I am not talking about Foot and Mouth Virus Disease, which is something you might expect from a veterinarian, but Foot IN mouth Disease, where you say something to someone that you shouldn't.
I have a really bad case of FIM, or it could be stick-your-foot-in-your-mouth up to your knee. I know that I have this condition--I should never say anthing to anyone--but as usual I did it again. Awful.
Last week I saw a fellow veterinarian who told me that an acquaintance of mine was pregnant. She is a vet also. This morning I just happened to be talking to her about something else entirely and I told her that I understood congratulations were in order. There was silence. Yep, you guessed it, she had lost the baby. I was sooooo embarassed, and I apologized and I told her that I would be thinking of her and I was soooo sorry. I could have died. There is simply nothing in the world that I can think of that would be worse to happen to someone than to loose a child. So I am sitting here feeling like a heel. I don't feel the best in the first place--allergies and such--. This too, shall pass, I know.
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Welcome to my world. I do it all the time.
However, in this case I don't see how you could have known. I think she'll appreciate your support.
I don't think you would have had any way of knowing that your friend had lost the baby. Like Alissa, I think she would appreciate kind words.
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