Do you make excuses for your mistakes?

I have to admit my mistake but if it no big deal then I wont but I will punish myself. :D
 
I agree with Liza, Oceanbreeze and Malfy because it's better to own up to your own mistakes even if it is your most recent mistakes that really takes a lot of gumption to apologise for. I apologise for going a tad off topic but this relates to owning to your mistakes.

Recently I watched a program called "Nanny911", a television program. Five little boys took controlled over a household and the parents just constantly screamed at the kids to tell them what to do. The parents would shake the kids' arms or spank them on television. It got to the point where the younger 3 children actually cowered each time the father approached them to discipline them. Nanny stepped in and asked the father if he wanted his own children to love him or hate him. The father didn't realise the magnitude of his anger. Nanny explained to the father that the power of apology when the boys were little always made a deep impact because children act out what their parents do.

The mother apologised to the children for yelling and asked for better communication which I admit, it made me tear up a bit because this is an adult, on her knees & the roles of discipline has been shifted and she gave empowerment to her sons to forgive her. Her oldest son that kept pushing her buttons, butting heads with her was the one who really broke down and cried a lot with her. He realised the vulnerability of this situation even though he was only a wee boy. This is a 7 year old boy and he accepted forgiveness from his mother and wanted better communication & forgave his mother.

We see how children forgive so quickly but it is consistency and communication. We see how people own up to their mistakes but it is the wonderful sight of seeing an adult apologise to a child for the mistake the adult did. The simple words of "I am sorry." can be so hard for a parent so say to their own child but every child needs to know and hear those words to have better communication.

I honestly feel if we had those words in our childhood, maybe we wouldn't have those deep-rooted issues in our adult years? Does this resonate well with some of you? I would love to have your feedback.
 
For the most part, I will admit my mistakes. Of course, no one wants to admit that they're wrong. That's just human nature.
 
I admit it if I was wrong. I like to know if I did something wrong, so that I can rectify the situation. At my new job (since two months), they have error reports and I really learn a lot from them. These error reports help me to realise what I did wrong, and to look out for certain stuff when processing my samples.

What I hate the most is when someone will not admit that he/she was wrong, but move on as if nothing happened.
 
Cookie Monster said:
I agree with Liza, Oceanbreeze and Malfy because it's better to own up to your own mistakes even if it is your most recent mistakes that really takes a lot of gumption to apologise for. I apologise for going a tad off topic but this relates to owning to your mistakes.

Recently I watched a program called "Nanny911", a television program. Five little boys took controlled over a household and the parents just constantly screamed at the kids to tell them what to do. The parents would shake the kids' arms or spank them on television. It got to the point where the younger 3 children actually cowered each time the father approached them to discipline them. Nanny stepped in and asked the father if he wanted his own children to love him or hate him. The father didn't realise the magnitude of his anger. Nanny explained to the father that the power of apology when the boys were little always made a deep impact because children act out what their parents do.

The mother apologised to the children for yelling and asked for better communication which I admit, it made me tear up a bit because this is an adult, on her knees & the roles of discipline has been shifted and she gave empowerment to her sons to forgive her. Her oldest son that kept pushing her buttons, butting heads with her was the one who really broke down and cried a lot with her. He realised the vulnerability of this situation even though he was only a wee boy. This is a 7 year old boy and he accepted forgiveness from his mother and wanted better communication & forgave his mother.

We see how children forgive so quickly but it is consistency and communication. We see how people own up to their mistakes but it is the wonderful sight of seeing an adult apologise to a child for the mistake the adult did. The simple words of "I am sorry." can be so hard for a parent so say to their own child but every child needs to know and hear those words to have better communication.

I honestly feel if we had those words in our childhood, maybe we wouldn't have those deep-rooted issues in our adult years? Does this resonate well with some of you? I would love to have your feedback.
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It does with me, Cookie. With your permission, I would like to PM you. May I?
 
Oceanbreeze said:
Oh, sure! Blame Poor Giz... :squint:

One of these days, that dog is gonna get pissed off and retaliate! You know that, don't you?

:rofl:
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How do you know that blaming the little shitbag isn't MY means of retaliation for all the spontaneous and unpleasant presents he leaves me? ;)
 
Oceanbreeze said:
This wasn't nice, Steve. You don't know her, so therefore, you shouldn't judge her. Furthermore, take a real good look in the mirror before you accuse someone of being dishonest and/or hypocritical!
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I know..But the point im making is not everyone can tell the truth.
 
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