**An updated post with a free printable can be found HERE**
Let’s all be honest here for a minute… When was the last time you told your spouse you were sorry??? And when was the last time that you know you really should have said sorry but ignored the urge and let it go, which either caused a bigger tiff between you and your spouse, or you both got over it eventually only leaving you more unaware of the issues that may arise in the future.
Well I can honestly say that I do not give my husband the apologies that he deserves probably 75% of the time. We are both very quick to get over things and often times ignore situations that may have hurt one another, instead of swallowing our pride and just saying “I’m sorry!” We are also not the mushy type so saying I’m sorry sometimes seems a little cheesy or hard to say.
Well this last pregnancy I was being much more of a “JERK” than I usually am.  I don’t know if it was me being pregnant or what. Well pregnant or not, my husband NEVER deserves to be treated so poorly, and as easily as I could have just blamed it on the pregnancy, I knew it was important to swallow my pride and let my spouse know how sorry I was regardless of my state of mind.
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The next time I was at the grocery store, I grabbed a bag of beef Jerky and wrote a simple note to attach to the bag and left it somewhere that he would find it.
This was such an easy way for me to give a very heartfelt apology that was in return very well accepted.
Now anytime I give my husband beef Jerky he knows it’s my easy way of saying I’m sorry.
If this is a subject you would like more advice for –Â you can check out Dr. Gary Chapman’s book The Five Languages of Apology.
We love Gary Chapman and think he has wonderful advice for couples.
Funny seeing as i work for Jack Links ! thats one meat joke that i havent heard
Love this idea! I’m in law school right now so I know that sometimes I can be a huge jerk from being stressed out at school. This is a great, fun way to apologize.
I will be making a few printables for apologies soon, but I will say that the handwritten apology is usually much better accepted. 🙂
Ok so I have been being a real jerk lately! We all know how stress brings it out in us. Well I went home Friday and used this idea. He LOVED IT!!!! I even got an “aahhhh” 🙂 and a big hug and smootch! But even better, I was able to say I am sorry without it sounding fake 🙂 Thanx for the WONDERFUL idea!!
I’m so happy to hear that your husband loved it. Sometimes is just these little acts of saying i’m sorry that can make all the hurt go away. 🙂
This is a dang good way to apologize, and it doesn’t hurt that beef jerky is freakin’ DE.LI.CIOUS! I am totally gonna use this next time I need it!
This is a fun idea, Kristen! 🙂 I bet Jason just LOVED it…..especially the part where you said sorry first. lol
Love this, Kristen! My husband loves beef jerky so this is extra great. I better stock up on some of these…:)