take it on the chin. and its nostalgic even.. oftentimes we giggle immediately after & the tension melts away… 🎶
otherwise this is a good litmus test for the awkward situation - if they meet you with silence then prepare yourself to apologize, listen, and to make some amends
3d ago
Related Recs
🆗
When we were younger my mom would often repeat the phrase “just say okay” to my siblings and I whenever we were being particularly bratty, or trying to explain our way out of mistakes we had made or feelings we had hurt.
Sometimes, when someone tells you that you did something wrong, you just gotta say “okay.”
It’s surprising to me how when I say okay now, it’s almost like ripping the egotistical bandaid off. really helps me own up to my mistakes.. and now usually the “okay” is followed with “I’m sorry”
My sister and I will “just say okay” each other when we’re arguing but not being heard. helps us practice swallowing our pride for just a minute & really turns the whole conversation around in a matter of seconds
Mar 26, 2024
🫀
romanticise ur blunders & ur missteps, bc that is just part of being a creature. if u saw a duckling fall flat on its face and scramble 2 its feet u wouldn't judge the freakin duckling, u would think it was the cutest thing ever. because it is. we r just organisms in big ungainly bodies, and that is part of our charm. tripping over ur own feet is maybe the most adorable thing u can do. like awwhh u tripped on the pavement </333
this extends 2 social interactions 2. messaging exes that u miss them, making a joke that doesn't land, mishearing/not knowing/forgetting something, etc??!!?! SO SWEET. genuinely such wonderful & important & adorable things 2 do.
i think this is maybe the best thing i've ever managed 2 train my brain 2 do. it isn't foolproof but it makes life a lot gentler.
Feb 5, 2024
🧎
Sometimes you mess up. Sometimes you do something awkward. Sometimes you hurt someone with your actions. And sometimes you are faced with the consequences from these things. All you can do is take it on the chin tbh. That WAS my bad. And I’ve learned from it too
SHAKE IT OFF!! YOU ARE FALLIBLE
Apr 4, 2025
Top Recs from @raj
🌀
i dont care that my theme took me several hours across p5js premiere pro and several dodgy lossless GIF websites and now it kind of looks chopped i had an idea and i'm sticking to it
May 3, 2025
😵
i work here now which is awesome
3d ago
😃
it was really hot and we were both from not humid places and we had just spent six hours moving into the dorms after talking on hinge during the two week mandatory nyu quarantine but then neither of us wanted to say anything about it so we were keeping six feet of distance for covid protocol but also because we both smelled terrible. so much love to her though
5d ago