25 People Confess The Most Insensitive Thing That Has Ever Been Said To Them

11.

I was an awkward kid in high school, so when we were learning dancing in PE, you can imagine my discomfort. We were split up into boys and girls groups and made two circles to practice dancing, the girls were in the inner circle and would rotate. This one girl I danced with got to me and said: “Man, I can’t wait to get back to the hot guys.”

12.

I lost my brother to suicide, and whilst I was still having a difficult time dealing with it, my cousin who I’ve only seen a few times in my life time decided to explain to me, through her religious lens, just what happened to him. It started with “So he’s dead now and his body is in the ground and will stay in the ground til God decides if he is worthy, but because of the circumstances of his death, he won’t be found worthy..”

13.

My successful sister once asked me how much I make a year. I stupidly obliged. She then replies with a laugh followed by, ” i think i pay more than that in taxes”. It gets silent and everybody stares at her. Ps. It was my birthday dinner with family at a very crowded restaurant. Haven’t talked to her much since.

14.

Don’t know if this was the worst, but the one that always stuck with me was when I got my exam results and my dad told me that I didn’t deserve those because I didn’t work hard enough. Took me another 15 years to realize that I hated my dad.

15.

“Maybe when you’re stronger you can stop being bipolar. I did.”

Written by Laura McNairy

Laura is a freelance writer for TFLN. She likes to write about what she knows best — dating, sex, and being awkward, but usually in the opposite order. She is the Assistant Editor and videographer for Peach Fuzz, a sex-positive nudie magazine in ATX.