Took me 3 years to realize I was holding my chipped mug wrong

Honestly, I used to cradle my chipped mug from the bottom, thinking that protected the crack. Then last Tuesday at a coffee shop in Portland, a barista pointed out I was putting all the pressure right on the weakest spot. She said 'You're basically asking it to split in half.' I switched to gripping it by the handle only, and the chip hasn't gotten worse since. Ngl, it felt dumb to miss something so simple for that long. Has anyone else had a basic habit ruin their favorite mug without realizing it?

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dixon.felix9d ago

Three years ago I dropped my favorite mug and blamed the cat for a solid month before realizing I was the one who put it on the edge of the counter.

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jesse_burns89d ago

Three years? I still tell my roommate I never lost his Tupperware lid.