tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post4158579047415255448..comments2023-10-05T17:36:23.029+01:00Comments on Having my cake and eating it too: Foot in Mouth SyndromeJoanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-66335015212209524022009-01-19T09:38:00.000+00:002009-01-19T09:38:00.000+00:00I feel like I do this constantly! But Jackie has ...I feel like I do this constantly! But Jackie has made a good point - we are probably harder on ourselves than the person we offended would ever be. Plus I don't give people credit for realising what I meant to say and understanding the nature of my faux pas. <BR/><BR/>I still beat myself up over it though!<BR/><BR/>Cate xxxCatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10015916539912352380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-73856424388111285972009-01-18T19:08:00.000+00:002009-01-18T19:08:00.000+00:00perhaps it is part of our Aries makeup although as...perhaps it is part of our Aries makeup although as I get older I am learning not to beat myself up over it so much.Lady in redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835625473505921821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-48048910849542556842009-01-18T10:42:00.000+00:002009-01-18T10:42:00.000+00:00Rach - I do try to think but so often the sentence...Rach - I do try to think but so often the sentence sounds ok in my head, but the instant it hits the ether...<BR/><BR/>Miss Scarlet - Me too, me too<BR/><BR/>SG - I think that's it. In our rush to multitask, we dont always think it through properly<BR/><BR/>Jackie - That's a good point. The recipient does play a part also and perhaps 'intent' should be taken into account as well as not being Joanna Cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-6399397682407508682009-01-18T10:26:00.000+00:002009-01-18T10:26:00.000+00:00I think it's best to acknowledge your mistake stra...I think it's best to acknowledge your mistake straight away. Laugh, apologise and then blame someone. In <I>Muriel's Wedding</I>, Muriel asked a white South African swimmer whether he was black.Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-24795191737714414752009-01-18T07:49:00.000+00:002009-01-18T07:49:00.000+00:00Foot in mouth disease hits me from time to time......Foot in mouth disease hits me from time to time...<BR/>I'm very good of snapping it off at the knee, and chase it with the other foot!Polarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08946009143669803451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-17804295862460080072009-01-17T19:54:00.000+00:002009-01-17T19:54:00.000+00:00But are people as deeply aware of the faux pas as ...But are people as deeply aware of the faux pas as you are? I bet the majority aren't. What I hate is when someone gets upset over something they THINK I meant, rather than my intended (unhurtful) meaning.Jackie Adsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14422573807471118887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-57844758051588932042009-01-17T15:29:00.000+00:002009-01-17T15:29:00.000+00:00I tend to do many things 'in a rush' and am so goo...I tend to do many things 'in a rush' and am so good at the foot-mouth stuff, I could be a paid professional. :) I can relate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-27689307344604926682009-01-17T15:05:00.000+00:002009-01-17T15:05:00.000+00:00Oh, I'm still fretting about things I've said from...Oh, I'm still fretting about things I've said from five years ago...<BR/>SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-3418850264565951232009-01-17T10:31:00.000+00:002009-01-17T10:31:00.000+00:00I am better at it nowadays maybe that's because I ...I am better at it nowadays maybe that's because I tend to think before I speak where as when I was younger no thought went into it at all.<BR/><BR/>But believe you me I do still have my moments...xDark Sidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01041020755058214988noreply@blogger.com