Share your whoops moment

bigsis144

Tue, Apr 02 2024, 9:55 am

I was dropping off a meal train dinner for a family that just had a baby, and after I gave the food to the mom and said mazal tov, I mentioned that my daughter is in the same preschool class as hers.

Her: “oh that’s nice! I’ve definitely heard about [LittleDaughter144]!”

Me: “Yeah, LittleDaughter144 is very popular!”

Afterwards in my car I was kicking myself because that might have come across as bragging or obnoxious 🙈

Bnei Berak 10

Tue, Apr 02 2024, 10:17 am

bigsis144 wrote:

Not a catastrophy. Most mothers are proud of their kids.

amother

Puce

Tue, Apr 02 2024, 10:40 am

I went over to a friend to return a bag of things long overdue, and her and kids were getting ready to go to a park. Was with my kids, they got so jealous and it took me along time to calm them down. Definitely a whoops moment.

Queen Of Hearts

Tue, Apr 02 2024, 10:43 am

Bnei Berak 10 wrote:

Not a catastrophy. Most mothers are proud of their kids.

And the ones who brag come across very obnoxious.
Keep your pride in your kids to yourself or share it with your parents and in laws.

bigsis144

Tue, Apr 02 2024, 10:47 am

Queen Of Hearts wrote:

And the ones who brag come across very obnoxious.
Keep your pride in your kids to yourself or share it with your parents and in laws.

Yup, overall, as a one-time foot-in-mouth comment it was relatively harmless, like lol my kids have better social lives than me and it’s cute to hear them talk about it, but I don’t wanna make a habit of it

Queen Of Hearts

Tue, Apr 02 2024, 10:49 am

bigsis144 wrote:

I would feel that whoops feeling too.
I can't even brag anonymously on here.

amother

Chartreuse

Tue, Apr 02 2024, 10:59 am

I was very newly postpartum and completely brain fogged from lack of sleep.

Took dd to the bus stop and bumped (not literally) into a neighbor who I know vaguely but not well. She tells me mazal tov, then says, I get a mazal tov too, I just married off last night. I said wow, mazal tov, your first daughter, that must have been major! She said, actually it's my son who got married. In my sleep deprived state all I could respond is, wow, that's so nice, marrying off a girl is really a big deal. She laughed and told me to go back to bed.

amother

Tue, Apr 02 2024, 7:30 pm

My shopping wagon bumped into an older man's legthe store the other day. I felt so bad he was in so much pain. A real whoops

amother

DarkViolet

Tue, Apr 02 2024, 7:33 pm

Waving at someone whilst I was driving then I hit the curb. Learnt not to do that whilst driving ever again!!

amother

Snowflake

Tue, Apr 02 2024, 7:52 pm

I greeted an old friend with an enthusiastic ‘mazel tov, when did you get married?’ She responded ‘January 16 and divorced February 16’. Whoops Can't Believe It

amother

Salmon

Tue, Apr 02 2024, 8:38 pm

I commented to someone's wig on purim, told her it suits her and asked if its special for purim, right... ? ouch... turned out she changed her style permanently, no purim. I was embarrassed, whoops!

amother

Skyblue

Tue, Apr 02 2024, 8:41 pm

amother OP wrote:

called a seminary weird when my friend had just told me her sister is going there 😭

amother

Chicory

Tue, Apr 09 2024, 7:37 pm

I just spent a fortune on a new shaitel. A few thousand dollars… I never spent so much. I thought it was something extra special. I was wearing it the first day I got it and my husband who didn’t know that I picked it up and that I was wearing it- asked me when I’m getting my new shaitel.
Later my teenage daughter said something like- Ma, I thought you’re getting a new shaitel.
So much for my new wig 😐

amother

DarkViolet

Thu, Apr 11 2024, 5:31 am

amother Chicory wrote:

I just spent a fortune on a new shaitel. A few thousand dollars… I never spent so much. I thought it was something extra special. I was wearing it the first day I got it and my husband who didn’t know that I picked it up and that was wearing it- asked me when I’m getting my new shaitel.
Later my teenage daughter said something like- Ma, I thought you’re getting a new shaitel.
So much for my new wig 😐

Probably cus it's suits you that well that they didn't think any different!!