Monday, February 4, 2013

Word Vomit-Breaking A Universal Rule Of Conversation

Happy Word Vomit Monday Everyone!



There is a universal rule of conversation, which goes like this:

You do not complain to someone who has it worse than you.

For example. You do not tell a fat girl how fat you are. You do not complain to a new mother about how tired you are. And you do not tell someone in labor that they have no idea how much something hurt you.

There is a perfect example of this happening in this scene from Friends. (I apologize for the graphic details of labor contained in this scene, which you may not want to see if you are currently pregnant, or if you are not a fan of such things. So if you chose not to watch it, suffice it to say, that Ross breaks this universal rule of conversation.)

Clearly I understand this rule. But does my mouth know it? Obviously not...


I have curlyish, wavy, frizzy hair. I do not have the most difficult curly hair I have ever seen, but I am Irish, and Mexican, and I got curly hair from both sides of my family. My hair does need extra attention in order to look descent. 

For Example, If I have my hair up, after a few hours little curly locks of hair will pull out of my ponytail and start forming frizzy bunches around my face and behind my head. Sometimes the curls gather at the sides of my forehead forming little horns. So I look like some kind of curly haired demon. 

Are you jealous yet? 
Source

Recently I was in Target and decided to purchase this fine product. To help me tame my curly/wavy/frizzy mess.

While in the checkout lane, I was having a friendly conversation with the cashier, a beautiful young African American girl. 

When she saw that I was purchasing this product, she held it up and told me how amazing it is, and that it works so well. Which made me so glad that I was purchasing a good quality product. 

I wish I had just thanked her for her rousing recommendation. But no...

For some reason I blurted out; 

"Good, because I need something to help me with this fro back here." 

At that very moment I looked at her face and was shocked that I had just complained to an African American woman about my hair....and I used the word "fro" no less. 

I was mortified.

She said nothing.

I wish she had come back at me with some amazing comment like 'You have no idea' or 'You don't know the meaning of the word fro'. But she didn't. Which made me feel worse. 

Instead the conversation came to an abrupt halt, and I paid for my things and hung my head as I quickly left the store.

Word Vomit is a disease, I tell you. 

A disease.

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16 comments:

  1. LOL don't feel bad. i have had worse case of word vomit. Like asking a hispanic coworker if he spoke Spanish.

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    1. Bahaha! Awesome. You should submit your story so we can all enjoy it.

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  2. Oh this one might win the prize my friend. I really hope the WV Foundation is working on a cure! BTW I have always loved your hair! I love how full it is and that it looks amazing in a braid.

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    1. Thank you for your Support Shannon. I hope so too.
      Thanks for saying that about my hair. You are rad.

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  3. Lol- its ok don't feel bad, it happens to all of us:-) I love what I have read so far... I've found you through the GFC Blog Hop... I'm your newest follower! Can't wait to read more

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    1. Thanks Martina! You are so sweet! Thanks for following, I hope you enjoy the blog.

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  4. haha ohmygoodness. Well luckily the momentary word vomit turned in to a great post?! Silver lining? haha.

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    1. lol. Thanks Ashley. Yeah, silver lining at least, but still feelin' like a fool.

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  5. Oh no! Hahah, well don't feel too bad. I've found that when it comes to a bad case of WV, we're the ones still feeling bad about it long afterwards, where as the victim of our word vomit forgets about it soon after!

    Oh, and I really want to know if that hair product works out for you!

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    1. I sure hope so. But I at least hope she enjoyed telling all her friends and family and laughing at me before she forgot. That would make me feel much better.

      And so far, I am really liking the Garnier Flat Iron spray. It's keeping the frizz at bay.

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  6. Hilarious! I do this all.the.time. The other day a girlfriend of mine watched my boys so I could go to a baby shower and I brought her some cupcakes from the party as a thank you. She said "How does Jill have time for all this?" My answer? "ugh, because she doesnt have kids, she can do what she wants." Word vomit...to my friend without kids..who was helping me out!

    Look forward to reading more!

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    1. Oops! I totally know how you feel. Thanks for reading, and following Kate. I hope you continue to enjoy this series.

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  7. Oh my gosh. This just made my day. I found your cute self from the elevate link up since I will be there in May as well and am so glad I did. I have had plenty of foot-in-my-mouth moments myself and am so glad to see someone keepin it real in blog land. Welcome your newest follower and I cannot wait to read more and to meet you in May! :)
    -Chrissy
    letmeseeyousparkle.blogspot.com

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    1. Hi Chrissy! So excited about the conference, and I can't wait to meet you. Thanks for the respect. Much appreciated.
      You totally need to submit a story, so I can share it with everyone! And so all who read it can have a chance to support of you living with this awful disease, by visiting your blog.
      Thanks for following, and See you soon!

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  8. OMAWKWARD! This is hilarious. Seriously something my husband would do. He puts his foot in his mouth all the time and I just stand there like uhhhhhhhhh.

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    1. Oh man, that must be torture. You poor soul.
      Thanks for your comment Kristen!

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