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

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Tuxmittens · 27/04/2026 11:39

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 Blush 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 Confused
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!

OP posts:
Ahwig · 30/04/2026 18:52

I was 13 and on a French exchange staying with a pen friend. My French was iffy in a good day. We’d decided to go swimming. I was changing into my swimming costume and realised my period had started. Having my first period was traumatic enough but in a foreign country when I didn’t really speak the language. I didn’t know the word for period or sanitary pads . It was embarrassing and mortifying.

Usernamenotav · 03/05/2026 17:25

I once walked into a cafe with my boyfriend, we ordered food. He went to sit down. I followed shortly after ordering mine and sat at the table with him. There was a plate with half eaten food on it so I picked it up and took it to the counter. When I sat back down and looked up I realised it wasn't my boyfriend and id just taken a strangers food away. Mortified for life.

QueenStevie · 03/05/2026 19:52

Reading this thread, I realise I have far too many! I kept reading thinking, "I had one like that." Then I'd read the next one and think, "Ooh me too!" Examples include, but are not limited to:

Sending an email to the whole team about one right bloke who wouldn't cough up for a collection. He was in the email group.

Nosying into cars stopped at the traffic lights when I was walking home and walked straight into a lamppost whilst the people in the cars pissed themselves.

Walked up to tell my old boss something and, as I approached his desk, let out this uncontrollable, very loud, fanny fart.

Tried to sneak out a silent fart in the office and it was indeed silent but also stunk like rotten eggs. I had to go along with everyone else saying, "Eww what's that awful smell?"

CrawlingFromShitshowToAfterglow · 03/05/2026 20:20

MoonWoman69 · 27/04/2026 18:17

And another one!
I was 17 and I was being escorted to my bus stop in town by my mates new boyfriend. We'd just left her flat and needed to bus it into town first, then get our respective last buses home. It was around 10-30 at night, had been raining nearly all evening and the pavements down the hill to the bus stop were wet. I was doing ok until I hit a discarded carrier bag, my foot hit it and I was down on one knee and off! I was sailing past pubs like I was Jayne Torville doing the Bolero. People coming out of the pub were flying backwards as I shot past. Meanwhile her boyfriend is running behind me shouting "Please stop her!" It seemed like it lasted for ages! My knee hit an uneven flagstone and I came to a halt. He was horrified and thought I'd done some real physical damage! I assured him I was fine, but he insisted on waiting with me until my bus came, which meant him missing his and having to walk home. Which he said he didn't care about, poor lad!
I was absolutely mortified, my pride and my knees were vying for first place! I still go hot and cold thinking about it 38 years on! 🫣

I'm sorry, but the visual image you've described had me in absolute hyterics 😂

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