Ooops...i made a big mistake!
By jsae29
@jsae29 (1120)
Philippines
March 23, 2007 5:15am CST
I really did a big blunder today and I feel so embarrased about it. My aunt called me this morning and told me that our friend priest is celebrating his birthday today and she want me to come with to pay the priest a visit. I haven't seen him for a while now, so I agree to come. I baked him a brownie as my gift, I put it in a very nice box and tied it with a silver ribbon. When we arrived there, our friend priest was talking to a group of people and they were discussing things about diabetes. OMG, he is diabetic! I wanted to throw away the box, but he already saw us. As I handed the box of brownies, the look on the faces of the people he was talking to was like...."do you want to kill him?!". I'm so embarrassed...I just do not know what to say. I did not know he was diabetic. Do you have any suggestion as to how I can make up for this mistake?
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4 responses
@killahclaire (3665)
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23 Mar 07
Well a gift is a gift and at the end of the day you did not know. I'm sure your cake will not sit the uneaten and he would have had plenty of church-goers today visiting him and wishing him well and he would be able to offer them a piece of your cake.
I do not think he will feel any bad feelings towards you for not knowing and you did bake it for him which takes alot of time. Better you turned up with that than nothing else.
I think you should just maybe mention to him that you didn't realise and have a little joke about how you hoped that someone enjoyed the cake.
You could go out and buy him something for diabetics but it diabetes is an illness that everyday people find out you have. Eveeryday he must have people offering him something he can't have and I'm sure everything birthday and Christmas people forget. It's not something that he should be ashamed of or something you should tiptoe around.
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
23 Mar 07
Realizing the fact that you didn't know is already a good excuse, just talk to him privately and tell him that you meant no offense about your gift. I know he'll understand you, and to know that he is a man of Christ, I'm sure he already figured out that you're sorry.
But just to be sure, try to talk with him. I think by this, you'll get relieved of your guilt feelings..
@marciascott (25529)
• United States
23 Mar 07
Just tell him your are sorry you didn't know he was a diabetic. and would he except and give it to his friends, and just get him something else. I don't think one brownie will hurt him.
