[DonRotolo]

Chrisisme beat me to it

My thought after reading your post was "Gee, not much of an apology. More like a rationalization."

But OK, it's all good.

Being obstreperous just for its own sake won't serve you well in life.

There are always several ways to say something; if you are clever you'll find one way where the other person doesn't find any negatives.

Or, put another way: When delivering a message, it's always easier to deliver it in a way that will hurt someone's feelings than to deliver it in a way that does not hurt them.

None of these kinds of kind and gracious behaviors will make people think less of you.