Can you admit when you are wrong about something?

I was involved in a minor traffic accident last week & yes, I admit it was my fault…should never have hired our latest chauffeur & so I fired his ass.

I used to piss off coworkers by telling stories about how I was wrong. I found it helpful in the learning process. They would find themselves making the same wrong assumptions.

Whenever I am proven wrong, I always admit it.

All the time….

Yes, but your examples are interesting. If it’s geography it’s easy since the answer is either right or wrong, at least more so than religion or politics where it’s more a matter of opinion.

It’s hard but people respect you more when you’re willing to admit you’re wrong.

I just did with my grammar error when ordering though Skip the Dishes. Things worked out better than if I would have been conceited about it. Order got fixed and I got my sour cream.

Not easily but if you PROVE you’re right, usually yes.lol

When I’m wrong, and the other person is right, I’ll say “you’re right.” I may then explain what my mistaken thinking was, why I thought I was right.

Once I thought I was wrong but I was mistaken.

Yes, unless I want a wrestling match.

@Dutchess haha! Love it!

If I ever were…...

All the time. Sometimes I think it throws people off a bit.

The other week I accidentally cut off this lady. She pulls up next to me and I start rolling down my window and she looks a little wary. But I just wanted to apologize for cutting her off accidentally. She smiled and looked slightly bewildered. Haha

@raum Some people aren’t used to that kind of behaviour I guess. sounds like she thought you were going to blame her for what happened. It’s a good thing what you did though!

Yes. Very happy to be wrong sometimes.

Sure can> See, I have this guilt complex that’s a mile long…

My mom had that saying on a plaque on the wall in the kitchen. Lord that women was never wrong. Just ask her!
However one time she came to visit my first husband and me and what ever grandkids I had at the time. We had a small house. I was in the next room and I heard hubs complain to her that “Valerie thinks she’s ALWAYS right!!”
I almost fell down when Mom replied “Well, she usually is.”
HA!!

I think I probably would, if it ever happened.

But… I might be wrong…

I do my best to admit when I am in error.

Step Ten
Continued to take personal inventory, and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.

I like to add when I do admit I am wrong, I really try and learn from it.

Same here.
What I hate is when you admit you’re wrong and some see it as a sign of weakness.

I’m not familiar with being wrong.

Yes, but usually I want to know “why” and learn something new.

Yes I can, only because I’m for sure that not everyone is always right, and for the times I were wrong, I can own it without shame.

It’s always hard to admit when I’m wrong but I find it’s harder with certain people. Like if they enjoy you being wrong and will rub it in your face or be snarky about it then I can’t admit things to them.

I know someone who never thinks he is capable of being wrong and if I say something knowledgeable he will try to debunk it and he’ll like google it and if I am even slightly wrong he will say “boo ya! In your face! You are wrong!!” I hate that.

If I do something wrong I know I will feel better admitting it than keeping that guilt. But it’s important to me to admit to keep the same mistakes from happening.

GA @BackinBlack.