I am sorry A-Rod is sorry; actually I am sorry that people in the public eye are killing such a great word. Saying I am sorry used to be hard, it used to mean something. Having to say you were sorry to your parents when you were four because you took a permanent marker to their freshly painted wall was the hardest thing you had to do because you knew you disappointed them. Saying you were sorry to the one you love after you did them wrong was heart wrenching and the guilt could have killed you because you could see the hurt in their eyes.
Now saying you are sorry means you were sorry you got caught. Over the past few years I have heard them all, from Clinton to Alec Baldwin, from Russell Crow to Prince Harry. Maybe their apologies were sincere, but I really do not believe them anymore. What really bothers me is that all these I am sorry I got caught statements are diminishing it for the rest of us. The next time I say I am sorry for my misstep I am sure the recipient is going to think twice about its validity. And that’s just not fair!
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