Anchorxiety@reddthat.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 days agoHave you ever rejected someone's apology? If so, why? And was it the right thing to do?message-squaremessage-square45linkfedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down13
arrow-up185arrow-down1message-squareHave you ever rejected someone's apology? If so, why? And was it the right thing to do?Anchorxiety@reddthat.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square45linkfedilink
minus-squareScrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-27 days agoMy mother has a habit of giving insincere non apologies, and I started to reject them because I know their fake. Whether it’s the standard “I’m sorry if you are offended/your feelings are hurt”, I’m just over them. No thanks. Change the behavior.
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoHey! My mom does that too! “Sorry you can’t take a joke.”
minus-squareScrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoOh I love that one! The oh you were offended? Then I was joking of course!
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 days agoI highly recommend saying "I don’t get it. Why was that funny?’ Really throws them off their game!
My mother has a habit of giving insincere non apologies, and I started to reject them because I know their fake. Whether it’s the standard “I’m sorry if you are offended/your feelings are hurt”, I’m just over them. No thanks. Change the behavior.
Hey! My mom does that too!
“Sorry you can’t take a joke.”
Oh I love that one! The oh you were offended? Then I was joking of course!
I highly recommend saying "I don’t get it. Why was that funny?’ Really throws them off their game!