Sorry Nation

Now, for you politically minded or rabid people out there, I know you are waiting to see what this post is about but it's not what you think. And if you are looking for something anti-American, go read the Huffington Post, Michael "liar" Moore's site, or become a Coz Kid. You'll  find all the anti-American frothing and loathing you are searching for at the aforementioned sites. And now for the rest of the story...

I was walking into King Soopers to get a Mountain Dew, because I was jonesing for one, when I stepped into the way of an oncoming shopper. Being raised by a Southern Grandmother I said "Excuse me" to which the guy replied, "Sorry." Why are you sorry sir, I stepped in front of you? And though I don't feel I need to say sorry, I will ask you to excuse my barreling in front of you.

And that is why I have called this post Sorry Nation. We have become an over sensitive nation. Say Sorry for this, say sorry for that. Oh you offended someone, better say sorry. You hurt their feelings, better say sorry. Oh, your ancestors are responsible for hunting the Wooly Mammoth into extinction, better say sorry... and so on. You can't be forthright or forward, you might hurt someone's feelings, so you guessed it, you need to say sorry.

I am working with my eldest right now because he says sorry for everything. I don't know where he picked this concept up but he has. It may be because he has heard his mommy and daddy over use this expression. I don't know. It's not that I do not want my Potato to be remorseful or insensitive, quite the opposite. However, I do not want him to say sorry for sorry's sake especially if it is unwarranted. We have lost our way because of the fear of offending someone. It is a sad state of our culture and media for that much.

So, where do we go from here? SORRY, I don't know what to tell you. Maybe if we stop being so sorry about everything and start remembering how to communicate that, we can become an Un-Sorry Nation. It will take lots of work, there is no doubt about it, but it will have a positive effect if we are willing to change. If not, well then we will be Sorry!