shortylickens
No Lifer
I have found at work its much better to not be a smartass.
You can very easily go over the line and make someone mad. You may not even realize you did it at the time. An hour later someone else might come by and have to tell you why it was bad.
Or you could not cross the line and simply piss someone off because they're too sensitive or took it the wrong way. And you'll still look like the asshole.
Having said all that:
She should get over herself. Women need to understand they are NOT the center of the universe simply because they had kids. It takes very little work to get impregnated and squirt out a baby.
It takes enormous amounts of work to raise that baby correctly.
But I dont think I've ever heard a woman brag or be complemented on her mom skills. Most women seem to get loads of kudos and satisfaction simply for breeding.
Along those lines, you didnt insult her as a mom. You actually insulted her mothering skills, and I can see why she'd be upset.
Dont insult the kids directly, that reflects on the mom.
Dont insult the mom skills.
In fact since you now have a tenuous relationship, dont make any more jokes at her expense. From this point on she will take almost anything as offensive. And last time I checked, companies dont have a statute of limitations.
Something could happen between you two several years from now and she could still bring it up as a history of anti-social behavior.
You can very easily go over the line and make someone mad. You may not even realize you did it at the time. An hour later someone else might come by and have to tell you why it was bad.
Or you could not cross the line and simply piss someone off because they're too sensitive or took it the wrong way. And you'll still look like the asshole.
Having said all that:
She should get over herself. Women need to understand they are NOT the center of the universe simply because they had kids. It takes very little work to get impregnated and squirt out a baby.
It takes enormous amounts of work to raise that baby correctly.
But I dont think I've ever heard a woman brag or be complemented on her mom skills. Most women seem to get loads of kudos and satisfaction simply for breeding.
Along those lines, you didnt insult her as a mom. You actually insulted her mothering skills, and I can see why she'd be upset.
Dont insult the kids directly, that reflects on the mom.
Dont insult the mom skills.
In fact since you now have a tenuous relationship, dont make any more jokes at her expense. From this point on she will take almost anything as offensive. And last time I checked, companies dont have a statute of limitations.
Something could happen between you two several years from now and she could still bring it up as a history of anti-social behavior.
