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" I was venting to an acquaintance about an annoying spat with my mom. Suddenly I remembered that she recently lost her mom. I feel terrible! This is an honest mistake. Your sensitivity will be obvious \u2014 although expressed a bit late \u2014 if you say something like &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m so sorry! I shouldn&amp;#039;t complain about my mother when you&amp;#039;ve just lost yours.&amp;quot; Then ask your friend how she&amp;#039;s doing, and be ready to change the subject if she opts not to discuss what she&amp;#039;s feeling. And here&amp;#039;s what you all suggested: &amp;quot;Apologize. Say, &amp;#039;I wasn&amp;#039;t thinking; I&amp;#039;m grateful my mom&amp;#039;s still in my life, even if she drives me nuts sometimes.&amp;#039; &amp;quot; \u2014 Cathy Garrard, 43, NY  &amp;quot;We all have foot-in-mouth moments. The best you can do is apologize and move on.&amp;quot; \u2014 Aliza Hausman, 33, CA &amp;quot;Say, &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;m so sorry! This must seem so petty.&amp;#039; But that doesn&amp;#039;t mean your feelings aren&amp;#039;t valid.&amp;quot; \u2014 Amanda Lipnack, 41, PA TELL US: What would you do? NEXT: How to reach out to an old friend after a tragedy \u00BB "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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