Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?

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My parents: I’m sorry I didn’t spend more time with them.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 March 2020 source ↗

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Riz Ahmed British actor and rapper
Some of my teachers. I was a bit of a handful as a kid. They were just trying to do their job and I made it very difficult.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 April 2021 source ↗
Edith Bowman Scottish radio DJ and television presenter
Martin Scorsese. I was, let’s say, slightly tactile with him during a Q&A; I was more nervous than I’ve been about anything. I kept tapping his knee, it might even have been bruised by the end.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 February 2021 source ↗
Kate Nash British musician
Everyone I ever met in 2007, because I was definitely about two hours late.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2019 source ↗
Anne Enright Novelist and short-story writer
I was not great with my mother-in-law, who was a very gentle woman. I thought she would be an uninvited part of my life for ever, but she died early and I wished I had been more open and patient.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 September 2024 source ↗

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