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What's the most PFB embarrassing moment you've had?

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Giantwaterbottle · 31/08/2021 20:46

I remember mine and physically cringe. DS1 is very bright, learned to walk and talk early and had a good vocabulary. So bright and developmentally at the top end (younger DS slower on all counts but both totally normal) but not exceptional.

Being shown round a lovely nursery and I said on more than one occasion how he was "really very smart" and that the doctor had said how clever he was (local GP had said she's very good speech wise and health visitor had said similar.

I cringe so hard every time I think about it. He goes to that nursery and whenever I see the head who showed us around I just think about how much of a wanker I must have seemed 😭😫😆

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WillaWeatherspoon · 31/08/2021 20:50

My worst PFB moment was walking backwards with the pram for the whole mile home from town on a sunny day. I didn't have a parasol, didn't want the sun getting on my baby, and even though the pram had the capability to detach the carrycot section and put it back on facing the opposite direction, I didn't want to do that either because I thought he'd be scared if he couldn't see my face.
I must have looked like a right twat.