I heard one of the strangest things ever on the radio today and I was absolutely baffled by it.
Today on my morning show of choice, Dave Ryan in the Morning in Minnesota, they had what they called an apology segment where one of the members of the show had to apologize to someone they wronged from their past. After Dave Ryan apologized to the person he acted like an ass to, they took some calls from people who also wanted to apologize to from their past. Now, here's what baffled me.
Later in the show, one of the people that was apologized to called into the show and talked about how grateful they were that the person apologized to them and how it'll really help them have some closure.
...dafuq?
Seriously lady? It's been over a freaking decade and you're blubbering on about how much this apology meant to you? Really? It affected your life THAT much that you're still thinking about it? I, like just about everyone who has ever existed, experienced bullying in my younger days and if someone from the past apologized for bullying me, I would probably just say "Alright" and leave it at that. I don't want and/or need an apology from you; I'm a grown-up and realize how petty kids can be, I don't need your apology.
Which got me to thinking: Would you want and/or appreciate an apology from a bully in the past? Am I just being an insensitive ass by wondering why in the hell this would matter to you years after it happened? Do you agree and think that this is just kind of stupid that an apology from your former bully is silly?
EDIT (May 8th, 7:20am): I kind of wished I'd of thought of asking this but I didn't so live and learn once again; I wonder how much age has to do with this thing. As I've stated in this thread in a few of my responses, I was bullied (until my own "Little Zangief" moment halfway through high school but that's a story for a different day...) but it's been over a decade since I've been in school. So I went through college and as an art major (STOP LAUGHING! :P), it was pretty much my job to open up a vein and let it all out there. I've had a decade to work through this stuff while others here might just be out of high school so the wounds are still fresh. All well, opportunity lost but if you'd like to start adding that to your responses, I think that would add to the conversation.