Who knows the difference between making a terrible decision instead of making a bad mistake. Like buying "miracle whip" when you meant to get real mayonnaise (mistake) or when your standing line at Wal-mart and you pick up sugar-free gum by accident (mistake), damn I hate when that happens to me. Or like "Im so sorry I created on you, I've made a terrible mistake (decision). Why do we say "I have made some mistakes in life/relationship" when we really mean is "I have made some bad decisions in life/relationship? Where did this come from?

huh?

engrish preeeeese?

God Dammit, if only I had a time machine, I would really have some fun then!

Just off the top of my head: a bad mistake is maybe not as life altering as a bad decision. In a negative way. More thought is put into decision making than is put into what turns out to be a mistake.

Bad Mistake---------leaning against the wall you just painted.



Bad decision----------wearing a tank top, white spandex pants and a g-string.

Ahhhhhh I always thought I made a few mistakes.. Now I know I was mistaken and have actually made some bad decisions...

You've obviously never read about the Butterfly effect. One simple action can cause a cascade of events which can lead to a catastrophe. Also known as the domino effect. It sucks, yeah, I know, but our laws of physics were set up that way.

They say it's all relative, I've seen it's true...

Many people do not want to take responsibility for their actions; therefore, by saying they made a mistake rather than a bad decision -- they are mitigating the reason for the outcome.

In the same manner, lexicon usage plays a part in how people “soften” their actions. For example, “I fibbed” doesn’t sound as bad as “I lied” but they mean the same.

Side-stepping the action with kinder words allows people to avoid the seriousness of the issue.

How come you're so smrt? Smrt=smart

Yea what she said. Well done.

It's 3:30 am so my brain is too squishy for heavy thinking but I agree with the Beautiful Blonde on this one.

Yes, she is, isn't she? and smrt too. Very smrt. Always enjoy her posts.

"You reap what you sow, and Karma's a Behotch!" These two axioms I have seen come to fruition all of my life, and I totally believe in. Any doubters or haters out there, you may want to slow ya roll a little.

Bad mistake is a double negative...

your posts have been cracking me up tonight!



is a decision a conscious choice from which you can learn whereas a mistake is a subconscious process, from which you can also learn?

If the end result has far-reaching negative consequences, it doesn't matter what you label it, it's still "bad." I've made bad decisions, terrible mistakes, grave errors in judgment, embarrassed the hell out of myself, took chances I knew deep down were beyond stupid, and in general, made a mess out of my life. Some of these mistakes were permanent, some can be rectified. So perhaps the difference is, if you can alter the outcome, or "fix what's broken" that's what separates the mistakes from the decisions. Interesting question.

In retrospect, I am grateful for my screwups.

Because of me being a dumb*ss in the past and learning from my mistakes, I can look forward to a future of all new mistakes.

If you ain't screwing something up......you ain't trying anything new.

BigLife, PacificStar, and Eileena -- thank you so much for the supportive comments!

I have another twist regarding this post.

A person could also say it's a mistake to make a bad decision.

I do not believe the words "mistake" and "bad decision" are synonymous. I believe the word "mistake" is a transitive verb for the action of making a bad decision.

I wish some of my professors thought I was as enlightening as you guys! They push me so hard that I feel like an idiot in their eyes most of the time.

That's only because they don't want to accept that a beautiful blond is smarter then them