My phone has a sense of humour

When we can begin to take our failures non-seriously, it means we are ceasing to be afraid of them. It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves.

~ Katherine Mansfield

Last week, I sent out a birthday greeting via text.

I was baking muffins when I recalled my sister-in-law’s birthday and didn’t want to forget, so I sent the message quickly.

The following conversation quickly followed:

I meant to say, “Hope to get you and your family up here soon.”

But the phone autocorrected my attempt at typing family, replacing it with fat.

My sister-in-law laughed graciously.

I was embarrassed, and my attempt to explain included another autocorrect depicted above.

When I shared my blunder, our son read it as if a word were missing after “fat” - one that would be uncharacteristic of me to use:

“Hope to get you and your fat (crass for her rear end) up here soon.”

Oh my gosh! We laughed hysterically.

My husband cautioned me to read what I write before pressing send.

But later in the day, when he shared a picture of himself skiing in the sunshine, the following exchange ensued:

Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.

~ Proverb

The message should have read, “What a beautiful day to ski.” But beautiful was autocorrected to bra.

Again, all involved thought it was hilarious.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

~ Victor Hugo

Okay! Lesson learned. Verify the accuracy of a message before sending it.

Sharing this publicly will help hold me accountable. And, maybe, take me a little less seriously.