TIFU by accidentally giving both of my grandmother's porn. Update.

Submitted by ComfortableMess3145 t3_zy2gg8 in tifu

(Edit notes at end of post) (Edit to add, I've been made aware about the grammatical mistake)

So I was at a comic con in November. Its was tons of fun and I had a great time.

In the last section of the convention was various writers.

We stopped by a table and the author was telling me about her new books. Full of mini stories, a comedy and has the odd sexual thing in it.

Well I thought to myself, my nan and grandma are often sharing their romantic novels, it must be like one of those. Be right up their street.

So I got two copies and the author signed both to make it that bit extra special for them.

I felt good about myself when they opened them on Christmas day, explained they were funny short stories and they both seemed excited about it.

Well today, 3 days later my nan told me, with a nervous demeanor that she read through a bit of the book and had to put it down. She said she couldn't read any further.

I asked if it was that bad, thinking that the writing style must be difficult to follow or perhaps there's lots of spelling mistakes... no....

To my horror my nan went on to describe some of it and told me about some of the gory details. How the protagonist in each story ended up having public sex...in practically ever story...

So I'm dreading calling up my grandma to warn her of the potential content she will be reading...

That will be fun...

Edit: I called my grandma to warn her that the book is something she wouldn't at all like and was dismayed to discover she had already read a bit of it. With a chuckle in her voice she told me some of the graphic descriptions before going on to say its not her thing and threatening to let me read it. Ha ha I'm good.

TL:DR I brought both of my grandmothers a book I thought was a wholesome comedy with the odd reference to sex. But i was wrong, it was a graphic sex book and I'm very embarrassed.

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KeyToCancel t1_j23fhi0 wrote

It's all a front - They loved it really.

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ComfortableMess3145 OP t1_j23fmk6 wrote

I think my grandma likes it more then she let on, she kept going on about how it could help a young couple. 😅

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shuffleup2 t1_j23ln92 wrote

Sounds like she was dropping you a hint there…

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JustARandomOrange t1_j23flfb wrote

This is probably one of the obscure reasons why there's a saying

"Never judge a book by its cover"

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ComfortableMess3145 OP t1_j23fnva wrote

Indeed. It didn't have a blurb aparently 😅 I say aparently because I didn't actually check

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shuffleup2 t1_j23fdap wrote

Second nan sounds funny. Bet she loved it.

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ComfortableMess3145 OP t1_j23fl0i wrote

My nanna who told me first, I think saw the funny side, but it's too filthy for her, as it is for my grandma.

But my grandma was laughing as she told us of my mistake where as my nan seemed very embarrassed about the whole thing.

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madamguacamole t1_j23y6bw wrote

OK, but the grammar error makes it seem like it’s porn that belongs to your grandma, or porn that your grandma made.

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ComfortableMess3145 OP t1_j23y8a0 wrote

Where are you refering to?

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madamguacamole t1_j23zpdf wrote

“Grandmother’s” is possessive, meaning something belongs to your grandmother.

The correct form is “grandmothers” without the apostrophe, because that’s the plural form.

Not judging! It’s a common mistake. I just thought it was funny.

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JacobS12056 t1_j23zyyx wrote

Noun + 's is possessive while noun + s is plural

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Dusty-old-bones t1_j23s4u5 wrote

Both of your grandmas have been around the block a few times. Though it was probably a bit awkward to get a pornographic novel from their grandson.

I'd do my best to not think about it anymore and uh don't give either grandma any more porn.

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k00119 t1_j23lrlo wrote

What was the book called? Asking for a friend

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ComfortableMess3145 OP t1_j23lxbk wrote

Sophie little black book I beileve.

Edit to add: can't find it via googling which is a shame

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Faelysis t1_j24c8dn wrote

Some grandmothers seem reserved and doesn't seem to talk about sex but in fact, they love it and in private they can make some deep joke that no one will expect them to say. Don't forget they are adult and they know a lot more about sex that we think they know.

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ComfortableMess3145 OP t1_j24cqt1 wrote

Oh I'm fully aware. I'm also aware that neither of them like sure over detail on such. My grandma's often saying they don't need to show it on TV just a cut to the next more and it all "done and dusted" which is sadly a term I now relate to sex 😅

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ACPMLG97 t1_j24jkdf wrote

I would be mortified if this happened to me but this is hilarious! Sounds like they had a good sense of humour about it! You'll laugh about in years to come!

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She_could_do_better t1_j23lhu8 wrote

Was the author making a pass at OP?

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ThorsHammerMewMEw t1_j23q1v0 wrote

Probably not, authors are there to sell their books since they're usually paying a premium price for their tables if they're not an invited guest. It's not unusual to lose money during a convention at the expense of gaining exposure.

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quent12dg t1_j255ux3 wrote

What was the name of the book?

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ComfortableMess3145 OP t1_j25hzwa wrote

Can't remember, I think it was sophies little black book. Can't find it online though

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dizzyav8r t1_j25xpvs wrote

Lmao I bet the author got a kick out of you buying two signed copies for your grandmothers, that's hilarious

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Oh_No_Its_Dudder t1_j28ayn6 wrote

When I was 12 or 13 I remember reading a book from the library called Freaks' Amour. It was.........different.

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This_Yogurtcloset_24 t1_j25ysrg wrote

Real title should read grandma's lie to their grandchild about what they flick their bean to

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brightmiff t1_j2740jk wrote

Why the apostrophe ?

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ComfortableMess3145 OP t1_j284zc5 wrote

Because I forgot it wasn't needed.

People make mistakes.

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brightmiff t1_j29136o wrote

That’s ok it’s just that I would never have done anything with either of my grand mothers’ collections of pornography (if I thought it remotely possible that they had such things). [Learn to have a laugh at yourself]

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ComfortableMess3145 OP t1_j292t6c wrote

I do, just a little perplexed at people's need to point out one grammatical mistake 😅 like they never make mistakes.

I get where I went wrong and its funny. 😆

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