Example: I walk into the kitchen, see my wife standing at the counter, decide to do some kino, and give her a nice slap on the butt. Normally she likes a good slap on the butt, but not when she's cutting vegetables with a very sharp knife. Oops, now she's angry at me.

Now what?

Fogging seems like a good strategy, but I can't seem to do it without just making my wife angrier.

Her: You could have hurt me!
Me: I know. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that.
Her: What if I'd cut myself? Don't you even care about me?
Me: Of course I care about you.
Her: Then why don't you show it? Why do you keep trying to hurt me?
Me: I wasn't trying to hurt you. I'm sorry.
and so on...

When I make mistakes like this it seems to hang over us for the rest of the day. I lose any authority I had. I'm expected to spend the rest of the day "being nice" to her, which means walking on eggshells and making sure she's happy and comfortable to show I'm being penitent enough.