Can you still recall the instance when you were small and you stained the living room carpet, broke your Mom’s favorite flowerpot or lost your Dad’s reading eyeglasses? All you have to do is say sorry and all is forgiven.

There’s both good news and bad news. The good news is saying sorry still works. The bad news is as you get older, making apologies seem to get harder and harder. By the time you’re a hundred, saying sorry will be like pulling teeth which probably won’t have by then.  This derive from the fact as you go older, arguments become complicated, the one who’s at fault is hard to determine. In cases like these, making apologies mean admitting that you are wrong. And everyone knows that words can’t find its way out of your mouth when something is lodged in your throat; namely, the pride you’re trying to swallow. In addition to that, it was easier when you were little because you were cuter then and easier to forgive. So what will a person who’s no longer cute and small suppose to do? The important thing to remember is to be truly sincere when you say you’re sorry. If you find it still hard to do, shame on you! My hint: if you can’t say it, write it! Not only this will lessen the awkwardness between you both, but this will also make your apology more sincere and it’s very effective especially if you put it in action. Or you can make it as personal as you want. Use as many healing words as you need and be sure to be able to say it without being interrupted!

So, what are you waiting for, say sorry now! Before it’ll be late.