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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/seaeaglefog on 2026-06-23 10:32:50+00:00.

I just finished my last semester at uni, and went to the office to turn in some of the documents that were due. While there, one of the professors that taught me this last semester walks in.

That specific man had been on sick leave for 6 months now after absolutely obliterating his leg in a car accident. He still held the lectures online and generally spent so much time clearly doped up on painkillers teaching us what he knew. I see the guy walking in, and I immediately smile and perk up, greet him and ask him how he's feeling.

He looked absolutely dumbfounded, almost as if I somehow offended him. He took a step back and asked who I was, and I just kept explaining that I was a former student and that we all heard about his accident. I tried being cheerful and positive about it, because I just wanted to make him feel good by asking, but I guess he didn't take it well. It was awkward as hell after a while, and I just said I'm sorry and left.

Not the end of the world, but I feel stupid as fuck. Fml I was just trying to be positive and reassuring.

TL;DR: I asked one of my professors how he was feeling after his car accident, and he took offence to that.