When we can begin to take our failures non-seriously, it means we are ceasing to be afraid of them. It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves.
~ Katherine Mansfield
Last week, I sent out a birthday greeting via text.
I was baking muffins when I recalled my sister-in-law’s birthday and didn’t want to forget, so I sent the message quickly.
The following conversation quickly followed:
I meant to say, “Hope to get you and your family up here soon.”
But the phone autocorrected my attempt at typing family, replacing it with fat.
My sister-in-law laughed graciously.
I was embarrassed, and my attempt to explain included another autocorrect depicted above.
When I shared my blunder, our son read it as if a word were missing after “fat” - one that would be uncharacteristic of me to use:
“Hope to get you and your fat (crass for her rear end) up here soon.”
Oh my gosh! We laughed hysterically.
My husband cautioned me to read what I write before pressing send.
But later in the day, when he shared a picture of himself skiing in the sunshine, the following exchange ensued:
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
~ Proverb
The message should have read, “What a beautiful day to ski.” But beautiful was autocorrected to bra.
Again, all involved thought it was hilarious.
Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.
~ Victor Hugo
Okay! Lesson learned. Verify the accuracy of a message before sending it.
Sharing this publicly will help hold me accountable. And, maybe, take me a little less seriously.
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