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** The entire plot is kicked off because Olivia as a single mother running away from her abusive and alcoholic husband worked herself to death and how her sacrificial personality has caused Henry to deeply regret his bratty behavior to her. Olivia loves her son so much that Henry did not disclose the deal to her fully knowing full well she would not accept the deal and later [[spoiler:being manipulated into lying to the Celestial Inspector to protect Henry]].

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** The entire plot is kicked off because Olivia as a single mother running away from her abusive and alcoholic husband worked herself to death and how her sacrificial personality has caused Henry to deeply regret his bratty behavior to her. Olivia loves her son so much that Henry did not disclose the deal to her fully fully, knowing full well she would not accept the deal and later [[spoiler:being manipulated into lying to the Celestial Inspector to protect Henry]].
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* ParentsAsPeople: One of the major themes of the stories is that how much sacrifices being a parent really is and how those sacrifices affect both the parents and the children:
** The entire plot is kicked off because Olivia worked herself to death and how her sacrificial personality has caused Henry to deeply regret his bratty behavior to her. Olivia loves her son so much that Henry did not disclose the deal to her fully knowing full well she would not accept the deal and later [[spoiler:lied to the Inspector to protect Henry]].
** Jeremy's father heavily pushes his son hard to succeed to honor his lare wife's wish. [[spoiler:It is later revealed later in the story that she also took the deal to lengthen her son's lifespan, leading to her death]].

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* ParentsAsPeople: One of the major themes of the stories is that how much sacrifices and hardship of being a parent really is and how those sacrifices and hardships affect both the parents and the children:
** The entire plot is kicked off because Olivia as a single mother running away from her abusive and alcoholic husband worked herself to death and how her sacrificial personality has caused Henry to deeply regret his bratty behavior to her. Olivia loves her son so much that Henry did not disclose the deal to her fully knowing full well she would not accept the deal and later [[spoiler:lied [[spoiler:being manipulated into lying to the Celestial Inspector to protect Henry]].
** Jeremy's father heavily pushes his son hard to succeed to honor his lare late wife's wish.wish, causing a lot of stresses and friction between them. [[spoiler:It is later revealed later in the story that she also took the deal to lengthen her son's lifespan, leading to her death]].
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* ParentsAsPeople: One of the major themes of the stories is that how much sacrifices being a parent really is and how those sacrifices affect both the parents and the children:
** The entire plot is kicked off because Olivia worked herself to death and how her sacrificial personality has caused Henry to deeply regret his bratty behavior to her. Olivia loves her son so much that Henry did not disclose the deal to her fully knowing full well she would not accept the deal and later [[spoiler:lied to the Inspector to protect Henry]].
** Jeremy's father heavily pushes his son hard to succeed to honor his lare wife's wish. [[spoiler:It is later revealed later in the story that she also took the deal to lengthen her son's lifespan, leading to her death]].
** [[spoiler:Henry's father heavily regret his drinking and abusive behaviors and tried to make amends, first by suggesting a deal to lengthen Henry's life, and later by working at Olivia's orphanage to ensure fire safety after Henry's death by fire]].
** [[spoiler:PlayedForLaugh with Sally and her own father. Sally complains about her newborn child's fussiness while her father hid his cancer diagnosis from his family and tried to divorce her mom to not saddle her with medical debts]].
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* HappilyAdopted: Ijun lives a happy life after Olivia adopts him. [[spoiler:Same goes for Reincarnated!Henry when Olivia adopts him]].

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* HappilyAdopted: Ijun [[spoiler:Ijun and a reincarnated Henry live happy lives a happy life after Olivia adopts him. [[spoiler:Same goes for Reincarnated!Henry when Olivia adopts him]].them.]]
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* AndYourRewardIsInfancy: Because of Henry's noble deeds, [[spoiler:he is allowed to be reborn. However, he is born to an abusive mother who would have killed him if not for the intervention]].

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* AndYourRewardIsInfancy: Because of Henry's noble deeds, [[spoiler:he is allowed to be reborn. However, he is born to an abusive mother who would have killed him due to a karmic consequence to being a bratty son to his mother for most of his life if not for the intervention]].



* DyingDeclarationOfLove: Henry's final words are to apologize to his mom and tell her he loves her.

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* DyingDeclarationOfLove: Platonic example. Henry's final words are to apologize to his mom and tell her he loves her.
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* AbledInTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Henry's mother Olivia is healthy from the very beginning of the AU webcomic.]]



* LateArrivalSpoiler: ''Sarah, I'm Sorry'' spoils several details of the ending. It doesn't help that it was translated to English while the original comic's English translation was still months away from its conclusion.



* ProductPlacement: The eight-chapter AU comic ''Sarah, I'm Sorry'' is one big ad for Samsung.
* RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler:Henry and Sarah, in the AU comic]].



* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the AU webcomic ''Sarah, I'm Sorry'', [[spoiler:Henry neither sacrificed his lifespan for his mother nor died in the fire.]]
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This webcomic is accompanied by ''[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/tiptoon/sarah-im-sorry-welcome-to-our-galaxy/list?title_no=3665 Sarah, I'm Sorry: Welcome to Our Galaxy]]'', which occurs in an AlternateUniverse, where the events of the main storyline never happened.

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This webcomic is accompanied by ''[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/tiptoon/sarah-im-sorry-welcome-to-our-galaxy/list?title_no=3665 ''[[Webcomic/SarahImSorryWelcomeToOurGalaxy Sarah, I'm Sorry: Welcome to Our Galaxy]]'', which occurs in an AlternateUniverse, where the events of the main storyline never happened.

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* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:Henry and Sarah, in the AU comic]].


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* RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler:Henry and Sarah, in the AU comic]].
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Olivia continues living her life as a rejuvenated young woman, at the cost of her son Henry dying in the orphanage fire, primarily as part of his bargain to the lifespan dealer at the beginning. Fortunately, Henry's reincarnated self was able to find his way back to her by staying silent until Sarah rescues him and takes him to an orphanage]].
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* AbledInTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Henry's mother Olivia is healthy from the very beginning of the AU webcomic.]]
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* HappilyAdopted: Ijun lives a happy life after Olivia adopts him. [[spoiler:Same goes for Henry when Olivia adopted him]].

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* HappilyAdopted: Ijun lives a happy life after Olivia adopts him. [[spoiler:Same goes for Henry Reincarnated!Henry when Olivia adopted adopts him]].

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''[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/drama/mom-im-sorry/list?title_no=2049 Mom, I'm Sorry]]'' is a KoreanWebtoon that was first released in English on June 11, 2020.

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''[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/drama/mom-im-sorry/list?title_no=2049 Mom, I'm Sorry]]'' is a KoreanWebtoon that written by [=MiTi=] and illustrated by GUGU. It was first released in English on from June 11, 2020.
2020, to May 5, 2022.



* InvisibleToNormals: Lifespan dealers can only be seen by people who have been approached by one.

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* InvisibleToNormals: Lifespan dealers can only be seen by people who have been approached by one.them. Ijun can see Henry's dealer when his own dealer is in close range.
* IronicDeath: As a mob boss LoanShark, one would expect Yongsik Ma to read the contract when he's on the receiving end of the deal. [[spoiler:He gets scammed out of a long life by a lifespan dealer because he wanted to steal his family's lifespan]].
* LaughingMad: Even though Henry has been captured by Yongsik and is entirely at his mercy, he can't help but laugh when he finds out Yongsik of all people has been scammed.



* LateArrivalSpoiler: ''Sarah, I'm Sorry'' spoils several details of the ending. It doesn't help that it was translated to English while the original comic's English translation was still months away from its conclusion.



* ProductPlacement: The eight-chapter AU comic ''Sarah, I'm Sorry'' is one big ad for Samsung.



* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:In the AU webcomic, Henry neither sacrificed his lifespan for his mother nor died in the fire.]]

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* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:In In the AU webcomic, Henry webcomic ''Sarah, I'm Sorry'', [[spoiler:Henry neither sacrificed his lifespan for his mother nor died in the fire.]]



* WouldHurtAChild: Yongsik kidnaps Ijun with the intent to kill him if the group doesn't comply with his demands. He later sets an orphanage on fire as his final act.

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* {{Unishment}}: Henry is rewarded for his good deeds, with a slight caveat that actually benefits him more than it hurts him. [[spoiler:Because he caused his mom so much grief by dying, he would be reborn to an abusive mother. However, the lifespan dealer is demoted to a position in which it is his best interest to save Henry's reincarnation, so Henry eventually makes it back to his old family and is just as well-off as he was in his previous life.]]
* WistfulAmnesia: Olivia is made to forget about Henry, but she knows something is off after enough mentions of his name.
* WouldHurtAChild: Yongsik kidnaps Ijun with the intent to kill him if the group doesn't comply with his demands. He later sets an orphanage on fire as his final act.act, leaving Ijun tied up in a room that Henry had trouble finding without the dealer's assistance.
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''[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/drama/mom-im-sorry/list?title_no=2049 Mom, I'm Sorry]] is a KoreanWebtoon that was first released in English on June 11, 2020.

This webcomic is accompanied by ''[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/tiptoon/sarah-im-sorry-welcome-to-our-galaxy/list?title_no=3665 Sarah, I'm Sorry: Welcome to Our Galaxy]], which occurs in an AlternateUniverse where none of the events of the main storyline never happened.

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''[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/drama/mom-im-sorry/list?title_no=2049 Mom, I'm Sorry]] Sorry]]'' is a KoreanWebtoon that was first released in English on June 11, 2020.

This webcomic is accompanied by ''[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/tiptoon/sarah-im-sorry-welcome-to-our-galaxy/list?title_no=3665 Sarah, I'm Sorry: Welcome to Our Galaxy]], Galaxy]]'', which occurs in an AlternateUniverse AlternateUniverse, where none of the events of the main storyline never happened.

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This webcomic is accompanied by ''[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/tiptoon/sarah-im-sorry-welcome-to-our-galaxy/list?title_no=3665 Sarah, I'm Sorry: Welcome to Our Galaxy]], which occurs in an AlternateUniverse where none of the events of the main storyline never happened.



* HappilyAdopted: Ijun lives a happy life after Olivia adopts him.

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* HappilyAdopted: Ijun lives a happy life after Olivia adopts him. [[spoiler:Same goes for Henry when Olivia adopted him]].
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:Henry and Sarah, in the AU comic]].


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* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:In the AU webcomic, Henry neither sacrificed his lifespan for his mother nor died in the fire.]]
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As Olivia Yeon lays on her death bed, her son Henry Gong reflects on his memories with her. However, no matter how hard he thinks, he can only remember how much of a brat he has been to her. In his desperation to do right by her, he strikes a deal with a lifespan dealer, giving 44 years of his life so she can have her adulthood back.

''[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/drama/mom-im-sorry/list?title_no=2049 Mom, I'm Sorry]] is a KoreanWebtoon that was first released in English on June 11, 2020.
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!! ''Mom, I'm Sorry'' contains examples of:
* AbusiveParents: A running theme in the story. Olivia ran away from her abusive husband with a young Henry in tow. Ijun is exploited by his parents for government money. [[spoiler:Henry is reborn to an abusive mother who nearly kills him before Sarah receives a tip about the abuse]].
* AndYourRewardIsInfancy: Because of Henry's noble deeds, [[spoiler:he is allowed to be reborn. However, he is born to an abusive mother who would have killed him if not for the intervention]].
* {{Bookends}}: Henry gives a TitleDrop at the beginning of the story to apologize for being a brat to his mother. He later says the same thing as he lays dying.
* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: Henry tries to dump Sarah because he doesn't want her to be heartbroken by his eventual death. Eventually, he lets her know about his situation and checks off his bucket list with her.
* BurnTheOrphanage: Yongsik Ma douses an orphanage in gasoline and lights a match as he dies.
* DyingDeclarationOfLove: Henry's final words are to apologize to his mom and tell her he loves her.
* DubNameChange: Several characters had their first names changed in the English translation, including Hyochan (Henry), Geumok (Olivia), Sera (Sarah), and Seongjun (Jeremy).
* ForegoneConclusion: Henry is doomed to die within a year because of his lifespan exchange, and he refuses to take back the deal.
* HappilyAdopted: Ijun lives a happy life after Olivia adopts him.
* TheHeroDies: A ForegoneConclusion. [[spoiler:Henry dies saving children from a burning orphanage]].
* InvisibleToNormals: Lifespan dealers can only be seen by people who have been approached by one.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: As Henry runs out of time to live, he arranges to have Olivia forget about him. It doesn't quite work because she knows something is missing, especially when anyone mentions his name to her. Furthermore, all of her memories about him come back an hour before his death.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Various people in Henry's group are locked out to varying degrees regarding his lifespan deal. Olivia is kept the most in the dark because everyone knows she wouldn't agree if she knew the full terms of the deal.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: As a result of Henry giving his lifespan to his mother, he is fated to die very soon while she has a full life ahead of her.
* PartingWordsRegret: As Olivia lays dying, Henry regrets that his only memories of her are of him being an ungrateful brat.
* PastLifeMemories: There is a theory that babies remember parts of their past life, but they forget it all once they start talking. [[spoiler:After Henry is reborn, he refuses to talk until he meets Olivia again]].
* SayingTooMuch: As Henry makes a lifespan deal, the dealer lets slip that Henry will not die naturally because he did not age.
* SorryThatImDying: Henry's final words are to apologize to his mother for dying.
* SupernaturallyYoungParent: Olivia is de-aged to twenty after the lifespan deal, which makes her physically younger than her son.
* TitleDrop: Henry says "Mom, I'm sorry" at the beginning, when Olivia is on her death bed. He says it again at the end when he dies.
* WouldHurtAChild: Yongsik kidnaps Ijun with the intent to kill him if the group doesn't comply with his demands. He later sets an orphanage on fire as his final act.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: After the lifespan deal, Henry has about a year left to live. He gets occasional reminders about roughly how much time he has left.

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