I had a similar situation happen to me a couple of weeks ago. My children chastised me saying they thought I was rude to somebody.  I thought I was just firm, but as I went off I started to think it all through and decided I had been rude.

Needless to say I went and found the woman and in front of my children apologized for my behavior.  She flippantly said, it was ok.  To which I replied, no it wasn't she didn't deserve to be treated like that.

She looked a bit stunned.

I immediately felt better, the kids learned a good lesson, and I hopefully made it up to her.

Thanks for your vulnerability in sharing this story.

BTW I understand the shares thing.... hubby and I had a similar situation earlier this year.

@tialoca_talks@xanga - That was such a nice thing to say. I bet he is glad he opened up.

Thank you so much for sharing this.  Just last night I was at the grocery store, and was so annoyed because the kid checking me out didn't get he was suppposed to double my 40 cent coupon.  UGH!  I wasn't too rude, I just asked that they please take care of it and they did.  Later I realized he had given me extra credit on a raincheck I had, and well...  end result I got a lot more off my bill than the 40 cents I was worried about.  I was convinced I needed to call the manager and complain.  But now I realize I really just need to pray for this kid, who seemed to be less than happy at his job and probably has a lot more reasons to be unhappy than I do. 

Thanks for sharing, this is a great post!

@bubbadirt@xanga - it is meant to show that he has nothing to worry about (i'm sure he didn't cash in and i doubt seriously he hasn't got a diverse account...they hardly allow that anymore)..as for the anger issues, i went thru blaming anger on all kinds of things (as i mentioned) and it really is easy to get ahold of when you see it as a choice, which is exactly what is is...and, was i talking to you? pppfffftttt...@Rinoa_Heartilly@xanga - see above and oh, yeah, remember that your humility will be judged by how you just judged mine...i don't think i missed the point (there are more than one) i just didn't see it like you wish i did..pppfffttt to you too....

It was a good thing that you called and apologize. From the famous words of Michelangelo, "Patience is a virtue, but never pay full price for late pizza." I can get pretty irritable when my food is really late when I order. That is, if I was keeping track, but most of the time I'm not. There was the one time where I was at my cousin's in Boston. Family was there and there were 10 kids under 10 years old (I was 13-14 at the time). My first cousin placed an order for delivery at a pizza place. They said it would be about 45 minutes. Two hours later, still no food and my cousin called back. She yelled into the phone about the food and the only line I remember hearing was ," I have a bunch of hungry kids here. Why aren't you here yet?!"

I felt kind of bad and that my cousin was kinda wrong on her part because this was during the winter and a blizzard just happened in the afternoon. Not to mention, there's ice and about 2-3 feet of snow outside. So, telling a guy to hurry up is kinda of a hazard to himself on the road. Then when he finally delivered the pizza, his car froze and wouldn't start. Then again, my cousin can get pretty hotheaded and don't take things into consideration.

@tialoca_talks@xanga - I'm confused.  What does praising the writer's humility have anything to do with you?  I'm sorry if what I said made you defensive, but you did sound very 'preachy' if you respond to a person's testimony by criticizing the contents of what they wrote to 'enlighten' them.  Again, I'm sorry if you find this offensive, but I don't think writing this says anything about MY humility (or lack thereof -- I think we all need to work on this area!) =)

I was amazed by this post! Huge props for calling back the restaurant.  This is a great testimony in obedience and humility. I don't know if I could have done the same in your situation, it goes to show your heart is sensitive to His voice and I think it's awesome.

The market has been insane and my 401K is down 40% this past quarter alone. I've been learning that money will come and go but our God will always be there and we need to depend solely on Him.

God bless!!

Wow, I'm famous for being rude about deliveries being late... next time, I will think about this story and act accordingly. 

I have been in the same situation a few times myself.  It's times like these when I am so thankful God disciplines His children!  One - it reminds me how I am supposed to act (like Christ!) and two - it reminds me I really am His child! 

It also lets God pour out blessings all around.  The embarrassment and guilt are gone - and the guy on the other end probably had a boost of encouragement that helped him get through his crazy day!

this was really encouraging... even reading through the comments, i was encouraged that God can and will use any situation he pleases for His glory...

nice story :) it is hard to not get angry or irritated but it is even harder to apologize. i worked in retail for quite some time, it taught me how to be nicer even when i am already so frustrated. it put everything in a different perspective for me. anyway, God bless! keep up with the great posts :)

good job. =)

that was really nice of you. really. ^_^ God bless you more!