The Bible says that the tongue is the most unruly member of the body. Now, I don’t mean to preach to you, but you don’t have to be a Christian to know that that’s true. Catch us on the right day, at the right time and we’re bound to say something extremely reckless and out of character. There’s no need to judge, we’ve all done it, or will eventually. We checked in with our faithful Facebook followers to see if they would share those same experiences. They graciously opened up and shared their flaws and regrets. Hopefully, these admissions won’t make you feel so guilty about your own tongue slips. And most importantly after reading these words, we hope that you’re inspired to take a minute before you say something you’ll wish you hadn’t.

Te’ Michelle: “Okay, just this once…go slow.”

Sharon: “You’re gaining weight and I’m worried about your health.” He heard “you’re fat.”

I know we’re trained to believe women are more sensitive than men. It’s partially true, and it partially just looks that way because a) men are taught to suck it up and b) men don’t like confrontation, so they don’t always tell you when you’ve hurt their feelings. But you probably have, if you’ve done this: