Admitting error or fault is never easy or comfortable, no matter how old you are or how often you get to do it, but it’s part of becoming a responsible, trustworthy adult. It’s “character-building,” as parents like to say when they force their kids to endure uncomfortable things. Here’s the bottom line (thanks, hubby, now I’m saying it)… When you make a mistake, you admit it, you accept responsibility, and you deal with…


Trixie Belden was one of my favorite books, also.