September 20, 2007

Tactless in Atlanta

Honestly, sometimes my mouth just runs before my brain has time to process. Therefore, I sometimes come across as rather tactless. Shocking, I know.

So, I’m doing some grocery shopping on Friday evening and I think the woman coming toward me is a former neighbor but I don’t have my glasses on. She gets closer and pulls her shopping cart up next to mine.

“Hey!”

“Oh, my God. Are you sick? What’s wrong with you?”

Probably not the best way to greet someone. But she just didn’t look healthy. Her face was drawn and her clothes were hanging on her. She went on to say she’d gotten braces a month ago and could only eat/drink soup and Boost. Hated to tell her, but that Boost wasn’t doing the job.

All those times my heroines blurt something stupid in a book…well, I write what I know. (and not that this emoticon actually goes here, it is but I’ve wanted to use it since I got it.)

Filed under: Uncategorized — Jennifer @ 5:21 am

8 Comments »

  1. Well, at least your heart was in the right place.

    Comment by Rhonda — September 20, 2007 @ 5:47 am

  2. I use to have a bookmark that had a cute centipede on it and said, “I only open my mouth to change feet.”

    Comment by Kimberly's Mom — September 20, 2007 @ 5:50 am

  3. It’s a good thing I have small feet–that way I can get them both in my mouth at the same time.

    One day, I want to have tact…

    Comment by Kimberly — September 20, 2007 @ 6:50 am

  4. Actually, I guess I did show some modicum of tact because she looked like the ding-dang Crypt Keeper and I didn’t say THAT.

    Rhonda, I was so relieved it was braces. Honest, she had that cancer look about her.

    Kimberly’s Mom, I think I need that bookmark.

    Hey, Kimberly, at least no one’s ever left wondering what we really think.

    Comment by Jennifer — September 20, 2007 @ 7:11 am

  5. Honey, happens to the best of us, you are NOT alone. Say a prayer for her and it will all work itself out. Have a terrific Thursday. My favorite smiley right now is… .

    Comment by Ginger — September 20, 2007 @ 7:15 am

  6. I like that one too, Ginger.

    Comment by Jennifer — September 20, 2007 @ 1:21 pm

  7. Oh, sorry. I just feel for you because I do the same things. And even when I try to withhold what I really want to say, it’s usually written all over my face.

    Comment by Kathy — September 20, 2007 @ 2:55 pm

  8. Unfortunately, I’m not an actress either, Kathy. It’s usually all over my face.

    Comment by Jennifer — September 21, 2007 @ 4:56 am

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