What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done?

Assume you've seen 'about a boy'

Accidentally killed a duck, or at least contributed to a duck's death. I was about 10, and skimming flat stones across a local pond. I found a perfectly shaped, perfectly weighted stone and launched it with all my might. It skipped beautifully a couple of times and hit an unfortunate mallard drake smack on the back of the head. It gave a piteous quack, its neck fell to the side at an odd angle, and it started paddling in circles. As if I wasn't horrified enough, three or four other drakes immediately attacked it, and pecked it to death.

I still feel guilty nearly 60 years on!

I stole, quite often. But in my defence I was Dickensian poor and actually hungry.

Many moons later... I did something that I think is possibly a bit sneaky but fair game (nothing illegal, involves lying, but I did it for very good reasons), but my DH was really upset by it. It blew up, we dealt with it but it did make things hard for a while. I obviously regret the fallout but the bad thing is... I still don't actually feel bad for doing what I did! Obviously I won't do it again because I now know how he feels but I think he was being ludicrous about it. 🤭

Brava!

Another one: on a weekend with my sister in New York 25 years ago, we got pissed the night before and I threw up in Bergdorff and Goodman. Think a posher, classier version of Harvey Nicks.

Lovely. Invite me back anytime.

I wish my parents had talked to me more about consequences and disciplined more. My mum gave up very easily and never followed through on anything she said.

I've done so much stupid shit I hate myself for.
Trying to be a better person in my 40s - shame my kids are grown up now and I couldn't have been better for them when they were young.
I got in a drunk friends car because I fancied him. Id left the kids at home with my husband and just gone out. He nearly crashed. That really really scared me.

He was a horrible git..also washed his cup in the toilet.
I was young and didn't give two fucks best bit was I outlasted him as he got pinged for being useless

Stole from my parents' coin jar and bought loads of sweets. My mum worked out what I had done and the girl i was playing with was banned from seeing me.

I also had lots of dubious hook ups at uni and in 20s. Had a particular thing for attached men. I used to think it was all due to low self esteem, now I think it was more of a dopamine chasing mission (although they prpbably go hand in hand)

Aw thanks @Additup

If it's any consolation I did LOTS of things when younger that don't reflect well on me and I had attention and moral guidance when growing up.

I think doing questionable things is just part of growing up and learning to 'adult' so please don't be so hard on yourself.

My horrible grandmother remarried to an even more horrible man. He used to try to feel mine and my girl cousins' thighs and told me to open my mouth when he kissed me. I hated him. They used to come round one evening every week and I used to offer to make the last cup of tea before they went home. I used to spit in his cup, every single week. Over the years he must have drunk a gallon of my spit.
When he died my boyfriend and I went for a drink to celebrate. My friend was in the pub and I told her Uncle Sid was dead and she said Hooray! 😂

Went back to my home (still paying the mortgage) after separation from my husband to collect some stuff and found the OW had moved some things in and was clearly staying there if not actually living there.

i used their toothbrushes to clean the toilet. And then I diluted some of her shampoo and shower gel bottles with a little bit of piss. Actually I’m not sure it was a bad thing - it made me feel much better.

I was mean at school. I used to hide things after PE so my friends couldn’t get changed. I have no idea why. I hid my friends pyjama bottoms on a sleepover - I really feel bad about that; she was lovely and have no idea why I was so spiteful.

Ooops it was obviously an accident though

Got drunk and wet the bed

I appreciate I don’t know the full story, but she could have done some self-reflection rather than going straight to HR. Just saying.

Pissed in a pint glass abd threw it out of the window.
I was young, and drunk.

I broke someone’s heart very badly. I was in a difficult and stressful situation and I acted thoughtlessly. I still feel like shit about it

I’m a saint! 😇

That and the fish-in-shoes story sound like they have a detailed back story 🤣

hahaha! Why?

Remember setting fire to a managers broadsheet paper
Whilst he was reading it.

Had a row with my sister on her wedding day about how I felt she'd excluded me from the day. We were very close and I was a mess about her getting married - felt like I was losing her, was upset about our family changing shape. I totally lost my mind, no excuses. We patched it up and are close again many years on but I still can't believe I behaved so abominably and it did a lot of damage to our relationship for years (and I don't think her husband will ever think much of me).

You’re in good company. The utterly amazing Paula Radcliffe did that in the London Marathon.