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Embarrassing yourself in public

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Zygella · 02/04/2026 11:27

Is it just me? I keep on going through really embarrassing stuff I've done in my head.

Cringing still about how 4 years ago I went over to greet some people I once knew. And they pretended to not know who I was. I still see them around occasionally so make sure to hurry past and look at the floor.

I can remember so much more. And I worry am I usually socially inept or are other people like this?

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Zygella · 07/04/2026 19:10

This weekend I went for a walk to the shops with my underwear showing.. Only realised when I got home.

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Diamondsareforever72 · 13/04/2026 11:55

AddictedToBooks · 07/04/2026 18:57

I remember one hot Summer's afternoon at school and due to thirst due to the heat, I'd literally drunk a can of coke in one go and the classroom we had to enter was quite a high step and my best friend was in a wheelchair, so I had to bend quite low to get her chair up and over the step and I let out the loudest belch known to man - I didn't even realise it was coming and it was long and echoed around the huge Craft, Design and Technology department which was like 3 enormous open-plan class areas - it was honestly like the belch in Elf.

To make it worse, I was only a tiny 5'2, very slim and very girlie girl.

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I hope you owned it and took a bow 🤣🙃

(I know that was probably a horrible moment for you. But go back in your bed, and take that bow.
A boy would have!)

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