My Dad Is Dead But I Still Want Him to Apologize

I’m not the only one who wishes they could hear ‘I’m sorry’

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“Never apologize; it’s a sign of weakness,” is a phrase my father used on many occasions throughout my childhood. My little-kid brain associated this motto as simply a part of his vocabulary. A dadism I took as mere comic relief after my mini-mouse voice squeaked out an “I’m sorry”…