Words gone wrong: The story of a misfired text
Why not divulge my new most embarrassing moment? It’s only 10 hours fresh, and too good not to share.
Last night my husband wasn’t home yet, so I let him know I was going to bed via text:
Goodnight lover. Muah!
…Only seconds after it sent, I saw it went to my BOSS.
Oh. My. AWKWARD!
Although it was after 10 p.m., I jumped on the phone to explain what happened, fumbling through an apology a la voice mail while my face burned beet red. Then came my explanatory follow-up text.
Sheesh.
As you can imagine, many thoughts flew through my head when my words went wrong: What will his wife think? He’s got a sense of humor – but will I be teased mercilessly at the office?
This thumb blunder caused me to ponder the amazing power of words. Even three seemingly innocuous words can cause such good, bad, and embarrassment. We represent ourselves by the words we say, write, and text – and mismatching the audience can make all the difference.
Have a PG-rated misfired text story? Don’t hold back. Let’s hear it…
Image via Shutterstock
6 comments on “Words gone wrong: The story of a misfired text”
Recent Posts
How my mom influenced my writing journey
Here's a personal essay, written to honor the woman who brought me into this world. She taught me to see...
To whom it may concern: Is “whom” outdated?
You won't be surprised to learn language evolves over time, and we collectively kick unfortunate words to the curb. Or, art...
Writing to travel, traveling to write
Word nerdness and wanderlust are a dangerous combination. As my husband will attest, I can’t seem to get enough of...
What makes writing good?
What makes a book feel like a friend? Or a news article share-worthy? Or a story cause you to take...
This made my day. Awkward but funny
Glad to entertain you, AP.
My sister in law was texting her boss to let him know she had left some things on his desk. Well “things” was sent as thongs. She was pretty embarrassed, as you can imagine.
BWAHAHA! That IS a bad one. Oh, texting, you sneaky fiend. Thanks for reading, Callie friend.
Oh man, that’s terrible! Depending on who I misfire with a text like that, I’d probably be bright red too! Doesn’t help that I turn red very easily.
One of my most embarrassing mis-texts (there are two,) happened two summers ago. We were all hanging out at a friend’s house in Arizona and this was before I moved to AZ. My friend had a sister that was around my age that seemed pretty cute. I haven’t talked to her yet though.
My friend was texting me about how he wanted to meet some cute Arizonian girls so I composed a new text to him with the following: “You’re looking for a cute Arizonian girl? I see one here that you may want to meet!”
Well, instead of sending it to “John N.” I sent it to… “Uncle John.” My uncle was actually at the same place I was and needless to say, he quickly ran around the house showing everyone my mis-text.
Ahh! That’s awful when your it’s your own kin who does that to you. Glad you survived.
We’ve all got our moments! Makes life more interesting…