What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you?

[Tuxmittens]

I’ve just had one of those moments I know I’ll randomly think about at 3am for the next 10 years…

This morning I was walking through the garden into work, talking to my boss, when out of nowhere my sandal catches onto the paving stones and, extremely ungracefully, fully just flop onto the floor, mid sentence She immediately goes into concern mode asking if I’m okay, and I’m just there, picking myself up off the floor, going yes I’m fine! whilst internally wanting to evaporate
The worst part is, it didn’t even hurt. Like physically, I was completely fine, it was just pure, concentrated awkwardness.

Please help me feel better with some of your embarrassing stories!

When I was about 7/8 I was on holiday in a caravan park with my grandparents. One day I was playing around the outside of our caravan, in my own little world. All of a sudden I saw a door slam shut, I panicked and ran to the door and tried to open it but it was locked. I started banging on the door shouting “let me in, let me in!” Thinking that for some reason my GP’s had unknowingly locked me out. A woman opened the door who wasn’t my GM, and I’d realised it was next doors caravan who’d shut their door. I went bright red, quickly said “oops wrong caravan, sorry!” And ran back inside to my actual caravan. That was the last time I played outside the caravan on that holiday and I never mentioned it to GP’s out of embarrassment.

A few years ago at the zoo with dp & dc, I rolled my ankle and ended up falling over in front of a busy cafe with loads of outdoor seating. Often when I do something like this I see the funny side, but my ankle really hurt so this wasn’t one of those times. I could feel everyone gawping at me and was so embarrassed that as dp was helping me up, I got angry and shouted “why is everyone staring at me!?! Take a picture it will last longer!” Or words to that effect. As if I myself wouldn’t naturally look over when someone takes a tumble. I was mortified at my sudden reaction which probably just made it even more amusing for onlookers.

I’m sure I have more, but these two always stick in my mind.

Oh loads of things.

Aged 18: laughed so hard during work that snot visibly came out of my nose in front of a colleague. It was only a part time retail job during school, but I also was in school with this colleague.

Aged 19: walking to uni and the road my halls were on was a super busy road in a capital city centre. It had snowed a lot and turned to icy slush. Fell hard on my arse in front of a queue of traffic and tried to pretend it didn't hurt.

Aged 19: went to A&E because I couldn't find the string to pull my tampon out. 3 nurses shining a light up my vagina trying to find it, and gradually calling more nurses in to have a look. One finally asked if I'd had a poo today and when I said yes she confirmed it had likely come out then.

Aged 20: chatting to a guy in the smokers area of a club. Went to sit down on a barrel but it was hollow and I went into the barrel in a V shape with my legs sticking up in the air.

Aged 21: sat in my 4th floor flat doing my make up, dressing gown on but boobs out because it was boiling. Apartment complex window cleaner got an eye full.

The list goes on. I've had so many embarrassing moments and I've not even touched on any from the last decade.

I fell down the gap at a train station. The whole platform gasped as I dropped 4 foot down the side of the train and an even bigger crowded platform applauded as some burly men hauled me back up by my Elasticated waist line.

In a pub with some friends and this very attractive man starts flirting with me. He has to leave, so asks me out, I give him my number etc.

Walk back to my friends and gush about how sexy he is and how I can't wait for the date.

I realise they are quiet and not reacting to me. Then I feel a hand in my shoulder - Flirty Man forgot his coat and heard everything.

He handled it rather well actually, have me a big kiss and we did end up going on a few dates before I moved away (now have random exchanges on LinkedIn, nearly 30 years later!)

As a teen I got locked in a public loo once. She said she would wait, then locked up! I was only having a wee! Had to shout for someone's attention and they called the council, all my mates had come looking for me and were laughing when I got out.

Probably sensible to just go with the flow if everyone else was clothed, but strictly speaking you weren’t doing anything wrong. Simple nudity on a beach (in the UK) is perfectly legal providing of course that there is no sexual context and no deliberate attempt is being made to cause alarm, distress or harassment to others. In practice we tend to just seek out very remote and deserted stretches of beach in order that we do not offend people’s sensitivities.

You win! 🤣

I never do a number 2 if I can help it when out and about, but this day I needed to go, it was in a shopping centre tolet, well the bloody poo wouldn't flush away,i must have have flush 3 to 4 times, in the end came out of the tolet to find the atendent standing there with plunger in hand, I could of died.

Any chance of a separate thread for the piss/shit/period etc. tales, please? 🤷‍♀️

When I was 18, a few decades ago, I was in a nightclub looking for my friend. I saw her from behind and, convinced it was her, ran up and slapped her firmly on the arse. She looked round a bit shocked but I was more shocked, as I realised I’d never seen this girl before in my life! Fortunately, she took it really well and we had a quick laugh as I apologised profusely! Cringe!

Had my bikini top pulled down by a wave machine at a water park and didn’t notice, just wondered why people were staring at me 🤦‍♀️

This is my worst nightmare, it must have been terrifying.

Well this is an embarrassing moments thread so I'd say those things are in the right place!

If they're all genuine... 🤔

😱 I'd never get on a train again!

So is the issue the content or that you don't believe them? No way to prove their validity, so just have some fun with the responses!

I was working abroad and took one of my colleagues out for a drink and shisha after work. We went in the restaurant to pay, and I opened my mouth to speak, and I just threw up everywhere. I ran for it (the toilets were outside) and left my poor colleague to pay and deal with the aftermath. Gawd it was awful

I had a panic attack mid haircut and the hairdresser refused to go on. Mortifying doesn’t even come close!

I was sat on a wooden bench at the tennis club waiting to pick my son up. Bench gave in under me and my fat arse got stuck, I was folded with my knees to my chin and couldn't move. All the other parents stared, only one tiny woman showed concern and tried to help, I had to pull really hard to get myself out - bless her. Blokes were standing there looking ffs.
Made me feel awful for a long time, that.

I skidded theatrically on an actual banana skin on Fleet Street. Also did a massive fart in RE in year 8 and to cover it up feigned a choking fit. Not my finest hour!

Someone drove into the back of my car. I took it a garage who assessed it etc. The car was still drivable so I tried reversing out of the garage. Somehow, I hit a low wall just near the exit. I panicked, floored the accelerator, and reversed my car onto the wall. It was wedged by the wheel arch and I couldn’t drive it off. The mechanics had to come and physically lift my car off the wall. I’d passed my test three years previously at 18 but only got a car when I was 21, so was still inexperienced.

The garage did the repair half price as they were already having to get the paint in.

I was on a night out with a big bunch of work colleagues. There was one guy there that I really fancied but only knew to say hello to as he worked in a different department. In my drunken state while waiting in a long queue at the bar I decide to look him up on fb (this was back when everyone used fb). I find this particularly sexy picture of him and am in the middle of zooming in on his sexy face..right in, so that his face is taking up the whole of the screen on my phone..when I feel a tap on my shoulder. It’s him, he was behind me the whole time!! 🙈 😳 and yes he busted me stalking him. I was truly mortified and it was extremely awkward for years after that!! Turns out he was married 😬

As a teenager I was standing on the bus and it stopped quickly and I ended up on the knee of my crush.the whole bus laughed and of course I went bright red. I could never look at him again.

No offence but how could anyone possibly not notice their tampon being ejected from their vagina while having a poo?! It’s not like we don’t have vaginal muscles! That’s what hold it in place! Unless maybe you were extremely, extremely drunk. I can’t believe a nurse suggested that..unless you told her you’d been extremely, extremely drunk!

I don't know what to tell you without going into graphic detail I'm afraid 😂