Admiting Guilt承认错误
Giving advice is a lot easier than receiving it. Telling someone that he was wrong is a lot easier than admittng that you made a mistake.
Writing a timeout everyday is not easy but trying to live up to all of my timeout goals and ideas, gosh! It’s almost impossible.给予建议比接受建议更容易。当然告诉别人他是错的比承认自己犯错误更容易。
每天停下来想一想不是件容易的事,但试图用暂停来达到我的目标和想法,唉!这几乎也是不可能的。
I know someone who is great at giving advice but when you pointed out some area where he can improve he got defensive. The more you tried and told him about a mistake he made, the more defensive he got. So for that person I’ve given up trying. And all of my friends have, too.我认识一个人,他擅于给别人提建议,但当你指出他可以改进的一些地方时他就变得怀有戒心。而你越是尝试告诉他关于他犯的一个错误,他就越变得有戒心。所以基于这个原因我已经放弃了尝试。我所有的朋友都是如此。
I can’t give up on my kids though. If my son makes a mistake and I pointed it out, the first thing that comes from his lips is “No!” It’s a blame refusal to admit his mistake. It’s never “Yes, daddy, you are right.”Or “Okay mummy, sorry.” It’s “No, it’s not my fault” or “It wasn’t me.” I do the same things sometimes. Perhaps it’s human nature. Perhaps my son got his habit from me.
No! It couldn’t be my fault, could it?
但我不能放弃我的孩子们。
如果我儿子犯了一个过错而且经我指出,他嘴里说出的第一个词就是“不!”。这是一种略带责备的否认。他从来没有说过“是的,爸爸,你是对的。”或“好,妈妈,对不起。”而一直都是“不,这不是我的错。”或者“绝对不是我。”有时我也经常会做同样的事情。也许它是人类的天性。也或许是有其父必有其子的缘故。
不!不可能是我的错,可能吗?