‘Because I saw this blog a while back,’ Mira went on, ‘where this woman had just decided to stop saying sorry, like, ever, and every time she would have said it, she found a way of saying thank you instead. So, like, instead of saying “sorry for being late”, she’d say, “thanks for waiting”, and instead of saying “sorry for being such a mess” she’d say, “thanks for being so understanding”, and on and on like that.
