I really thought I had put in a comment in this thread but I guess not.

I make mistakes, I don't compound the mistake by acting like it never happened. I do my best to make whoever I wronged know that I screwed up and that I truly regret it, I explain what I will do to fix or avoid the mistake in the future.

If the whoever is my sub/slave then if I expect to keep her respect and her pride of being mine this is even more important. To do less I think tells her she is not respected and that I have little pride in either of us.

Russell