Was I rude? And should I attempt to resolve it?

[PersonaNonGarter]

Quick question, really:

A male colleague in my close team was discussing weekend plans. He is going swimming with his kids tomorrow afternoon. He told me all about it and then said he was going to x pool.

I said ‘oh I am also going swimming tomorrow afternoon, and was just mentally adjusting the time of swim but we will be at different pools so that’s ok!’

Now I meant ‘because no one wants an awkward swimming costume moment with their colleague and also my kids are super unruly anywhere near water’ but didn’t say that. I am tired, it came out wrong.

I was rude, wasn’t I? Basically said I don’t want to see you or your family at the weekend. Should I try to fix it?

No I’m with you... I can’t see possible offense

I wouldn’t have understood what you meant by how you phrased it.

I say ridiculous things like that all the time and haven't permanently offended anyone yet 😂
Most of the time I think I replay it so many times in my head and I feel like the most awful person alive, and they've probably forgotten all about it already and would look at me like I have three heads if I tried to apologise.
I would let it go and make a point of asking if he had a nice time when you see him.

Oh god you’ve just reminded me of an extremely embarrassing swimming costume moment with my boss a few years ago. It was that moment when you suddenly see each other at the same time as you’re stood in waist high water. We both both ducked down at the same time. To be fair he’s probably more traumatised than I was but my god it was so embarrassing.

He did mention he was also going to Zoflora his pressure washer, so I can’t rule it out.

Has he also indicated an inense dislike for his mother in law? Does he boast of an ability to feed 40 people with one large chicken? Does he slip his DH's 6 figure salary into every conversation?

No I’m with you... I can’t see possible offense

Stick around, there is always one.