There are some innocent ones like stating that I think Prowlers are soooo ugly within earshot of my boss. Who, you guessed it, owns a Prowler and tells me so. Nice. I didn't really want a good bonus, right?
But sometimes I put my foot in my mouth and it is more than awkward. It is hurtful. I have asked a family member where their significant other is only to discover that they are no longer together. I have asked an acquaintance if they have designed their nursery yet only to discover that they have lost their baby. Heartbreaking and humiliating. I apologize but, the damage is done.
Sometimes things are said and you regret them, mistakes are just that, a mistake. How was I to know? But again, this seems to happen to me all of the time! Perhaps I do not pay attention to others as I think I do. Perhaps I am so wrapped up in what is going on in my life that I am not as observative as I once was. It is true. I have caught myself before, my mind wonders while I am having a conversation. I am not tuning in and giving others the ear that they may need. You can only truly share with someone if you are listening as much as you speak. So I will try harder, I know that I am a good person and a giving person but this is my wake up call. Because although my feet are cute, they are not that tasty!
