I was accused of mansplaining on Mastodon once*.

I was hurt. I felt like she had misread my tone, misunderstood my intent. I felt like I was making a positive contribution to the discussion. I didn't think I had done anything wrong.

So you know what I did?

I deleted my post, acknowledged I was wrong, and apologized.

Sometimes, what we do is the effect it has on others. And I've surely gotten away with mansplaining enough times to make up for taking the L once.