One time an old friend of mine invited me round to his house out of the blue after I hadn't spoke to him for aaaaages(he's half guyanese on his dad's side) and they was having a thing at his for his cousin's birthday. Basically from the moment I meet him I just started cussing him out, in a half joking manner, why have I seen/heard from him in so long etcetc, just a constant torrent of friendly abuse as soon as I've arrived in his house, he goes round introduces to his cousin, his grandad, his other grandad, his dad, his brother. I'm still joking around with him, and I realise he hasn't introduced me to his mum and I'm all like 'Oh my god I can't believe you haven't introduced me to your mum she should have been like the first person you dick'.
'My mum died'.
Straight out with it, casual as day. My only even stupider reaction was disbelief kind of in a 'lolwut' sort of way. Then he went on to explain that it was really very true and that time before when he hadn't been around much and visiting the hospital alot was because his mum had cancer. Honestly, I felt like the biggest cunt right there and then, not to mention humungously awkward