Help, I Said the Wrong Thing!

Thanks For Asking

Feelings & Co.

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 13.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Breaking news: humans make mistakes. This is not a bad thing! Our mistakes are how we learn and grow, and we have to get comfy with accepting that mistakes are an uncomfortable part of the human experience. But what happens when we say the wrong thing at the wrong time to someone that we love during the worst time of their life? And what happens when they can’t forgive you right away? What happens when your best try just… doesn’t land? This listener reached out because they tried to comfort a friend whose child had just died and it…did not go well. . If you’ve ever made a mistake and wanted to slam your head into the wall because of it – or maybe were on the receiving end of a mistake? – this episode is for you. Call or text me with your mistake at 612.568.441. _ For full episodes, the full back catalog and a listener community, you can join us ⁠here⁠. Want to be on the show? Call or text 612.568.4441 or book a call ⁠here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi guys, it's Nora. If you like what we've done here on Terrible Thanks for asking, you might
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0:59.2	Um, how are you?
1:03.1	Most of us say fine or good, but obviously it's not always fine, and sometimes it's not even that good.
1:11.3	This is a podcast that gives people the space to be honest about how they really feel.
1:17.1	It's a place to talk about life, the good, the bad, the awkward, the complicated.
1:24.0	I'm Nora McInerney, and this is thanks for asking.
1:36.6	Hi, everyone. I'm Nora McInerney, and this is thanks for asking a call-in show about what matters to you.
1:46.7	I learned when I was going through grief, really intense grief, that people say the wrong things.
1:54.4	Not because they're trying to hurt our feelings or because they don't care, but because people are people and people are by nature clumsy.
2:03.7	We trip over things physically and metaphorically.
2:08.3	And it feels like nothing trips us up
2:12.7	quite like a coffee table that has been there
2:15.1	in the same position forever.
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