Why you probably shouldn’t drink heavily at the office holiday party… (CONTEST read to the end.)
My husband ran across this on Digg. Wonder if this girl still had a job when she got back to work on Monday morning…
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When I was about 8 months pregnant with my first, Keith and I were coming out of the supermarket and when we got to his brand new--as in only a couple of weeks old--truck, there was a shopping cart pushed right up against the passenger side door. Before I even thought, I said, “Stupid people! Can’t even take care of their carts! Sheesh!” As the words came out of my mouth though, the empty baby “bucket” that was still sitting on the cart began to register. My stomach dropped as I turned to the car next to us. A very frazzled woman with twin babies, about three or four months old, popped her head up from trying to wrestle one of the babies into their car seat and said, with a stricken expression, of course, “I’m sorry.”
What does my husband say??? “Oh, don’t mind her; she’s not usually this mean. She’s just pregnant.” Gah!!!!! Not like I didn’t already feel about 2 inches tall.
As I think back on that embarrassing moment, I realize I could have been a little gentler with my words. Keith was right, I’m not usually that caustic. But, in my defense, his truck was brand new. It’s not like we have tons of money to throw at our vehicles. Keeping them unscratched longer than a few weeks is certainly important.
And, after a couple of days--I couldn’t get the incident out of my mind--I came to the conclusion that, with the exception of the disgust in my voice and the harsh words I used, I don’t think I was out of line. If I needed to lean my cart up against something so I could get my kids into their car seats, I would have leaned the cart against MY car. In fact, I have done that on more than one occasion. So, even though I look before I speak from now on, I also don’t beat myself up for that woman’s stricken look. Use your own car next time!
So, what is your most mortifying moment? Did you say something that was overheard by the wrong person? Or, even better, were you ever on the receiving end? Oooooo! I want to know! Tell me. Oh, and to make this more interesting, all comments received to this post by...Friday, January 5, 2007, will be entered into a random drawing to receive a $5.50 GC for Borders or, if you are a blog explosion member and don’t want the GC, 500 credits (worth $5.50).
Ok, now, can we make this a little more exciting then my last contest? You know, like having more than 4 entrants?
Good luck!
Sandy :-)
Happy New Year
Drunk At The Office Party - video powered by Metacafe
When I was about 8 months pregnant with my first, Keith and I were coming out of the supermarket and when we got to his brand new--as in only a couple of weeks old--truck, there was a shopping cart pushed right up against the passenger side door. Before I even thought, I said, “Stupid people! Can’t even take care of their carts! Sheesh!” As the words came out of my mouth though, the empty baby “bucket” that was still sitting on the cart began to register. My stomach dropped as I turned to the car next to us. A very frazzled woman with twin babies, about three or four months old, popped her head up from trying to wrestle one of the babies into their car seat and said, with a stricken expression, of course, “I’m sorry.”
What does my husband say??? “Oh, don’t mind her; she’s not usually this mean. She’s just pregnant.” Gah!!!!! Not like I didn’t already feel about 2 inches tall.
As I think back on that embarrassing moment, I realize I could have been a little gentler with my words. Keith was right, I’m not usually that caustic. But, in my defense, his truck was brand new. It’s not like we have tons of money to throw at our vehicles. Keeping them unscratched longer than a few weeks is certainly important.
And, after a couple of days--I couldn’t get the incident out of my mind--I came to the conclusion that, with the exception of the disgust in my voice and the harsh words I used, I don’t think I was out of line. If I needed to lean my cart up against something so I could get my kids into their car seats, I would have leaned the cart against MY car. In fact, I have done that on more than one occasion. So, even though I look before I speak from now on, I also don’t beat myself up for that woman’s stricken look. Use your own car next time!
So, what is your most mortifying moment? Did you say something that was overheard by the wrong person? Or, even better, were you ever on the receiving end? Oooooo! I want to know! Tell me. Oh, and to make this more interesting, all comments received to this post by...Friday, January 5, 2007, will be entered into a random drawing to receive a $5.50 GC for Borders or, if you are a blog explosion member and don’t want the GC, 500 credits (worth $5.50).
Ok, now, can we make this a little more exciting then my last contest? You know, like having more than 4 entrants?
Good luck!
Sandy :-)
Happy New Year
Labels: Contest, Embarrassing, Embarrassing moments, Funny Video, Gift Certificate, Humor, Pregnant
posted by Sandra Barkevich at 12/30/2006 11:38:00 AM
7 Comments:
I love this video. I saw this a year ago, but could never find it again. Thanks for showing it.
Mine is nothing major. In the heat of my breakup with my wife, I was sending text messages to other people describing some of what was going on. Since my wife and I normally exchange 25 - 50 text messages a day before the breakup, the process of selecting a name and sending is almost automated. In one afternoon, three or four times I accidentally sent messages to her that I definitely would not have wanted her to see. I ended up changing her name in my address book so it didn't absolutely happen again.
Anthony
Journey Through Divorce
The video seemd fake, is it real?
As for your attitude, I was really grumpy when I was preg with all 3 of my kids, I was kinda mean to. You were a bite harsh on that lady. I do agree I would have leaned a cart up against my car and not soemone elses.
LOL, Joanna. In my defense though, I wasn't speaking directly to that woman. It was just a frustrated comment thrown out to no one in particular. Trust me when I tell you, I was mortified when I realized the culprit was standing just a few feet away.
Thanks for commenting! Oh, and I can't authenticate the video, but I think it's real. I have totally seen co-workers that drunk at company hoiday parties I've been to.
Sandy :-)
So, I actually have so many embaressing moments that I tend to block them out of my mind. Seriously. Too many times has my mouth opened and something came out that I thought less than a second later "Oh my god, I can't believe I just said that."
After a halloween restaraunt shift once, my best friend couldn't get all of her makeup all. She hated the costume that they made her wear, and the makeup was making her nuts. I told her "Just pretend you're pretty!" Right, oops! I meant something more like "a movie star" or "glamorous" or something that didn't sound so horrendously mean, but "pretty" came out. I wanted to crawl in a hole and die.
BTW - I found you via blog explosion. Great blog! Mind if I link you? Eyespeak
Cassie,
That story was great! Oh, that must have been some moment. What did your friend say? I could just imagine the expression on her face. LOL.
I'd love to have you link to me. Link away.
Sandy :-)
Sandra-
I'm still living it down. Seriously, its been like 5 years, and I'm still reminded of the time I told Marisa to "pretend she was pretty".
The look on her face? Like I had punched her in the gut. Oh man, I'm going to hell.
:)
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