The Apology I Never Got — And How I Stopped Waiting
There comes a point in life when you realise you’ve been holding onto something without even noticing it—waiting for someone to acknowledge the hurt they caused, to admit they were wrong, to give you the apology you believed would finally let you breathe again. I spent a long time waiting for mine. I replayed conversations in my head, imagined confrontations that never happened, and held onto this quiet hope that one day they would finally understand the weight of their actions. At the time, it felt right to wait, as if their apology was the missing piece that would make everything settle. But the longer I waited, the more I realised I was expecting something from someone who wasn’t capable of giving it little bit apology. Some people simply don’t apologise—not because you don’t deserve it, but because they lack the emotional maturity to confront their own behaviour. Some don’t recognise the damage they caused, some refuse to take responsibility, and some know exactly what they di...