Today, my coworker left a tiny mess in the break room. I cleaned it up and jokingly said, "Your mother isn't here to clean up after you." She started crying. I forgot her mom died last week. FML
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Packed lecture halls, a sketchy roommate and frat parties: welcome to college, the real thing.
Today, at work, I misheard a customer telling me a story. To be polite, I did a slight laugh and nodded my head. She actually told me her mum had died. FML
Today, I was pestering a co-worker, so she jokingly stated "I'll bury you!" and I replied "I'll bury your mom!". Her moms funeral was last week. FML
Today, I thought my coworker had confided to me that a close friend had died too soon, but it turns out she'd just ruined an expensive pan. We talked for 10 minutes and she cried. FML
Today, my coworker said that she suddenly got the shivers. I jokingly told her that it meant she must be being watched by a dead person and made stupid ghost noises. She then told me it was the anniversary of her dad's death and burst into tears. FML
Today, my mom came over to me and whispered something in my ear. I didn't hear it and assumed it was a joke, so I started laughing. Turns out my aunt died. FML
Today, on the first occasion I've seen my boss since her brief leave, I brought up how I got to hear all our customers' heartwarming plans for their moms on Mother's Day. Her mother just died. That's why she was on leave. FML
Today, my coworker said her dog died. Without thinking, I tried to cheer her up and said, “Oh man, that’s rough. Get it? Ruff? Ruff ruff!” and giggled like a schoolgirl. Nobody laughed. My coworker burst into more tears. I have a Teams video meeting with my supervisor and HR this afternoon. FML
Today, I was at work. I work at a grocery store and a woman pulls a cart to me filled with chips, breads, lunch meats, and sodas. I said to her "Looks like you are going to have a fun party" she then looks at me and says "My mother just died, this is for after the funeral. FML
Today, my boss used the restroom at work. She returned and told me I needed to go clean the toilet because "someone left a mess in there." It was her mess. FML
Today, my mom walked in on me crying in my room and yelled at me for being a "weak little crybaby." I’d just found out my best friend died in a car accident. When I told my mom that, she said, "Does it look like I fucking care?" FML
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Marcella1016 32
I’ve done this before. Chronic foot in mouth syndrome led me to saying all kinds of ****** up and stupid shit to people well into my mid-late 20s. For whatever reason, my favorite go-to at one point was your mom jokes. And sometimes your dad jokes. Of course, I said it once to a friend whose father had died. I didn’t understand why I often had issues getting along with people, or mistreatment from my friends, who likely found me annoying. My mom used to tell me I have two ears and one mouth because I’m supposed to “listen twice and speak once.” Which was another way of saying something else I commonly heard, “think before you speak.” For whatever reason, none of these wise words really stuck with me, probably because I heard them a lot as a kid. As a young adult, a friend introduced me to the concept of the “filter.” Just something that goes between your brain and your mouth, and you stop and consider whether you should say something just because you thought it. I don’t know why, but this was the first time I considered whether all my weird jokes and verbal diarrhea were off-putting. I slowly started applying the concept. Is this the right thing to say? Is it ok to say it? Might I offend this person? Is there a better way to say it? Should I say it at all? It can be a LOT to think about, and I developed pretty severe social anxiety. But, over time, it became habit. Do that. Think before you talk. Even if your coworker’s mother hadn’t just died, that comment could have come across as very passive aggressive. Or even like light scolding. It reminds me of the kinds of jokes I used to make that would piss people off. TL;DR: Learn to filter your thoughts before they come out of your mouth. Like I should’ve filtered this long-ass post before I hit send. Wait...
poopface82 25
Uh, whoops. That sort of comment is bad enough even if someone’s mom is living, but opening that sort of fresh wound, even by accident? I’d be looking for a hole to crawl into.
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poopface82 25
Uh, whoops. That sort of comment is bad enough even if someone’s mom is living, but opening that sort of fresh wound, even by accident? I’d be looking for a hole to crawl into.
Marcella1016 32
I’ve done this before. Chronic foot in mouth syndrome led me to saying all kinds of ****** up and stupid shit to people well into my mid-late 20s. For whatever reason, my favorite go-to at one point was your mom jokes. And sometimes your dad jokes. Of course, I said it once to a friend whose father had died. I didn’t understand why I often had issues getting along with people, or mistreatment from my friends, who likely found me annoying. My mom used to tell me I have two ears and one mouth because I’m supposed to “listen twice and speak once.” Which was another way of saying something else I commonly heard, “think before you speak.” For whatever reason, none of these wise words really stuck with me, probably because I heard them a lot as a kid. As a young adult, a friend introduced me to the concept of the “filter.” Just something that goes between your brain and your mouth, and you stop and consider whether you should say something just because you thought it. I don’t know why, but this was the first time I considered whether all my weird jokes and verbal diarrhea were off-putting. I slowly started applying the concept. Is this the right thing to say? Is it ok to say it? Might I offend this person? Is there a better way to say it? Should I say it at all? It can be a LOT to think about, and I developed pretty severe social anxiety. But, over time, it became habit. Do that. Think before you talk. Even if your coworker’s mother hadn’t just died, that comment could have come across as very passive aggressive. Or even like light scolding. It reminds me of the kinds of jokes I used to make that would piss people off. TL;DR: Learn to filter your thoughts before they come out of your mouth. Like I should’ve filtered this long-ass post before I hit send. Wait...
RichardPencil 32
You know that game "Step on a crack, break your mother's back?" You may want to avoid that for a while.