TIFU by making a divorce joke
Obligatory ~this was not today, this was about 5ish years ago~
Let me preface this with a little about my sense of humor. I like to make sarcastic jokes. Like, I like to make a joke that is OBVIOUSLY not true, NO WAY, totally illogical, furthest thing from the truth. For example, I know my coworker just worked her ass off and got a bunch of overtime covering open shifts and she gets pulled into a meeting. Before the meeting I go "Damn, I can't believe they're going to fire you!" while we both fully know it's a meeting thanking her for her outstanding work. That type of sarcasm. I've made jokes like this since I was a kid.
Anyway.
A couple years after high school when I was living with my now-husband, I would go to my parents house every weekend to hang out with my mom. I'd usually come over around like 10am and hang out the whole day.
On this particular weekend, I had texted my mom to see what time she wanted me to head over. She told me to ask my dad. Kinda weird, I was going to spend time with her specifically, why did my dads schedule matter?
So I text him and he tells me that they're busy and my boyfriend and I should just come over for dinner. Why didn't my mom just say that? I brush it off. It was odd but whatever.
We come over in the evening and my dad immediately gathers us in the kitchen. So me, my little brother, my boyfriend and my parents all sit at the kitchen counter. My dad says "So. We wanted to talk to you about some things."
I, with my perfect comedic timing, say "What, are you guys getting a divorce? 🤪", rolling my eyes and chuckling, knowing that was OBVIOUSLY not happening.
My dad pauses, looks back at me, and goes "Yeah."
TL;DR: I made a sarcastic divorce joke to my parents at the exact moment they blindsided me and my brother by telling us they were getting a divorce.