a woman.  I did not know there was a choice.  There were no gay people, only confirmed bachelors and spinsters; no one told me about closets.  Doctors said that smoking was good for you, alcohol was encouraged, gambling was illegal and marijuana made you insane.

None of this is a valid excuse.  I should know better.  I am not a good person.  I will try and be better.


Please accept this preemptive apology for any offense you may feel I have committed, or I undoubtedly will eventually commit.

I should know better.


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15 comments:

  1. I grew up the same way and I'm not sorry. We each have our histories and that's a good thing. I am not sorry and pride in ones country isn't a bad thing either.

    Have a fabulous day and weekend, Joe. ☺

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  2. Sorry but gender is not a choice...it is chemistry.

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    1. See, I just do not know. I thought it was not a choice but then I hear other things...
      thus my apology...I am sorry

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  3. This would be fascinating to read side by side with bloggers whose age difference is each about 10 years.

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  4. Pre-apology accepted, though I don't expect to find you offensive. I'm pretty sure it's wrong of me to say that.

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  5. Pretty sure we have a similar history. No need to apologize.

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  6. I chose not to be offended by anything you have to say. Is that okay? If not, I'm sorry.

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  7. Times were different back then, people did things differently, there weren't dozens of people lolling about with nothing better to do than find offense everywhere.
    In my opinion, you don't have anything to apologise for. I've never been offended by anything you've written.

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  8. You should also apologise for confusing me.

    God bless.

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  11. I decided to un-respond to Anonymous comment. Apparently he was unable to accept my apology. He felt I was judgmental and equated not thinking our founding fathers were racist with believing child labor is a good idea. Anyway I am still sorry.

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    1. BTW, I know who Anonymous is, he has issues and is not worth my time. Thanks to his attempt to use "anonymous" to poke me with a stick, anonymous commenters are now blocked.

      Bye Bye Ass-hat!

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