It's notHis/her fault.He/She'sstrugglingtoo.He/Shenot likethatanymoreHolding ontoanger is likeholding ontohot coalThere's 2sides toeverystory.Youshouldhave...You aremakingtoo muchof itYou werejust toxicfor eachother.You'relying.How areyoudefiningabuseYou justrememberthingsdifferently"misunderstanding"Be thebiggerpersonAsk fordetails sothey anjudge yourstoryWhy didn'tyou bringthis upsooner?Forgivebecause itwill helpyou heal.He/She'snot that kindof personanymoreConsiderhis/herside ofthingsI'm nottakingsidesYou arebeingoverdramaticTakethe highroadfalseclaimsHe feelsawful, hasn'the sufferedenough?I don'tknowwhat tobelieveYou areruininghis/her lifeIt's notHis/her fault.He/She'sstrugglingtoo.He/Shenot likethatanymoreHolding ontoanger is likeholding ontohot coalThere's 2sides toeverystory.Youshouldhave...You aremakingtoo muchof itYou werejust toxicfor eachother.You'relying.How areyoudefiningabuseYou justrememberthingsdifferently"misunderstanding"Be thebiggerpersonAsk fordetails sothey anjudge yourstoryWhy didn'tyou bringthis upsooner?Forgivebecause itwill helpyou heal.He/She'snot that kindof personanymoreConsiderhis/herside ofthingsI'm nottakingsidesYou arebeingoverdramaticTakethe highroadfalseclaimsHe feelsawful, hasn'the sufferedenough?I don'tknowwhat tobelieveYou areruininghis/her life

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