Step 247: Learn to ignore small unfortunate social occurences

adulting:

I learned this skill from SurgeonFriend Elisabeth, whose manners are so flawless and fine. 

If someone does something slightly embarrassing — drops and breaks a glass at a party, say — unless you are actively helping the cleanup, just pretend it didn’t happen. Continue on with your conversation. Not your business. This also goes for burping, mispronouncing a word, someone tripping and falling, and so on. When these things happen, you always sort of hope no one saw. It’s gracious to provide that peace of mind for others.

This post brought to you by a person whose personal-best-public-falling-down count is four times in one 24-hour period. Nothing to see here!

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