My Big Mouth ...
There have been many a time in my life where I seem to shoot my mouth off incessantly. The problem is I’m only aware of it after it is too late or rather the words have already left my mouth and cannot be recalled. It is really a classic case of speaking without thinking through it first. The worse thing is most of my comments are either of a nonsensical or condescending nature although originally intended in good humour.
Thankfully, I am in more control of this nasty bad habit at my workplace and it is mostly among friends that my mouth chooses to betray me. I guess I really should try to control what I say so that I don’t constantly wonder whether I have accidentally insulted anyone else when the memory of what I said hits me like a tons of bricks later.
Am I just being oversensitive here? But then again I know many people who have gotten miffed over the slightest remarks and I do try to apologize when I realize what I said could be misconstrued as being an insult. Its when I don’t realize immediately that I’ve said something wrong that worries me as I’m the type of person that wants to be in everyone else’s good books and I wouldn’t feel comfortable if I knew that a friend or acquaintance was pissed off at me.
Having said that, if there is anyone out there that has any misunderstanding with me, please let me know! I hate to think that some careless words on my part would have caused anyone to be annoyed with me and there was something that I could have done but didn’t do due to sheer ignorance on my part.
Thankfully, I am in more control of this nasty bad habit at my workplace and it is mostly among friends that my mouth chooses to betray me. I guess I really should try to control what I say so that I don’t constantly wonder whether I have accidentally insulted anyone else when the memory of what I said hits me like a tons of bricks later.
Am I just being oversensitive here? But then again I know many people who have gotten miffed over the slightest remarks and I do try to apologize when I realize what I said could be misconstrued as being an insult. Its when I don’t realize immediately that I’ve said something wrong that worries me as I’m the type of person that wants to be in everyone else’s good books and I wouldn’t feel comfortable if I knew that a friend or acquaintance was pissed off at me.
Having said that, if there is anyone out there that has any misunderstanding with me, please let me know! I hate to think that some careless words on my part would have caused anyone to be annoyed with me and there was something that I could have done but didn’t do due to sheer ignorance on my part.
2 comments:
mmm.. sometimes maybe it's the other party who's too sensitive? don't be so hard on yourself la. a big mouth comes in handy ever so often =)
Well, it still sucks when I know that someone else is pissed off at me for something I said and I can't do anything about it, oh well...
Erm, big mouths are not supposed to be used in that manner..tsk tsk tsk
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