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[NotAnotherMistake]

Fully prepared for the truth. Not to drip feed. I work in a school. Get on well with a woman, share same lunches and talk about our kids, known each other 3 years.
Class year 4 there’s a child who is 5’ 2”, woman on them is same height, I hadn’t seen child for a while and I said to her “oh (child) is as tall as you, isn’t that a little embarrassing “

I immediately regretted, we do banter sometimes but not much... she replied “no, I’m just small”

I went to her after work and said I was really sorry for what I said that I didn’t mean to take the piss, I don’t know why I said it, i wasn’t thinking

Her reply was “you were rude, you an adult , I expect that sort of comment form a 10 year old. I said I was really sorry again, she repeated what she said.
I fell so stupid, I’m just a happy person and I like people to smile and i do just get carried away FWIW I’m not 10 I am almost 50!!!

Would this piss you off?

You don’t make people smile by taking the piss out of them. You were rude and she doesn’t need to accept your apology.

@AtrociousCircumstance

You hit on a sore spot. The truth is it must add a challenging element to teaching a kid who is as tall/taller than you.

Good on you for apologising, it was a joke that went wrong. Give her time to come up for air.

It’s really not (5ft 2 secondary teacher)

Not really chaos I wouldn't have said what OP said in the first place.

And if I ever do put my foot in my mouth I apologise and leave the other person to their own decision. I don't deny them their own choice on how they view me.

I wouldn't be impolite, but I don't feel the need to be best mates with work colleagues. So there'd be no unpleasantness from me.

Why should she be embarrassed? You were rude but let her digest your apology. Don’t say things like that again. It’s tactless