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Grieving the loss of my dad and Auto correct did me dirty..

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emas · 05/09/2025 21:25

I thought I'd share my blunder that happened today. Now for context I recently lost my dad so heads not fully on things it should be.. I had a dentist appointment today and had to fill forms out as you do when you 1st register with one.. go to appointment all goes well yep I need a lot of work from the mess HG left my teeth in. And she then asks me what is an exploring smoker.. throwing out suggestions of going to different countries to smoke or different parts of the UK. Even if I ment substances.. well I crack up going nooo stood there laughing my head off at what had happened. In between fits of laughter I explained I put ex smoker! Auto correct changed it and I didn't look 😂.. thankfully the dentist saw the funny side. Probs the highlight of her day/week.
Was the thing I needed. Definitely somthing dad would take mick out of bless him.

So having shared that i guess I want to say it's OK to have these moments of happiness, its only been 2 weeks and im all over the shop. Angry with mum for not having dad a headstone engraved with his name. (He wants to be scattered with nan n grandad) but dare not say anything as don't want to upset her more. Confused why I can't cry.. mum refused to pay 4k for an actual funeral or have a wake. So he was shipped off to the crem without anyone there. Then wee moments of happiness with my boy and finding my blunder funny.

OP posts:
Tryingmum456 · 06/09/2025 02:08

its funny that she already had suggestions what if was. This made me giggle. Sorry for your loss OP.

emas · 06/09/2025 15:34

Indeed it did make it even more funny.

OP posts:
TholfirWozEre · 26/09/2025 14:01

I had a similar issue with a new dentist recently. No bereavement to confuse me, so I don't know what happened. Maybe I ticked a random box by accident.

Anyway, I had my appointment, all good, then he said, "I see you chew tobacco, 8 or 9 times a day." Eh? Never chewed tobacco in my life! I don't know anyone who does, either, and I can't imagine there are too many 60 year old women who have a habit of this Grin.

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