“Say You’re Sorry”

“Say You’re Sorry”

by | Jan 7, 2026 | Historical Apologies, Other Apologies

There’s a haunting account in the psychoanalytic literature of a child who asked for apologies. A 1955 Psychoanalytic Study of the Child article tells of a four-and-a-half-year-old admitted to the New York Neurological Institute. Gaunt and pale, a few weeks...
I stunk when I called you a stinker

I stunk when I called you a stinker

by | Apr 29, 2025 | Other Apologies, Sports Apologies

Hard-fought tennis game at the Open de Rouen. French player Loïs Boisson dominating. British player Harriet Dart struggling. As they changed ends, Dart spoke to the umpire. “Can you tell her to use deodorant because she smells really bad?” This was picked up by...
Cute clothes, good corporate apology, win-win!

Cute clothes, good corporate apology, win-win!

by | Aug 22, 2023 | Other Apologies

Sorrywatch fam! We have an excellent corporate apology to share! And it’s from a brand Sumac and Snarly both love! Nooworks is a small, woman-owned company in California that manufactures wildly patterned, delightful textiles. (The company name is derived from the...
SorryWatch in the news

SorryWatch in the news

by | Aug 12, 2022 | Other Apologies, The Mechanics of Apology

Snarly and Sumac very much enjoyed appearing on A Bintel Brief: The Jewish Advice Podcast. A Bintel Brief (Yiddish for “a bundle of letters”) began in 1906 as an advice column in The Forward, the venerable old Jewish newspaper. It answered readers’ questions about...
Thrilling news!

Thrilling news!

by | Jun 21, 2022 | Other Apologies

We are delighted to announce that our book, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies, will be published by Gallery Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, on January 10, 2023. Woot! Check out that gorgeous cover! Absorb those snazzy blurbs on the S&S...

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