Sometimes it's the little things that make the biggest impact.
It's a domino effect- one tiny thing leads to another tiny thing, then another, then another...until it becomes a complete mess.
What are these minor mistakes?
These Redditors will tell you.
Redditor: cobaltbpt asked:
"What's a minor mistake that can't be undone?"
Definitely not minor.
"Putting a sticker slightly off center on your LEGO."
swiggityswaygreenday
"OP said "minor"."
gaprats
An "accident".
Giphy"When you send a text or an e-mail to the wrong person..."
ToonlinkFTW890
"And they're definitely not going to believe you when you tell them it was an accident."
NedTal
TRUTH
"Accidentally liking someone's photo while looking at their profile... things like a minefield."
Nuclear_Soup
"Worse when you're 3 years deep in their photos too."
Kookadoodle
Be honest.
"When someone asks "what do you really think" and you are honest and it's not what they wanted to hear."
"The cat can never be put back in the bag and it will always be out there."
scott60561
"Whose fault is that? I feel like people shouldn't ask for an opinion if they don't want the truth. I won't be mean, but if someone asks how they look in a dress, I will be honest. I'll say something along the lines of "I'm not a fan of that dress. What if you try this one? The color will bring out your eyes.""
i_am_a_goat_baa
Good plan.
Giphy"Calling an SO your ex's name."
SleepyySnorlaxx
"That's why you find a common name when you start dating, only date people with that name."
golden_fli
Um, ew.
"Overcooking pasta."
drj0e
"If you overcook it, just mash it. Same as overcooking potatoes, only way forward is to mash it. Mashing solves problems!"
Philosofried
That's comforting.
"Typos on your resume/CV. It's already too late, you look unprofessional."
ProstituteEggz
"Honestly they aren't always that big of a deal. I see 7-10 a day and a typo is the least of the issues."
fdxrobot
"I wanted to shape my eyebrows when I was 11 and my mom wouldn't let me get them done. So, I just took a regular razor and just tried to trim around the edges. Of course I took the entire tail end of my eyebrow off. Only recently did it start growing in normally again. I'd say I went a solid ten years without my eyebrow tail growing back in with more than a few hairs."
NotThatSerious26
Good cover.
"Calling a teacher mom."
XxpandamanxX
"I was about five or six when I did this in school, but luckily for me I didn't say it with enough confidence that someone would hear me and the teacher was speaking to someone else so she didn't notice."
"However, me being the awkward kid that I was, I started singing a song I made up called "Mommy" so I could pretend that I was just singing at the time. What. The f*ck."
NotThatSerious26
A fair argument.
"Accidentally stepping on your dog's tail or paw. The instant look of hurt and betrayal on their face always stays with me."
ifearbears
"I have a black cat, and the last place I lived had dark hardwood floors. That sonovab*tch got kicked so many times, and every time he'd squall about it. I'd just remind him that it's his dumb a** who can see in the dark."
Snatch_Pastry
Add Ons
"Adding too much seasoning to a recipe."
JohnDough39
"Apparently if you put too much salt into a soup/broth/other liquid, you can put a couple whole (peeled) potatoes in and cook it for 10-15min, and they will absorb some of the excess salt."
CyanPhoenix42
"Nah you can always save food, you can use yogurt, butter or lemon juice to save something you've made too spicy, starch to remove salt, cornstarch to remove liquid, or simply add more of everything else in the recipe."
SuicidalPelican
Stay Put
"Accidentally closing the door hard when you were just in an argument with your mom."
Goldninjan
"When I was a teenager I had a row with my mum, stormed out of the room but spun around to give her 'and another thing!'"
"I went to push the door open with my palm but wasn't quick enough, the latch had engaged. I put my whole force onto a glass door which exploded into a million pieces, and my momentum carried me through. To mum, it looked like I just walked through the closed glass door, kool aid style, whilst shouting at her."
JimmerUK
Back Up
Tiffany Mitchell Idk GIF by Indiana FeverGiphy"Accidentally crossing a personal boundary that has to do with another person's family member."
Andrew_Korenchkin
Just Wait
"Pushing the 'walk button' at a busy intersection. Then deciding not to cross as traffic just sits there, waiting for the light to change."
Back2Bach
"Some crosswalks have a button you need to press for the light to turn green. And sometimes you press the button and then decide you don't want to cross so the button stays pressed and you stop the entire traffic for no reason."
FrostyVampy
"Not sure if they mean the same thing as my experience but I have social anxiety and I've hit the button to cross and got so preoccupied with how everybody saw me push the button that I didn't notice the light go green for me to cross until it was too late to cross and had to wait again. I could have disintegrated I cringed so hard for myself."
FlaccidWeenus
X
"Misspelling someone's name on their birth certificate."
zealousearthkat
"I have a friend who’s middle name is legally ‘X’ because his parents filled out the form with the intention of not giving him a middle name, so they wrote an X as in N/A. Yeah, they f**ked up."
KryptGMD
Secured
"Not properly securing a lap bar or restraint when riding on a coaster or thrill ride."
No1UpvotesLikeGaston
"You rarely have the choice to NOT secure it. They come and check and can see if it isn't secured. I think they have warning lights in the booth for who isn't locked in correctly, too."
elebrin
"Unless you're at one of those pop-up carnivals. Carnies generally don't care if you're secured well enough or not."
the-magnifi*unt
Excess...
"Drinking a few too many drinks, bedspins are a *itch."
RandersTheLonely
"If the beds not too high you can plant one of your feet down solid on the ground and it should help a bit with the spins. Enough to get you to sleep without puking from them."
FlaccidWeenus
"I still occasionally have a few too many, but I haven't had the spins in many years. Almost forgot they existed."
iWatchCrapTV
The Stench
earth skunk GIF by Lil DickyGiphy"Startling a skunk."'
drdoom
"That is not at all minor. My husband says I would not be allowed in the house for a month if I get skunked. (And he’s probably right, since I would want to use the clothing and furniture in the house after I’ve recovered.)"
easwaran
"Something startled one outside my bedroom window at about 3am yesterday morning. Talk about a rude awakening. I have sleep apnea and wear a CPAP mask. So it was like a skunk was spraying right up my nose. It burned so bad and my eyes watered like crazy. Took about three hours to go away."
kaylaamandaedelmann
There are something you can't undo. Do you have similar experiences? Let us know in the comments below.
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