share your most embarrassing moment as a parent

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Today I was at the local leisure centre, waiting for my DS's class to start. My DD (2) was playing (supervised) in the large reception area/foyer with my DS and his pals. Suddenly I saw something light brown plop out from the waistband of her trousers and onto the floor. DS and his friends started laughing and pointing so everyone turned to look on in horror. I ran to pick her up but she ran and jumped onto a sofa before I could catch her, nicely smearing some more poo on the back of the seat. I took her to the toilet for a clean up but it was all over her clothes (and hands) so we had to abandon the class and head home asap.

I am mortified!

You poor thing. Write this down though - we've got a list of funny and embarrassing things mine have done, and they LOVE reading it (now 7 and 9)

Mine is when I was trying to chivvy my the 4 year old DS1 out of a busy pub garden (we were with my brother and SIL as well). DS1, VERY annoyed says very loudly and clearly "I'm trying to get my FUCKING shoes on".

Running a close second - the time DS1 had an enormous theatrical tantrum in the street - complete with running into walls and throwing himself on the floor. I couldn't do anything because he was beside himself and I couldn't pick him up (9 months pregnant). Just stood there with many many passers-by looking on - some giving sympathetic looks, others, no-doubt wanting me to "give him a good smack"

bfing 3 month old ds whilst waiting to board the car ferry to France. He poos while feeding - that classice yellow bf'd baby poo. Massive leak out of his nappy & clothes onto my lap. Have to stand at back of car to find new skirt to replace poo-stained one, trying to wriggle out of old one and into new one as discreetly as possible - of course this is the moment the ferry starts to board so everyone else drives past and gets a good look at my poo-stained skirt and flabby arse being flashed!

On a slightly different note, expressing milk in my office for DD after I returned to work. Didn't think to shut the blinds what with me being on the second floor but failed to take account of scaffolding on building. Cue workman appearing at the window. Not sure who was more surprised at the sight of me with boobs out and attached to pump - me or him. I know it's natural and everything and I shouldn't have been embarrassed but still

When queuing to see Father Christmas in a department store DS said he felt sick and then threw up a huge amount of purple vomit on the floor (he'd had some blackcurrant juice). I can still see the look on peoples' faces

took dc's to a leisure centre a couple of weeks ago with my best friend and her dd...they had this huuuuuuge bouncy castle there, ds1 (6) ran straight on to it, with ds2 (16 months) trying to follow him.

I had to go on to rescue ds2 as he was just too small to be on it, so having shunted him off I climbed down,but somehow managed to fall over my own feet and flew through the air, landing flat on my face.

Gave my bf a good laugh, but man was I cringing inside. About a million other mums saw me do it....

gah.

DS 2.5 had attracted the attention of a very pretty young lady whilst we were out shopping she was tickling him which he found amusing until we walked away and he clearly stated 'stupid old lady Mommy' I couldn't get out of there quickly enough.

When DS1 aged 3 slapped another boy at a soft play centre because the boy would not play with him. Never done anything like it before or since. The mother of the boy had a massive shouty go at me for not following him round (I had a small baby too but admit I may have been flicking though Hello).

When same DS1 at similar age in a public loo asked me in a loud voice why I had hair down there.

DS (then 3) desperate for the loo on an overground train in London - he couldn't hold it so i had to make a choice between letting him wet himself (no spare clothes) or (the shame!!) letting him pee on the floor!! It ran all over the place

Not me, a friend who had given birth out of her lady bit which was healing very well. The midwife advocated laying on the floor, legs akimbo and letting the sun heal it. Friend duly does this and half the school gardeners turn up to mow her lawn.

Preview. She wasn't healing very well and to clarify, this was the middle east so very sunny. Constantly.