10/18/2025
The word “SORRY” can be upsetting
Once upon a time, one of those Christmas Holidays, we the Igbos usually travel to the village for Christmas. Some families travel yearly, while for some, every 2 to 3 years. Ours was the latter most of the time.
My Mom and I were on a byke, going to visit her Sister (my Aunt), when the byke man suddenly met a mishap perhaps, because all I know was that my Mom and I fell to the ground, my Mom was screaming and I was pacifying her, I told her not to worry, that we were safe, we didn’t injure.
Before we knew it, the situation had calmed down as if nothing happened. I strongly believed that what made us get back into a good mood was how I took charge of the situation to encourage her instead of crying or feeling down. I thank God nothing worse happened to us.
Let me make up a scenario now, imagine that days later, my Mom and I were at a formal Event, maybe a Party, with many VIPs seated and having a good time.
Then came a woman, who approached my Mom and recounted the accident that we had some days ago to the hearing of everyone who sat with us at the high table, and ended with telling us sorry, do you think we would have felt elevated or felt down?
That is what some of you do to me, you would come right under the post I made about something else, probably I was dancing, or educating you about something, and you would comment “sorry,” or say things like, “it is well,” or even sound like you are praying for me. Do you suppose that would make me feel elevated or that would sour my mood?
That Woman who told us Sorry in the Story I made up, you know if that Sorry came at the point of the accident, that would have been appropriate and probably would elevate our mood but in the scenario where she recounted the event, being a public place, where everyone was cheering and having fun, the same ‘sorry,’ appeared to be a mockery.
People with disabilities do not like to be pitied, you can show us empathy by reducing stress for us when needed rather. When we are down, encourage us, when we are up, hype us, when we are not with you, pray for us. When you are led, support us financially, we need it far more than any pity.
I hope you learned something from this?
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