Honesty box - have you ever.....

[Drewmidorn]

I think there is actually a great deal of spite floating around in this thread.

[Aussiewaz]

I think there is actually a great deal of spite floating around in this thread.

I dont drink Spite, only Coke.

[nicwing]

It was our daughters Xmas play last year and they were doing Wind in the Willows, all the parents were lined up outside the school entrance proudly displaying their kids in costume prior to going in.
The boy in front of us had an amazing outfit, whiskers, sticky out false teeth, pink rat ears, the whole deal.
"I love his costume, especially the teeth" I cheerfully said to his mum.
"They're his real teeth" said his mum, and then blanked me completely for the next ten minutes before we went in.

When we got in I sat next to a pregnant woman whose two young kids were running around despite her attempts to control them.
"It's going to be even harder when there's three of them" I said
She looked confused, I pointed at the bump.
"I am not pregnant" came the reply, yep blanked by her and all her friends for the remainder of the evening.

Told the wife about the ratboy, but was to mortified too admit the preggers!

The 'Pregnant' woman has never spoken to me since.

Don't think I've ever been so embarrassed.

But I think actually talking about trauma like this can actually be helpful. I think we are providing a service here.

I make it a rule never ever ever to remark about pregnancy. Loved the teeth story, right out of 'About a boy ' that.

[Drewmidorn]

With regards to teeth... A long time ago I was touring in a show where I had to come on in a long wig and sating flared trouser suit alongside five others and do a couple fo songs as the Osmonds. One of the reviews mentioned how much fun the Osmonds section was with attention to detail right down to the false teeth... you guessed it... not one of us!