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AIBU to ask for your text disasters?

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Raffles1981 · 01/07/2018 21:09

Just reading the christening story so just wondering - what was your worst txt moment?
I once sent a txt to my friend slagging her off. I was having a conversation with her and another girl and got confused (wine and txt do not mix people!) It was a brutal rundown of her personality. She has forgiven me (long story) and we have moved on after I apologised but it can still make me cringe. So are you in the mood to share??

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Oddcat · 01/07/2018 21:11

She sounds like a better friend than you are !

VanGoghsLeftEar · 01/07/2018 21:13

I once sent a text to my dad thinking it was to by husband slagging off my mum. Dparents are still together. I said sorry to my dad but not my mum.

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Raffles1981 · 01/07/2018 21:15

Oddcat - she is. It's no excuse but I was in a bad place mentally, dealing with death, mental abuse - I took it out on a lot of my friends. I am happy to say that after counseling and a lot of work on my part, it is not something I would do now.

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8sleepyducks · 01/07/2018 21:15

I once text my Mum instead of my husband, saying 'have a good day, love you xxxx' 😂

Could have been much worse 😕

ThrillitDontkillit · 01/07/2018 21:18

I created a whatsapp group for friends who wanted to know how surgery I was due to have was going and jokingly wrote this big dramatic message telling them all I loved them and if I didn't wake up what special people they were - I was honestly arsing about and they would know that - but accidentally added my MIL to the group who we have been no contact with for two years. I only realised when I got the notification that she left the group. I must look like such an attention seeing twat.

EverlastingGodstopper · 01/07/2018 21:20

I am deaf. I once texted someone who was unaware:

Sorry, I cannot call as I am dead.

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Raffles1981 · 01/07/2018 21:22

:20 EverlastingGodstopper

I am deaf. I once texted someone who was unaware:

Sorry, I cannot call as I am dead.

Grin now that's a good one!

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sillyoldowl · 01/07/2018 21:23

Accidentally left a voice message on dh phone of me moaning about him... I'd butt dialled him.

My mum sent me a sex text meant for her husband.

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Raffles1981 · 01/07/2018 21:26

Now a sex text from your mum....that's cringe Blush

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Rtmhwales · 01/07/2018 21:27

I once text my sister a run down of why I hated my boss and my job.. except I text my boss. I still cringe. Worked out well in the end since we had an honest discussion about why I was unhappy and I ended up with better hours and a raise but I still wanted to die of embarrassment.

My STBXH’s mum accidentally text me instead of her son after he walked out, complaining that I was being difficult and ridiculous. I’d asked her if she could hold an item I couldn’t fit in my luggage and post it to me in my home country w money I’d left because her son walked out ending our lease without giving me enough time to pack and arrange shit. I hope she cringed.

DianaBlythe · 01/07/2018 21:31

Once sent a GIF of myself super speeded up doing a crazy dance to my entire department’s WhatsApp group including all the bosses.

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Raffles1981 · 01/07/2018 21:33

Diana - what did they say??

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tillytoodles1 · 01/07/2018 21:34

I sent a text to a central heating engineer asking him to tickle me when I meant ring. Bloody predictive text!

JaretsGirlfren · 01/07/2018 21:35

Blush this is awful... messing around drunk one night a friend asked me for nudes, I’d fancied him forever and sent one, but also managed to send it to another friend...who’s married...

...oh yeah and he’s a fucking vicar!! Blush

FuckMyUterus · 01/07/2018 21:41

My mom text me asking if she could have my son the following weekend, I reply, no you can't, we have plans,and went to work with my phone turned off. I turned it back on 8hrs later to some very nasty, rude texts and missed calls.
Turns out I'd text 'no you cunt we have plans'. I'm still mortified to this day!

DianaBlythe · 01/07/2018 21:41

Loving these - Can’t call because I’m dead and sending nude pics to the vicar!

Raffles - Everyone either just laughed or said nothing. I was quite new at the time so it kind of broke the ice. In fact I’d almost recommend it!!

TheMonkeyMummy · 01/07/2018 21:46

Am loving the vicar one!!!

I once sent a message to DH congratulating him on his performance that morning.

Except he had popped in to his parents, and left his phone there.

And then called his parents to see if mobile was there, and asked them to check the messages incase there was something important on there...

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Raffles1981 · 01/07/2018 21:48

Ah predictive txt. The source of many an embarrassing moment! Glad it worked out Diana Grin The poor vicar!!

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winobaglady · 01/07/2018 21:55

When I had an old Nokia 7310, you had to press the numbers to get the letters to display. I sent a text to newish friend asking for her husband's details as he is an electrician going to do some work for me.
I sent her
Hi, please send me Leccy's number and I will bed him.
It should have read I will add him, but I got pressing the 2 and 3 all wrong.
She saw the funny side and is a good friend now.

TeasndToast · 01/07/2018 21:57

Mine was very recent. I sent a text letting off steam about my ex, my older children’s father, to my husband. Not one though, oh no! Three in a row slagging off his crappy parenting and useless contact with his daughter.

All hell broke loose. He ended up having a good chat with DD but me, him and his GF will never be on speaking terms again because of my stupidness.

wineandcatsandlego · 01/07/2018 22:07

Been a long time lurker on MN and for some strange reason never a poster! But I just had to join this one as I was reminded of the time I'd had to move back in with my parents for a while, and sent a rather Blush juicy message to Dan a bloke I'd been seeing, feeling a bit frisky, and lo and behold my Dad's phone beeped on the other side of the room.....

I can still feel the heart palpitations now Shock

BurpeesAreTheWorkOfTheDevil · 01/07/2018 22:10

One of my kids linked my best friends mobile number to my teenage sons head of years mobile number.

I text asking what she was up to tonight and did she fancy a drink at the local.

It could have been much much worse 😆😆

I think she thought it was a come on tho 😒

henpeckedinchief · 01/07/2018 22:13

I sent a slightly risqué text to my boss instead of my husband. I was mortified. Luckily my boss is a very decent woman and was very relaxed / funny about it, but I wanted to die.

Hoppinggreen · 01/07/2018 22:17

I texted a colleague with a similar name to DH
“Bet you would rather we were both at home right now with me giving you a BJ instead of being stuck at work?”
My colleague came over to my desk, held up his phone and said “ how did you guess?”
Fortunately he thought it was hilarious

Foggymist · 01/07/2018 22:28

@Hoppinggreen that is hilarious Grin