"misunderstanding"Youshouldhave...I'm nottakingsidesBe thebiggerpersonWhy didn'tyou bringthis upsooner?Considerhis/herside ofthingsHolding ontoanger is likeholding ontohot coalHow areyoudefiningabuseHe/Shenot likethatanymoreThere's 2sides toeverystory.He/She'snot that kindof personanymoreYou werejust toxicfor eachother.You areruininghis/her lifeI don'tknowwhat tobelieveAsk fordetails sothey anjudge yourstoryTakethe highroadForgivebecause itwill helpyou heal.You aremakingtoo muchof itIt's notHis/her fault.He/She'sstrugglingtoo.He feelsawful, hasn'the sufferedenough?You justrememberthingsdifferentlyYou arebeingoverdramaticYou'relying.falseclaims"misunderstanding"Youshouldhave...I'm nottakingsidesBe thebiggerpersonWhy didn'tyou bringthis upsooner?Considerhis/herside ofthingsHolding ontoanger is likeholding ontohot coalHow areyoudefiningabuseHe/Shenot likethatanymoreThere's 2sides toeverystory.He/She'snot that kindof personanymoreYou werejust toxicfor eachother.You areruininghis/her lifeI don'tknowwhat tobelieveAsk fordetails sothey anjudge yourstoryTakethe highroadForgivebecause itwill helpyou heal.You aremakingtoo muchof itIt's notHis/her fault.He/She'sstrugglingtoo.He feelsawful, hasn'the sufferedenough?You justrememberthingsdifferentlyYou arebeingoverdramaticYou'relying.falseclaims

Apologist Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. "misunderstanding"
  2. You should have...
  3. I'm not taking sides
  4. Be the bigger person
  5. Why didn't you bring this up sooner?
  6. Consider his/her side of things
  7. Holding onto anger is like holding onto hot coal
  8. How are you defining abuse
  9. He/She not like that anymore
  10. There's 2 sides to every story.
  11. He/She's not that kind of person anymore
  12. You were just toxic for each other.
  13. You are ruining his/her life
  14. I don't know what to believe
  15. Ask for details so they an judge your story
  16. Take the high road
  17. Forgive because it will help you heal.
  18. You are making too much of it
  19. It's not His/her fault. He/She's struggling too.
  20. He feels awful, hasn't he suffered enough?
  21. You just remember things differently
  22. You are being over dramatic
  23. You're lying.
  24. false claims