When to NOT be honest...

Two weeks into being at our new church, we were practicing for the christmas program that the volunteer music leader had come up with. It was my opinion that there were too many songs...especially since we were gonna have to stand up in the audience the entire time to help lead the rest of the congregation. I mean, HOW many different songs do we have to sing about angels after the angels come out? After singing "Angels we have heard on high", "The First Noel", and many others I was very tired.
The leader asked me afterwards if I had any suggestions about how to make the production better..... THEN those stupid words came out of my mouth.... "Well, If you want me to be honest....". WHY oh WHY did I say that? I stated that there might be too many songs for each different scene in the production. She just stared at me for a moment...it was then I realized that she probably didnt actually mean she wanted suggestions....
Note to self: If anyone asks for suggestions for something THEY wrote and are directing, DO NOT give suggestions.
I tried to clarify what I meant, and that I simply am just picky because I'm an actor, have written many church plays myself....but I think that just made it worse. I said "You have to understand, Ive done so much of this, and I'm an artist in my own right and I will always think something could be better" digging myself into an even DEEPER hole.
"Should it be changed"? She asked..... "NO NO NO" I said. "Its great! Dont change a THING"!

She simply stood there stunned at my complete turn around and really didnt know what to say. We both ended up just walking out not really sure what to say or what just happened.

I tried to find a quiet, private room to go and kick myself in the mouth!

My first post...

As my first post Id just like to say thank you for reading...I hope I can make you laugh, make you cry, help you understand what its like in this crazy world I live in...but most of all learn from my failures, sucesses, and silly crazy things Ive done in my life!