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Is a public apology ever enough or do people just want you gone for good? I saw this play out at a church potluck last Sunday
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henry_martinez7d agoTop Commenter
My church actually had this happen with a guy named Bill who got caught pocketing money from the youth group fund... he stood up in front of everyone with tears in his eyes and said he was sorry. Most people forgave him right there on the spot, including the pastor who hugged him. But three months later he was counting money for the bake sale again and nobody said a word about it. Sometimes a real apology means you accept the embarrassment and stick around to prove you've changed, not just disappear because it's easier.
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jordang3216d ago
Three times now I've seen this exact thing play out at different gatherings, once at a neighborhood cookout and twice at family reunions. The thing about public apologies is they usually feel forced, like the person is just trying to calm things down so everyone can move on without actually dealing with what happened. People don't want you gone because you messed up, they want you gone because you didn't really mean the apology and everyone knows it.
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jordan_anderson9016d ago
@jordang32 nailed it, same thing happened at my cousin's wedding last summer.
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