My Foot Tastes Good???

Have you ever just completely put your foot in your mouth and wished a hole would open up in the earth and swallow you? Well I do that a lot. I am known for foot-in-mouth-disease actually. Not to be confused with Hand Foot Mouth Disease which is actually quite gross. My son got it once from trying to taste the coins at Chuck E. Cheese. True Story. So back on track here, after my latest episode I have to wonder....why do I do this so often?

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!