Open Mouth, Insert Foot-Have you ever said something you wish you hadn't?
By Dara_momto4
@Dara_momto4 (842)
United States
February 20, 2007 5:14pm CST
Have you ever had one of those moments where you just siad something and wished for the ground to open up and swallow you whole?
*raises hand* I sure have and boy was I mortified:
During my second pregnancy I was working as a hostess at Red Lobster. I was obviously pregnant (read as: big as a house!) and was drawn to other pregnant women. I was seating this middle aged couple and noticed that she looked about 5/6 moonths pregnant. I said "When is your baby due?" With an icy stare, and between clenched teeth declaired "I'm NOT pregnant!" At this point I wanted to drop through the floor, but couldn't. I settled for sputtering an nearly inaudible "I'm so sorry" and sat her and her husband at their table.
Worst foot in mouth moment in my life!
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@ryleesmama (560)
• United States
21 Feb 07
I have put my foot in my mouth before. The last time I remember is I was talking on the phone with someone at work and they asked me a question and I said "yes sir". Well they said "and by the way it is not sir it is ma'am". my face turned bright red and I apologized. Her voice was so deep and raspy that I thought for sure it was a male. Now if I am not sure if it is a male or female on the phone I do not say ma'am or sir. I just say yes or no.
@smartie1685 (450)
• United States
21 Feb 07
I do that kind of thing all the time! I try to think before I speak, but sometimes something stupid slips past. I never ask a woman who far along she is unless she's so big that its obviously very soon. I'm always afraid of what happened to you. :)
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@coolcatzz (1587)
• Canada
21 Feb 07
LOL what can you do?? It happens. I am sure that one has happened to many people. Sometimes it's hard to tell. She could have just laughed it off though. I have done this many times. The mouth spits it out before the brain thinks about it. My 18 year old gets mad at me sometimes for doing this. Now I try so hard to watch what I say but there are still slip ups.
