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Have you even unknowingly put your foot in it?

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SpinDriftCoastal Sat 16-May-26 11:04:55

I used to ask people I met by chance 'How is your mum? How is your dad?' Then a time came when they would say 'Mum died last year'. and I would have to say: 'I am so sorry to hear that'. Now, I just ask 'How is the family?' or 'How is it going?'. It avoids all the embarrassment of asking a question that may upset them. I also ask if people have pets as it avoids the 'Do you have grandchildren?' when their children may be trying for a baby with no success. One woman said to me:'What a shame you don't have grandchildren?' I asked her: 'Why?'

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Basgetti Sat 16-May-26 22:43:55

Castle25

Years ago when being shown round a relatives new home they were discussing all the decor changes they had to make. I mentioned they would be keen to get rid of the wallpaper in the master bedroom. Yes dear reader it was the only room they had completed
I have put my foot in it so many times I now try to say as little as possible

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Sadgrandma Sat 16-May-26 23:13:47

Join the club. Foot in mouth is my default setting. I was once talking to another mum at a PTA meeting and she was telling me the names of the headmaster’s children, joking that they were very posh names (can’t remember what). I said !well at least they are better than (two other names)’ to which she replied “they’re my son’s names!”

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Magenta8 Mon 18-May-26 15:54:52

One of my DCs had a little boy over to play once and I spent the whole afternoon calling him Phoenix. When his parents came to pick him up and I said I hoped Phoenix had had a good time, they went a bit quiet and one of them said rather frostily "His name is Felix actually."

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