Open Mouth Insert Foot

If you didn't know already, I'm an x-ray tech at a local doctors office. I always try to make my patients as comfortable as possible because many of them are coming for a check up on a fracture or a number of painful ailments. Children are usually scared to death of the big mean x-ray machine so I distract them with all kinds of goofy or sugary prizes. On Friday, I had to x-ray an adorable two-year old boy who had broken his elbow. His mom held him while I 'took a picture' of his arm. He was a very brave little boy and when I was finished, I said 'okay let's go back to your room- your daddy's waiting for you!' That's when it happened: his mother replied (through clenched teeth) 'that's not his Daddy' and gave me the stink eye. I turned red and apologized profusely when I heard the angelic boy start yelling 'my daddy's here? Mommy? My daddy's here?' I would have let her punch me in the face if she'd asked to. Talk about putting your foot in your mouth.