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Went to my niece's baby shower yesterday and it was very nice as far as baby showers go. Prior to that, my friend (the soon-to-be grandmother) and I kept making jokes about "stupid" baby showers and how much more fun it would be with a stripper and whipped creme - obviously we have a twisted sense of humor. at the shower, my friend was looking a little perturbed at one point so to cheer her up, I texted her "Help, I'm at a stupid baby shower and I can't get out!". Apparently she did not see the text before I left and her other daughter went to use her phone, saw the message and then showed it to the Mother-to-be. Now the whole freakin' family is mad at me for "ruining" the baby shower. I apologized and tried to explain it was my twisted humor but apparently that wasn't enough. Now I am po'ed at my friend for not explaining the situation and frankly, after knowing both daughters since the day they were born and attending countless birthday parties, school events, Christmases, weddings, etc,you would think they would know me by now. Since I already apologized, I figured there's nothing else I can do about the situation and if it is that big of a deal, I will simply stop attending any more "family" events. What a mess!

Well, since the text is already sent and damage already done, there's not a lot of options.

In all honesty, I'd probably come by the mommy-to-be's house and apologize for the way the joke came across yet again, explain that it was just a joke and that you would love to (cook meals for her when the baby comes, offer free petsitting while she's in the hospital/babysitting when she comes home, clean up for the first couple days, whatever you feel comfortable volunteering)--because then she sees that you do care about her and in an immaterial way!

Good luck though Bluespurrs... sometimes it's hard having a different sense of humor, I totally know what you mean!

Ugh, so sorry! I've had my fair share of "texts gone wrong"! Except my problem seems to be, that because I'm thinking about whoever I'm talking about, I end up sending it straight to that person!!!! sheeeeeesh.

Enough that now I just don't send any texts that would cause any problems if I sent them to the wrong person. Good luck!!