Things that shouldn't embarrass you anymore

harper0813

I like to ask random questions on here. I love hearing everyone's stories.

What's something that happened to you or that you did a LONG time ago that still gets to you? Something that shouldn't embarrass you still, but it does.

I have one that makes me cringe to this day, and it happened fifteen years ago when I was in fifth grade. I receive a wallet for Christmas and my parents told me that I should start carrying it around with me. I put the money I received for Christmas into this wallet and I did carry it on me - including to school, in my backpack. We had an activity day at school where we played games in the hallway (unless you had missed a certain number of homework assignments, in which case you were confined to the classroom to do extra homework). I was in the hallway playing games, and I went into the cloak room to get something out of my backpack, and found it unzipped, wide open. My wallet was completely empty. I told my teacher, who told the other two teachers, and these teachers forced their students to empty out their desks - they couldn't search the students' pockets or backpacks because they were private property, but the desks belonged to the school. Classmates kept accusing me of being dramatic and wimpy but in much more inappropriate words, and I became so embarrassed about the whole ordeal that I told my teacher that I had spend my $40 at McDonalds - the first thing that came to mind. Despite the name-calling she witnessed and the fact that WHO spends $40 at McDonalds at the age of 10, she believed my lie and told the other teachers. I was forced to stand up in front of the other classes and apologize. The teachers did not like me for the rest of the year and my friends didn't talk to me. And I still feel SO MORTIFIED about the whole ordeal. Years later!

What still embarrasses you, YEARS later?

QueerFemme

I once forwarded an email to a client at my old law firm that was NOT good. 

I had been complaining about the client to our IT guys.  The IT guy was supposed to be running some reports, and was taking forever and the client was really being a PITA.  He finally emailed me the reports and I forwarded them to the client.  But at the bottom of the email, there was my email to the IT guy that said "hurry up !!  This client is being a HUGE pain in my a$$ and I can't deal with him anymore". 

The client was not amused.  I was horrified. 

JennaMichelle88

In 5th grade we had to have permission from a parent and the principal (not sure why) to take a bus other than your normal one. One day I was supposed to go home with a friend and couldn't find the slip my mom and the principal had signed, so I took a blank one and forged their signatures. I'm sure it didn't look even close to their actual signatures since I was 11! The bus driver took one look at it and told me to sit in the front seat next to her until the principal walked by. When he did she showed it to him and he made me go back in the school and call my mom. Between calling my mom and all those kids walking by me as they got on the bus wondering what I was in trouble for, I was mortified. Still think about it on a regular basis.

Wheels987

I threw up in front of my FI's parents the first time I met them. It was after FI's cousin's wedding and I drank a few (4 at the most) unfiltered wheat beers. Apparently my body does not like unfiltered wheat beer (I tried 1 beer a year later and the same thing happened) because I was sick for at least 24 hours. It was so bad I had to have them pull over the car so I could puke on the side of the road. I've never been more mortified. His mom thought I was a drunk though his step-dad thought I was cool (and apparently called me Ralph for the next year or so).

I refused to tell ANYONE for years. The first time FI told the story to our friends without me freaking out was at least 3 years later.

kjlamb

I was having a "meet and greet" for this potential babysitting job at my house. The parents and the chlid came to my house and I  thought it would be a good thing to bake cookies. The whole house would smell like cookies, and I could give them some durring the interview. As it turns out I was calling the mother by the wrong name the whole time, and my cookies ended up tasting like plastic and were as hard as bricks. It was aweful. I did not get the babysitting job after that..

WinstonsGirl

When I was in grade 1, I wanted to dress cool, like the grade 5/6 kids (about 1985ish).  They all wore leggins and long sweaters over them.   So one day, I put on my thickest pair of tights (not leggings, but tights with the seam down the crotch line) and my longest sweater (which only came to my hips).  My Mom said I was not going to school like that, though I thought I looked really cool.  I figured she didn't know what was cool and all the other kids dressed ike this, so I put my snowpants over top and went to school.  

Surprisingly, no one said anything until lunch (we all sat in the gym) when a bunch of grade 5/6 boys started laughing at me and saying I had forgot my pants.  Of course, I thought I hadn't, but it embarassed me so much that I wore my snowpants the rest of the day.  I'm surprised my teacher didn't call home when I showed up with no pants first thing.  So embarassed cos the older kids laughed at me

Peledreamsofrain

I once had a bleeding ulcer that was so painful that after eating at a restaurant during a family reuinion, I tried to stand and blacked out. When I woke up seconds later I was so scared about what was happening that I went straight into a panic attack and almost passed out again. I had never fainted before nor had a panic attack, so I had no idea what was going on. My poor aunt had to manage me and calm me. I'm mortified to this day about it.

AJuliaNJ

I was at an ex-boyfriend's memorial (actually I don't know what to call it; it was something people had put together right after he died in a place that was important to him--candles were lit and flowers were left). We had broken up less than a month before, but not on really bad terms. His death was well-publicized because of his occupation and how he died. These girls came up to me and said they were friends of his family and wanted to put together a book of nice things his friends said for his parents. I was really upset and opened up to them.

It turns out they were reporters from the NY Post. They wrote an article that basically made it seem like we were still together, pulled photos from my Facebook, and basically made me look like a total a-hole in front of everyone in the state. They used the worst possible quote from me. I had video reporters knocking on my door for days afterward. When the first ones came, I had not yet told my mom about the news articles and she was trying to push me into talking to them and I was pushing my mom inside. His mom had someone call me and tell me to stop talking to the press as if I was purposely being a media whore. I couldn't bring myself to show my face at his funeral. I didn't talk to 2 of my friends for about a year after because they were so snotty to me in literally the worst week of my life, both due to the death of a friend and the horrible news stuff.

It was so awful. I guess it is totally legit to be embarrassed, but I never meant to be in a newspaper. I still want to crawl in a hole and die when I think of it. 

MuppetFan

When I was in second grade, there were 3 girls behind me that kept picking on my and a few weeks in, I was just done with it. This red headed chick who was in 4th or 5th grade kept smushing her face and pushing out her upper lip to make fun of me so I finally turned around and took a swing at her. She ducked. I made contact with the girl who stuck her head out behind her who was in readiness. I knocked her glasses off her face. This girl happened to be the granddaughter of my dad's drycleaner and piano teacher, and our neighbor.

She was fine. I got her glasses back. I apologized PROFUSELY and was promptly made fun of by the girl I missed, of course.

That afternoon, the grandmother marched her granddaughter to my house to tell my parents what I did and so that I can apologize to her again but in front of them.

The next day, I got on the bus and the red headed b!tch tried to start with me again and made that weird face at me and I told her she looked like a platypus when she made that face. She didn't know what to say and tried to call me something that just didn't work. I said "yeah, good one".  I was proud of that part. Still mortified about punching the girl though.

MuppetFan

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_chit-chat_things-that-shouldnt-embarrass-you-anymore?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:14Discussion:11c67825-0424-432e-8f4f-1d3b1a0c443aPost:27c11ff1-8e70-48d9-a7aa-e322fb34a453">Re:Things that shouldn't embarrass you anymore</a>:
[QUOTE]I once had a bleeding ulcer that was so painful that after eating at a restaurant during a family reuinion, I tried to stand and blacked out. When I woke up seconds later I was so scared about what was happening that I went straight into a panic attack and almost passed out again. I had never fainted before nor had a panic attack, so I had no idea what was going on. My poor aunt had to manage me and calm me. I'm mortified to this day about it.
Posted by Peledreamsofrain[/QUOTE]

Fainting is WICKED embarrassing. I've done it a bunch of times until I realized that I have hydration issue and just drink a ton of water. I can't decide if fainting in the classroom and having to be removed in a wheelchair or fainting in front of a client was worse for me.

MuppetFan

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[QUOTE]I once forwarded an email to a client at my old law firm that was NOT good.  I had been complaining about the client to our IT guys.  The IT guy was supposed to be running some reports, and was taking forever and the client was really being a PITA.  He finally emailed me the reports and I forwarded them to the client.  But at the bottom of the email, there was my email to the IT guy that said "hurry up !!  This client is being a HUGE pain in my a$$ and I can't deal with him anymore".  The client was not amused.  I was horrified. 
Posted by cmgilpin[/QUOTE]

How did you find out you sent it to the client? Did your eyes get huge in horror when you realized when you were sending, or did he reply??

One of my colleagues got off the phone with a nasty client once but didn't hang the receiver completely and he yelled 'THAT b!tch" and she heard it. She called for his head on a platter.

MuppetFan

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[QUOTE]When I was in grade 1, I wanted to dress cool, like the grade 5/6 kids (about 1985ish).  They all wore leggins and long sweaters over them.   So one day, I put on my thickest pair of tights (not leggings, but tights with the seam down the crotch line) and my longest sweater (which only came to my hips).  My Mom said I was not going to school like that, though I thought I looked really cool.  I figured she didn't know what was cool and all the other kids dressed ike this, so I put my snowpants over top and went to school.   Surprisingly, no one said anything until lunch (we all sat in the gym) when a bunch of grade 5/6 boys started laughing at me and saying I had forgot my pants.  Of course, I thought I hadn't, but it embarassed me so much that I wore my snowpants the rest of the day.  I'm surprised my teacher didn't call home when I showed up with no pants first thing.  So embarassed cos the older kids laughed at me
Posted by kje_[/QUOTE]

Yours made me LOL.

lisabeats

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re:Things that shouldn't embarrass you anymore : Fainting is WICKED embarrassing. I've done it a bunch of times until I realized that I have hydration issue and just drink a ton of water. I can't decide if fainting in the classroom and having to be removed in a wheelchair or fainting in front of a client was worse for me.
Posted by MuppetFan[/QUOTE]

<div>I fainted at the VERY end of an appt. with my OB-GYN. Exam was over, I remember "thanking" the doctor (though why you would ever thank someone for what I just went through I have no idea) afterward, and her leaving and closing the door so I could get dressed. Next thing I know There is a nurse standing in front of me trying to stand me up. I fainted from WHO KNOWS what, fell off the bed thing, hit my head, and bit my lip and tongue on the way down. I was so freaked out I immediately started crying because that had never happened. This wasn't my first exam or anything, so it's not like I was scared or traumatized by it. I just found myself curled up in a ball with blood dripping from my mouth.</div><div>
</div><div>My BP was freaky low so they kept using the smelling salts to help wake me up. So not only am I freaked out, scared, bleeding, and crying, I'm still naked. All that is dramatic enough, but the embarrassing part was when the nurse was trying to help me get dressed. She picked up my undies (a thong) and turned it around like 4-5 times and finally said "how do you use this thing?!?" I was mortified- parts 1, 2, and 3.</div><div>
</div><div>Part four came as the office was connected to a hospital so they decided to send me to the ER for a cat-scan just in case. I had to explain to all of my family members WHERE I passed out and the condition in which I was found. It was also obviously the day before my birthday, and I had to tell a bunch of friends why I couldn't hang out (doctor told me not to drive for a while JIC). I also had to deal with all the doctors and nurses there, and I was still just so freaked out by it I must have seemed super immature and baby-ish.</div><div>
</div><div>Needless to say, I found a new doctor for the next year. I'm still embarassed by the whole thing, and internally have a mini freak out before every appointment in case it should ever happen again.</div><div>
</div><div>BTW- sorry if that is all WAAAY too much info</div><div>
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Peaseblossom55

The first time I went down to the Bahamas with FI & his family at their time share, the also had their boat docked, so we did dinner on the boat one night while it was docked.  I got sick and had to run to the bathroom to puke.  I think it was the food the chef on the boat cooked and just being on a boat, FI (BF at the time) was convinced it was because I drank too much.  I had half a vodka tonic at the most.  That would not have made me drunk. I felt so awful, we left the boat early.  All other times I've been fine on the boat now. I made it to the bathroom on time and all but I feel mortified about it still.

MuppetFan

Lisa,

I thought that my ex bf's sister's fainting story was the most embarrassing fainting story I'd ever heard. She fainted in the turnstyle doors in a doctor's building in such a way that they couldn't get to her because she was obstructing the doors. However, your elements of naked and the examination of your thong put you over the embarrassing edge. Holy moly!  You take all cake.

MuppetFan

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[QUOTE]I fell on some guy who's immediate reaction was to push me off and I hit my head on a locker. That was the most embarrassing thing ever. .
Posted by missax[/QUOTE]

OMG what a jerk!!! He could've tried to catch you at least to let you down easy.

wittykitty14

Probably my best one would be from first grade.  It was winter, we had just gotten in from recess, and were taking off our snow gear.  I pulled my snowpants down, and for some reason, decided to pull my actual pants down too.  I played it cool and slowly slid them back up without too many people noticing.  But I was so embarassed. 

Another good one-14 years old, sleeping over at a friends house during my "special time", and bled ALL over her sheets that night.  I know everyone goes through that and it takes a while to learn how to avoid that stuff, but still, I felt HORRIBLE. 

I have low blood sugar that has led to many instances of me just collapsing and not being able to move.  It was always embarassing in school, but the worst was when I was working as a cashier at Petsmart.  I was checking out a customer, and I knew I hadn't been feeling well.  My body gave out, I smacked my head on the counter and crumpled to the ground.  I had to leave in an ambulance.  Good times.

RamonaFlowers

When I was in first grade, we were doing some kind of activity where the teacher would say a word and we had to draw a picture of the word. At one point, she gave us the word "sandwich". I have no idea why, but I had a total brain fart and could not for the life of me figure out what a "sandwich" was (Even though, I totally knew what sandwiches were). I somehow drew the conclusion that she had said "sand witch", and so I drew a picture of a witch at the beach. When everybody had to stand up and show their pictures, I immediately saw my mistake ... and I started crying. The teacher asked what was wrong, and I explained that I thought she meant "sand witch"

The teacher was really awesome about it, she told me how good my picture looked ("You made that witch VERY sandy"), but I was still firmly convinced I was going to fail first grade. And even now, looking back knowing I should be giving my 6-year-old self mad props for creativity, I'm still like "Really? Sand Witch? THAT'S WHAT YOU CAME UP WITH?!?!?!?!"

s-aries8990

This past August I went on my first business trip ever, which also happened to be my first solo plane trip ever. I got there fine, everything was all good at the conference and then I got to the airport early enough to depart on time, checked in, yadda yadda.

Well, the Orlando airport is REALLY loud, like really loud, and I was sitting at the wrong terminal- the terminal across the walk-way - and I missed my 5pm flight. I was LITERALLY 10 feet away and I could NOT hear the loud speaker!!

I guess they were calling my name for several minutes. I was SO embarassed and the next flight to Manchester, NH or Boston or Providence were at 7:30... AM the next day! I was able to hop a flight 10 minutes later to Hartford and had my BF pick me up. LUCKILY the 13 year old girl I sat next to was super duper chatty. I would have been balling my eyes out the whole flight if she didn't tell me all about her dog and clarinet teacher.

As soon as I saw BF I broke down. I "worked" from home the next day.

People miss flights all of the time, but I was mortified because of how close I was!

lisabeats

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[QUOTE]Lisa, I thought that my ex bf's sister's fainting story was the most embarrassing fainting story I'd ever heard. She fainted in the turnstyle doors in a doctor's building in such a way that they couldn't get to her because she was obstructing the doors. However, your elements of naked and the examination of your thong put you over the embarrassing edge. Holy moly!  You take all cake.
Posted by MuppetFan[/QUOTE]

I forgot to mention, as soon as I had my undies on, she picked up my bra and said "I think I still know how these work!" It seems silly now, but LORD was I just so mortified/beside myself for a million things that day!

wittykitty14

I forgot one that's pretty bad, but could have been much worse.

Tried on same pants at a store when I was in my teens.  Put on my big ole boots and walked out of the dressing room to see my mom.  And wouldn't you know, I forgot to put my pants back on...

MsYeck

My fifth grade school picture. I had just gotten braces, my first perm that looked lie the world's biggest Afro, and I thought bright orange tropical shirts where cool. My Fiancée say it in one of those grade by grade frames at my grandmas and swears it is going in the slide show. I am going to convince grandma and my parents ( who also have a copy, jimmy doesn't know they do) to not give it up.

Peledreamsofrain

So, I'm feeling vengeful on H today. i'll share an old embarrassment of his. My H was super into debate and politics when he was in his teens. It led him to eventually meet the state senator at the time, which he was suuper proud of. He even got a picture taken with him, and it was autographed. The problem? My H had the world's most horrific unibrow at the time. The picture is ten shades of hilarious because it looks like the senator is shaking hands with a neanderthal. To this day, if H's family wants to poke fun at him, they pull the pic out and watch him squirm.

nycrose2013

When I was in 4th or 5th grade I was trying to be all sassy to a boy who was half mean/half hot. I don't remember what we were talking about but I thought I was sooo cool and witty. He just turns to me and says, " Your breath smells like tuna."   OMG I wanted to melt into the ground. I dont know if it made it better or worse that I actually did, in fact, just eat tuna. 

To this day I am paranoid about bad breath.

elbow23

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[QUOTE]Probably my best one would be from first grade.  It was winter, we had just gotten in from recess, and were taking off our snow gear.  I pulled my snowpants down, and for some reason, decided to pull my actual pants down too.  I played it cool and slowly slid them back up without too many people noticing.  But I was so embarassed.  <strong>Another good one-14 years old, sleeping over at a friends house during my "special time", and bled ALL over her sheets that night.  I know everyone goes through that and it takes a while to learn how to avoid that stuff, but still, I felt HORRIBLE.</strong>  I have low blood sugar that has led to many instances of me just collapsing and not being able to move.  It was always embarassing in school, but the worst was when I was working as a cashier at Petsmart.  I was checking out a customer, and I knew I hadn't been feeling well.  My body gave out, I smacked my head on the counter and crumpled to the ground.  I had to leave in an ambulance.  Good times.
Posted by wittykitty14[/QUOTE]

Same thing happened to me, only I was 13, and we were sitting on the floor at school.  Thank goodness my best friend was wearing a sweatshirt over her t-shirt, so she gave it to me to tie around my waist, but as we were leaving, the boy who had been sitting next to me said, "What the heck is all over the floor?"  I feigned ignorance, but I was totally mortified.

I also visited Japan last summer for a neurobiology course, and a bunch of us went out for dinner.  It was a good mix of nationalities - there were people from India, Germany, Japan, etc.  We decided to go around the table, lift our drinks, and share our country's version of "Cheers!"  Whenever my Italian grandmother takes a drink, she always says "Cin, cin!" (prounounced chin-chin).  I said this, and as soon as I did, I got these crazy looks from the Japanese students.  I mistook their looks for confusion, so I said it again, and let's just say that I am not a very quiet person.  They started shaking their heads and waving at me to stop, and finally, my Japanese roommate leaned over and said to me, "Don't say that again.  It means 'a man's private parts' in Japanese!"  I wanted to crawl under the table and hide forever after that one.