Pulling Foot Out of My Big Fat Mouth

If names werent mentioned it should be no big deal. The "friend" that told the other friend about the post is more of a guilty party than you are. She gossiped, you didnt. Quit worrying about it.

Your intentions were good. Don't beat yourself up over this. I have to say, this is why I don't tell anyone I know I am on this site. I don't want anyone a part of my anonymity.

Every now and then I will say or do something that blows up in my face, or I regret, or I hear or find out something that makes my stomach churn. I get physically sick, my heart races, my blood pressure goes up, I throw up..you know, the way you feel when you really messed up. And even if I "fix" the problem, make it all better, I still feel that way for a while. It takes a couple days, but I get past it and you will too. Just give it time. And know you arent alone,,, weve all sorta said stuff that in retrospect, doesnt look so good. It will be fine. (o:

This is a perfect example of what I meant in my post the other day. I had something similar happen where I was venting and ripping about my sons old school and was asked about it. Most people have the tendency to "let it rip" on here, because being online can give us that sense of no barriers....ya know. It's a bummer this happened to you with a personal friend, but it is definitely a wake up call for change. It sounds like you really care about her, I hope she appreciates your friendship enough to completely forgive! Now, how to get over it...TIME! Your mind is going through what you SHOULD have done differently and brought other things to light about yourself to work on, so work it and you'll find peace!

Perhaps you are also feeling bad for being so, in your own words, 'judgemental and opinionated' as well as feeling bad for posting it in a public forum.

I went back and looked at some of your recent posts, and if its the one about 'Sally' then I would have been more upset about the judgemental and opinionated part too. IMO that post was way off and un-called for. With that being said, I'm not writing to jump on you for any reason. I just wanted to validate your concerns for hurting someone else. Your concern tells me you have a good heart.

Maybe since you've learned a lesson it will be easier for you to quantify and review your thoughts (before you speak) going forward. Your friend may not get over it for a while. Especially if she feels that your post was un-founded.

I would just give it time. Be the best friend you can be and know that she may be upset about it longer than you would like. And if she doesn't get over it, then it's probably a starting point for you both to find other friends.

Live and learn......right!?!!

Everyone has done it, your intentions were good. You care deeply about it, it touched your heart, and you were curious about it. You have taken your time to post it to see if you can possibly get some good advice. Your heart was in a right place, something bothered you and you have addressed it. This site is not about judging, it's about being open minded and to see all sides of all experienced and pationate super moms.

It's a learning experience for everyone. Obviously you have recognized you were wrong and you are sorry. You have to teller that or write a personal apology note.

If possible, have the site to delete your other post.

Awww, don't beat yourself up about it! We all make mistakes and do things we shouldn't or say things we shouldn't. The important thing is that you learn from it. It sounds like you have learned a huge lesson and apologized to your friend. Forgive yourself and move on. Its ok.....GL

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Don't beat yourself up, talk to her! Explain that the exact reason you wanted our outside opinions was because it was a sensitive situation and you posted PRECISELY to AVOID her her feelings... which you ended up doing anyway, but that's what you were trying to PREVENT. Ask her how you can go about doing it next time... and tell her that the mood she's in now is exactly what you were trying to avoid because you value her friendship so much.

Good luck ;)

First thing I'd do is stop posting things about your friends on mamapedia.

Forgive yourself. Learn this lesson well. And show yourself compassion. You are not mean-spirited or this would not bother you so deeply.

Time is the only thing that ever helped me. I started learning this lesson as early as 6th grade, so perhaps I got my comeuppance earlier. When you realize that life is a continual learning experience, and it is in these incidences that God teaches us the most, then you'll take the medicine and push forward. If we never made a mistake, we'd be robots and not human beings. If your friend has forgiven you, then you must forgive yourself.

Try not to beat yourself up over it. We have all probably said things we shouldn't have and wished we wouldn't have. You are sincerely sorry, that's obvious. Hopefully your friend of a friend will see this and see how much you are hurting over it and pass that on to the person you wrote about. It will be okay.
**Hugs**

just forgive yourself, ask for forgiveness....it is so much easier said than done, but give it time, and things will get better. in the long run, this may end up being a good thing. I didnt read the previous post so i dont know what happened, but you never know something good may come from this situation!

One thing that I try to live my life by and have instilled in my daughters is that anything I say is always something I have already spoken w/the person I am speaking about or is something I would never be ashamed to say to the person I am speaking of. It hasn't always worked out in my favor because there are times that words can still be twisted, but I honestly try my hardest to keep things honest with people when I can.

I realize you feel awful for the situation between the two of you, but it doesn't sound like you intentionally tried to hurt her feelings and by putting things out there like you have, I think that shows what a true friend you are. Cheer up and try not to be so hard on yourself.

I don't tell anyone I know that I use this site. If I have to use names then I make them up because I don't want to have to be in your situation. You've apologized but now need to let it go unless she brings it up. I know you feel bad but those feelings will subside eventually. Just be careful about the detailed info you post. We all do this from time to time...

I don't know what you posted, but I do know this: Try your hardest to do to others as you'd like done to you.

If you're a God-fearing woman, ask HIM for forgiveness and pray for strength that you'll not gossip or harm your friends ever again. HE will forgive you if you ask and then you MUST forgive yourself.

forgiveness. Allow yourself to heal. & never, ever do it again....

In all honesty, I go to church. Confession, absolution and communion.
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Take it as a lesson learned and try to move forward. My guess is that this is in reference to the bed-wetting post which most of us were pretty upset by.

Here's the deal- you made the posting, you put enough info in there to have the person easily identifiable and you KNOW that others from your community read the postings. You know that you didn't do it intentionally, but bottom line is that "Sally" has read the post and knows how you feel... and the rest of us.

If your friend has moved-on then you should too. She's the one with the right to be hurt here. If she's over it, then you need to do the same.

If I were you I would make a new account with a different name and city so that nobody that you know will realize that they are referred to in your post. This is something I am super careful about because you just never know. And I NEVER mention this forum to anyone that I know and I would deny having heard of it if it were brought up.