80% of what you do is wrong

Philippines
August 6, 2012 2:16am CST
I do accept criticism, comments, even sarcasm at times, but I find it really hard to accept when someone told me that 80% of what I do, which includes my decisions, are wrong. 80% is huge which made me wonder if what he said was true. It made me go back into my past and think about those important decisions I made along the way. And I think that I won't be here if only 20% of them are correct. I really do not know how to react on that comment because it was my husband who told me such which made me feel disoriented and confused until now. Have you ever received such comment and how did you react or handled it? Thanks.
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@CarlHalling (3617)
• United Kingdom
6 Aug 12
Decisions...decisions... - It's not that easy to make them!
Well, it's not others who comment on my decisions, but I often upbraid myself for my past decisions, the worst being those I made prior to becoming a Christian about 20 years ago. Sometimes they make me feel so bad I'll actually shed tears, my heart hurts so bad about them. Also some of the decisions I've made since becoming a Christian make me hurt real bad too. Looking back at my years on this earth, I can say my decisions have been pretty poor. But I think we have to realise, all of us who are human (and therefore fallible, imperfect), the decisions we have made in the past seemed OK at the time. And we often make decisions emotionally, or semi-emotionally, or too emotionally or whatever. We don't make them rationally, or rationally enough. So looking back they may seem strange to us. I think it's fair to say it's far harder to maek really good decisions than it looks, I mean...on retrospect. I still make some poor decisions; I wasn't born the best decision maker; the most stable; the most sensible, the most able...that's just not me. But it takes all sorts to make a world.
• United Kingdom
8 Aug 12
You're welcome :)
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• Philippines
8 Aug 12
Thank you for sharing Carl, that is really nice.
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@squallming (1775)
• Malaysia
7 Aug 12
It is very common for people to give negative comments on other. If the person was having a bad mood or in a fight, then criticism or insulting comments may just come out before considering the consequences. I have faced similar criticism as well and I told myself that I always do what is right. Even if the results are not very satisfying, but I know I am still doing the right thing
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• Philippines
7 Aug 12
Thanks for your response. You are maybe right that he has said that as an effect of his emotions. He was angry that time because we arguing over something which I think was very wrong. I was just trying to make him see that more problems may arise because of what he did but he didn't like what I've said. Well, it was a simple problem where a neighbor's visitors parked their cars in front of our house and shop. I find it very petty but he got angry with that and did something unexpected. I think that he has personal issues with that neighbor so he reacted that way. You are right that many people tend to say negative things when they are angry. They say that sometimes, words can be like swords. It can really hurt or wound other people and can really leave a mark in our hearts.
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@rsa101 (37932)
• Philippines
6 Aug 12
Well I think you are right about that if you made it here right now that is not just 20% because if it did then you might be wrecked already having 20% is only left from you. Just remind your husband that part of your decision was choosing him to be your husband does that mean that he is part of the 80% wrong decision? I really think that your husband is really mean telling you this. How was he able to make that conclusion that 80% of the decision were wrong. You can only say that for yourself. I say that you stop thinking about it and start deciding for your own and never accept criticism that will just push you down.
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• Philippines
6 Aug 12
I am looking at my husband now and wanted to ask him again for the nth time what he means by that comment but he doesn't want to answer anymore and would say he does not remember saying that. I don't understand why some people say hurtful words and leave marks and then would just say that they can't remember it. I want to think that he was just angry that time so he said those things. I know that he is entitled to his own opinion and though I am hurt for what he said, I really do not want to cause more fights. ll I want from him now is at least explain to me how he come up with such figure. I may not agree to everything he will say, but I am sure I would definitely remember them and would be more careful next time. As for being my husband, this is the first time I have heard such comment and really does not expect to hear that from someone I value so much. Though I wanted to depend myself I chose to keep all those things in me. I think that it won't help at all. I just hope that he won't say those kind of things again. I too have many things to say. Thanks for your response. I greatly appreciate it.
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@squallming (1775)
• Malaysia
7 Aug 12
It is very common for people to give negative comments on other. If the person was having a bad mood or in a fight, then criticism or insulting comments may just come out before considering the consequences. I have faced similar criticism as well and I told myself that I always do what is right. Even if the results are not very satisfying, but I know I am still doing the right thing
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• India
6 Aug 12
Oho!! That was pretty harsh on you. I feel no one on this globe can be that much wrong. And the worst part was that this comment came from your own husband. Now I do not know how to take this. But yes I would like to say that when our loved ones criticize us we should not take it that seriously. You yourself will find your husband praising each of your decision some day. We all do that to each other. Yes I agree it hurts but I can only suggest what your husband said is completely incorrect. Do believe in yourself more than anyone and for that matter even your husband. I hope you will soon come up with a post explaining that your husband was very kind to you and was praising you for all the things you do. Good Luck.
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• Philippines
8 Aug 12
Thanks for commenting. I really like what you have said and it really lifts my spirit. I will believe in my self no matter what. Thanks again.
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6 Aug 12
yes, criticism,comments, even sarcasm often help us to make a huge step. But most part of we have done are considered wrong, it is we can not accept. Although i have not received comment like this i were you i would not be in a mess. i would analyze . First i would think what kind of the person who give me the comments is. does he or she make progresses? does he or she i can believe? second i would think whether what i have done make me close to my aim or whether i get what i want. so i think after analyzing i believe you will get answers by yourself.
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• Philippines
8 Aug 12
Thank you for commenting. I do understand what you mean. I should not be affected by what he said because like me, he also makes mistakes. I should analyze first if the person who criticized you are really on the right position to said that or was he not reliable enough so I do not have to believe everything he says. I will surely remember everything you said and will consider them if this kind of thing happens again in the future.
• Philippines
6 Aug 12
So far, I haven't received any comment such as yours. You need to evaluate yourself. Go back to the past and think where have you gone wrong. Or better ask him why did he say that. I guess it's better if you will talk about it. You are couple so communication is very important.
• Philippines
6 Aug 12
You are right, communication is very significant to every relationship, as well as respect and trust. I honestly think that though I have made mistakes in the past, I don't think I will be able to reach where I am today if I am a total failure. But I will consider what he said because that is his own opinion. Thanks for sharing. Have a nice day ahead.
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@alberello (4752)
• Italy
6 Aug 12
Well, without a shadow of doubt, no human being is perfect. So, I'm talking in general, every day we all do things right and, unfortunately, the wrong things. Our task is to try to minimize the errors, in all fields. This can make informed thinking and acting. Now, in your case I (although personally I do not know you), I am very skeptical if they really thought you fail to arrive at '80%. If so, your life would have been a total failure! You, in my opinion you are a person like the others. Right things, wrong things, a percentage that can not be defined in your case, though certainly not to the one you were assigned!
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• Philippines
7 Aug 12
What you have said are all true. We people are not perfect, we all stumble many times, and we commit mistakes. But like you have said, we cannot really say how much mistakes we have committed in our lives or if this is more than what we have done correctly. Yes, we can use them as lessons and we have to learn from them but I believe that we should not focus on our mistakes. What my husband said has truly hurt me in many ways but I just thought that I should also consider that he has said that because he is angry. He might not really mean it is 80% or closer to that percentage. He maybe referring to a specific decision I made in my life and has generalized it according to it. Thank you for giving your time to response to my post. Have a nice day ahead.
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@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
7 Aug 12
well, if i were in your shoes, i don't mind about that talk...and for sure i don't spend time to think back which decision is right or wrong. No one knows your situation better than you, then no one makes a better decision than yours...
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• Philippines
8 Aug 12
Thanks ryanong. I am trying my best not to think about it. I will also try be best not take this seriously. Thanks for your time.
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@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
15 Aug 12
Yes, it is what you should do. We should be confident ourselves!!!
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
6 Aug 12
Well, how exactly did he told you that? Is you husband a mathematicians to be able to compute the ratio of your right actions and the wrong actions? Maybe you just misunderstood him. You have to verify this matter. It is not a good thing to over react without consulting him again. Maybe you should ask him to explain further. I never received such comment in my life. Considering that I had a lot of mistakes along the way.
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• Philippines
7 Aug 12
Thank you for your response Aries. We are arguing over a matter which I think has really caused big problem to us if I did not find out about it. It is just because some visitors of our neighbors parked their cars in front of our house and customers couldn't go to our shop because they are blocking the way. He got mad at it. I am worried because I believe that our neighbors are already drank and the way my husband reacts about it, I think that this may cause trouble. Since he already has issues with that neighbor before whom he thinks shot his pet cat, that is why I think that he is over reacting. He got mad at me for telling him what to do. But like what our friends said here, he may have said that because he is angry and do not really mean it. I actually asked him about it several times and the way I see it, he does not want to talk about it again. He in fact denied saying those comments.
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@valerious (222)
• Indonesia
6 Aug 12
i think there are random value when we doing some wrong. maybe it can be 90% or maybe it can be 10%. this mean depending on our mind to think before to do
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• Philippines
7 Aug 12
Thank you for sharing :D
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@Daisy_22 (1229)
• Philippines
15 Aug 12
If I were in my shoes i wouldn't care too much. I would never show any depression with it.Maybe he is already fallen out of love with you and his planning to break you up.Saying that is only a way for him to make you feel depress...But be strong enough to face those hurtful and painful words....Don't be a loser without fighting,,,,Keep fighting on which you think you are right and you have the right...
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@Raine38 (12257)
• United States
6 Aug 12
Really? I didn't know that you can quantify someone's decisions and things that we do just like that. And since your husband gave you specific percentage, what is his basis of 100%? What standard is he basing you from? If my husband is the one who told me that, he will hear a lot of stuff from me, and one of this is the fact that he isn't exactly a 100% quality husband to begin with. I mean, come on, when someone is doing something for you, you cannot just say that she only did this much because efforts only amount to this percentage, and so on. Love, trust and respect build a marriage, and neither of these are measurable in numbers. You cannot say I love you like 40% only. It's not like that, it's either you love the person, or you don't. Have you tried talking to your husband how much his words affected you? Maybe it's time for you two to have a little chat.
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• Philippines
7 Aug 12
I just took my time to think things over before I confronted him because I might say something that I would just regret after. What makes me more disappointed was he actually said he does not said it. I asked him several times and he said he does not remember. He is back in his true self when I arrived last night. It is true that respect greatly contribute in the success of every marriage. Although I think that he forgot to respect me for saying those comments, I would respect and understand him for thinking that he is just in a bad mood that time and he does not actually mean them. I just hope this won't happen again because if that happens, I would no longer believe that he doesn't mean it.
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• Philippines
7 Aug 12
So far, I haven't received such comment..I don't think I am kind enough to accept those words either. I don't think any one has the right to comment that way. Can I just suggest?...hmmmmm..why don't you ask your husband if marrying him is part of that 80% wrong decisions you've made with your life? I guess if you ask him this question he might be aware of what he has said to you. Aren't he suppose to be the one who'll encourage and bring out the best in you? Anyways, don't be confused. No one is righteous enough put judgment on any one.
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• Philippines
8 Aug 12
Thanks rizza, what you've said are really helpful. I also thought and felt the same way. I really expect him to be the closest friend I would ever have so I was really disappointed when he said that. But things are better now and I am trying my best to just forget what he said. Thanks for your time. Hope you have a nice day ahead.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
25 Aug 12
hi paper_-doll if myhubby had said that to me it would not take me long to unhusband him for sure. no 80 percent of what you did is not wrong but 80 percent of what he said to you is way out of line g rrrrrrrrrrrrrr.I would have been furious as what made him or her mylord and master?I would also have been really hurt too as I wo uld have felt my husband was on my side.