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TIFU by saying *woof* to a guidance counselor (NSFW)

Not today, but earlier this year

I'm (27F) a grad school student working on a school counseling degree. I had an assignment last quarter in which I was to interview a current school counselor about ethical dilemmas they've faced in their career.

Simultaneously, I started saying 'woof' in response to things... situations in which I was unsure of what else to say, in particular. I'd compared it to 'oof' in terms of its usage and before you ask, I have no idea where it came from okay. I blame it on social awkwardness I've developed amidst the quarantine.

Anywho, this counselor proceeds to tell me a story about technology use. She discussed how difficult it is to monitor and enforce appropriate internet use, what with gen z kiddos knowing how to get past all kinds of barriers, firewalls, etc. She described an instance in which a 6 year old used a school-issued computer to look at animal p*rn.

...to which I felt uncomfortable and replied 'woof.'

...to which she uncomfortably did not respond for a long moment. I was panicking and imagined she was trying to determine whether that was intentionally strange and inappropriate, if I was attempting to make a weird joke of some kind....

I word vomited for a minute or two after about how I'm not sure why I say 'woof' and apologized profusely, and drawing attention to it just made it even more f*cking uncomfy.

Needless to say, it's a seemingly insignificant moment I stay awake thinking about some nights.

TLDR: I said 'woof' in response to a guidance counselor discussing a student viewing animal p*rn and am still cringing months later thinking about it. Cheers.

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