I didn't mean that

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For my own morbid, masochistic amusement, I've been typing up situations from my memories in which my utterly inept social skills have caused something to come out of my mouth that could be, and probably was, interpreted as rude or insensitive, which I didn't realize until later. There have been countless situations like this throughout my life, but these are the ones that stand out in my memory for some reason. Feel free to add your own, because I know I'm not the only one.

1. I was at a miniature golf course with my sister and her boyfriend. We split up and I went to play video games in the arcade. I was playing a shooting game with shotguns (I think it was The House of the Dead III) and a girl roughly my age approached me and asked if she could play too, as the arcade machine was equipped for two players. I meant to say something along the lines of, "Yes, of course." Instead, I blurted out, "I don't care!" and turned back to my gaming.

2. I was sitting with my family at the dining room table: me, my father, my mother, my sister, and my grandmother. Their conversation was about a surgery that my mother had scheduled for the future. I also had a surgery scheduled, but I couldn't remember when it was to take place. I asked my mother this, and she told me that her surgery was scheduled for such and such date. I meant to say something along the lines of, "No, I didn't mean your surgery, but mine." Instead, I blurted out, "No, MINE! I don't care about you." I later got an earful about this from my father.

3. Family at the table again, same people. My grandmother's dog had just been stolen, taken right from her lawn by a stranger who ran down the street and got away. Everyone was sitting around talking about how sad it was, what kind of person would do something like this, etc. It never even occurred to me that it wasn't such a good idea to say, "Well, on the bright side, he stank, and you won't have to put up with that anymore." I looked at my father and saw him shaking his head at me with an angry look on his face.