Can you admit when you are wrong?

Armed Forces Canada, Europe, Middle East
September 17, 2008 7:16am CST
Growing up, I remeber my mother being one of those people that always had to be the one who was right and would argue angrily if anyone had a different oppinion. Even when she became aware that the information she produced was wrong, she would still stand by what she was arguing about. I can not remember a time when she stopped and said, you may be right. Or anything close to that. Because this use to drive me crazy, I am always the first to say I am wrong, when I am, and I love to take advice fom others. I find that it increases my intellect further in one way or another. How about you? Can you admit that you are wrong or do you become upset when you run into someone who has a different oppinion?
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
17 Sep 08
i sure can . i can also say i'm sorry something my mother never could do. she'd go out & buy u something when she knew she was wrong & was sorry about it but that's just didn't ever get it for me.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
17 Sep 08
i don't mean to seem ugly i'm just telling the truth. my mother passed away in jan. still mad at the world & me most especially. i could go into a long detail but i want but we just never got along for many reasons. i hope your relationship w/your mother improves before something happens but if u are like me u have tried everything u know to do. i have no guilty feelings at all.
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• Armed Forces Canada, Europe, Middle East
17 Sep 08
Our mothers are a like. My mother still to this day will not say she is sorry. What is up with our mothers?
• Armed Forces Canada, Europe, Middle East
18 Sep 08
I am sorry to hear about your mother passing on but I am also happy to har that you do not blame yourself. You are right, we try everything we can and it comes down to the fact that their is nothing we can do. They would have to be the ones to change the situation because they were the ones who made it that way.
@micahbrul (307)
• Philippines
17 Sep 08
There are some people who thinks their right, especially our mothers. I don't know if they just drive the saying that "mother's knows best" that's why they feel that they are definitely right. In any angle we children we're the one's wrong. But we in our generation I can say that people are now understandable, they admit if they are wrong, or sometimes arguing but end up in same opinion. Personally, I admit when I was still a kid, I used to argue to all people who will get into my opinion. I never say "your right" instead "I'm right". I laughed whenever I recall those time. Maybe it was the time generating that cause us too confident to argue to people. When your getting a little older to think, that's when the time we realized that its enough arguing. If you knew your right then your right. There are also some cases that you knew your right and no way to make the person thinks his wrong. That's when I found myself sad for the person. I will try to make him/her change mind but if there still no way for him to change mind. I will just pray for him that may God give him/her a right mind to understand things on his/her own. Happy MyLotting!
• Armed Forces Canada, Europe, Middle East
17 Sep 08
I can remember my mom always saying because I said so. It always had to be her way or the high way. I am just glad that I changed the way I look at things.
• Armed Forces Canada, Europe, Middle East
17 Sep 08
It is funny because I find myself giving my own mother advice at times when it comes to excepting others oppinions. Sometimes she listens and sometimes she doesn't, LOL!
• Philippines
17 Sep 08
That's nice for you. When we get old we will decide on our own and that will make our views changed because we're the one responsible for ourselves not our parents anymore. It feel's so good when your ruling your own life, right? Well, keep the feet kicking!
@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
17 Sep 08
Can you admit that you are wrong or do you become upset when you run into someone who has a different oppinion? Well thats a double question to me...Being wrong and having a different opinion are two completely different things...do I admit when I'm wrong? Yes absolutely...Do I get upset when someones opinion differs from mine? No not at all..why would I
• Armed Forces Canada, Europe, Middle East
17 Sep 08
You are right, it does come off as two different questions unless you knew my mother, LOL! When I started this discussion I was thinking more of her behavior but good for you for respecting that others can have their own thoughts and also admitting when you are in the wrong. A lot of people find both situations hard to do.
@Mare73 (1335)
• United States
17 Sep 08
For me, it honestly depends. Sometimes I'm just to stubborn for my own good. I'm working on that though. I hate being wrong!
• Armed Forces Canada, Europe, Middle East
17 Sep 08
If you know you do it and you are working on it, then you have aready taken two huge steps! Believe me I know how hard it can be to be positve about other people not agreeing with what you agree with. I think we all forget that different cultures, religion, etc... play a big part in the way we are brought up and also are a big part in why we think the way we do.
• United States
18 Sep 08
yes for the most part i do admit when I am wrong. heck I have even had times where i will say im wrong to avoid an argument, i hate confrontation. Dont get me wrong, nobody is perfect, and I am sure if i thought hard i could find a time or two that i refused to admit i was wrong, for one reason or another.
• Armed Forces Canada, Europe, Middle East
18 Sep 08
I have also said I was wrong and sorry when I wasn't in the wrong. I am trying to work on standing my ground a little better. My Mother was the one who was stubborn about saying she was wrong or even saying she was sorry. Guess that is why I say it all the time, LOL!
• United States
17 Sep 08
I try to admit when I'm wrong and someone else is right about something. I will not hesitate to apologize when it's called for. The world would be a very boring place if people's opinions didn't differ. It's difficuld being perfect :-)
• Armed Forces Canada, Europe, Middle East
18 Sep 08
LOL (about proof reading) I use t over apologize an believe it or not, I am trying to become a person that doesn't apologize all of the time. I don't mean in situations were I am wrong. I am known to apologize even when I am not around for the incident, LOL! So I am growing a back bone.
• United States
17 Sep 08
difficult, that is....lol Just recently, I joined a discussion about not proofreading my posts. I should practice what I preach.