Engage brain before opening mouth

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@ScotMac (1335)
Edinburgh, Scotland
January 10, 2020 7:30am CST
Have you ever said anything which hurt someone's feelings without meaning to? Many people simply don't think before they open their mouths and give an opinion or advice to someone. I have had many years practice in avoiding pitfalls such as this but even so I get it wrong at times and can occasionally be found trying to extract my foot from my mouth without anyone noticing! So why say something without considering the possible consequences or hurt feelings of what you say? You wouldn't jump over a wall without looking first, would you? My new motto is 'Think Twice - Say Once'!
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DianneN
@DianneN (254949)
• United States
10 Jan 20
I try to be conscious of other’s feelings. However, some people can’t take a joke, witty, or wry comment. On here, it’s strange, because you can’t experience the inflections of words, and some people are easily offended.
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Bill McAlpine
@ScotMac (1335)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
10 Jan 20
Yes, I know! Without the face-to-face interaction it's difficult to know exactly how another person is feeling. The emojis which myLot provide do help a little there and I do tend to use them quite often to reinforce a point.
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DianneN
@DianneN (254949)
• United States
10 Jan 20
@ScotMac Exactly! I’m an emoji user, too, but some people lack personality or whatever it is to make them understand. I avoid them like the plague now.
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Bill McAlpine
@ScotMac (1335)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
10 Jan 20
@DianneN The emoji or the person?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jan 20
Our neighbour used to say of her husband that he only opened his mouth to change feet.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
10 Jan 20
I am sure I have. But I say what I am thinking. If they dont like it that is their problem not mine. If the other person can have an opinion then I can too.
LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
11 Jan 20
I have, in the past, opened mouth and inserted foot. I try harder these days not to do that.