When I am wronged it’s not the apology I am looking for. I never force my kids to say, “I’m sorry.” There’s nothing more that pushes my buttons than when someone says, “I’m sorry.” in an off-handed, obligatory way.

What I need and I think our society craves is the part that follows the apology; the part we often forget to say, or even think of when we’ve wronged someone. It’s the part that says, “what can I do to make it better.” And the part that comes after that, doing something to make it better.

How different would the world look if first we apologized for our wrongdoings and then we took the next step to do something to fix it? Do you have any thoughts about how to make it better?