The question
Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A fixed Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
My younger self, because I was very, very tough on myself.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 October 2023 source ↗
My son Ramón was the victim of my wrath at a particular time that still withers me with disgrace.
I wish I could say sorry to my husband, because I couldn’t save him from his dementia.
I didn’t learn to be intimate with people until I was in my 20s, so I was a very bad friend in my teens. There was a girl I was best friends with at college; I always used to kiss the boys she liked. I’d like to apologise to her.
The man who asked me directions on the subway seven years ago: I am so sorry for sending you to Queens rather than to the Bronx.
Procrastination.
A little bit more self-confidence.
Warm, intelligent, accommodating.
That I am a terrible actor.
A few weeks ago, walking on the beach in Anglesey with my dogs and my husband.
I’ve never got through Ulysses.
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