In my early thirties, I ran into an old friend from highschool.
We had lost track of each other, hadn't seen each other in about 15 years.
After catching each other up and talking about friends we both knew, I opened my mouth and inserted both feet.
I asked her when the baby was due.
Her reply was "I'm not pregnant, I'm just fat."
After I apologized profusely and turned every shade of red in existence, and after she finally stopped laughing at me and had her breath back, she told me that she had a two month old at home and was still carrying some of the weight she had gained.
Being the good friend that she was she let me off the hook.
That little debacle taught me to never assume anything and to keep my mouth shut if I wasn't sure.
You can't go through life without having one of these moments. None of us is perfect.
So what was your moment?
Something you said, something you did, something that happened?
Are you willing to share?