I’m so sad that my first version of this got deleted, because I don’t know that I can do it justice a second time. I’ll try though…
I have had way to many embarrassing moments in my life to really keep up – from tripping, falling, dropping things, breaking things, saying the wrong things, and the list could go on and on. I learned early on that the best way to handle embarrassing moments is to laugh them off and keep going. I try not to let them get me down or ruin my day. If I did, I’d be ruined all the time, because, seriously, I’m doing stuff like that all the time!
When thinking of the MOST embarrassing moment, a few came to mind – my first slide into home plate when I slid too early and had to crawl the rest of the way to the base, forgetting to wear a bra to work (not ONCE but TWICE!!), jumping out of a swing in elementary school and ripping my shirt, splitting my pants when trying to show off in GAs and do a split. See, I wasn’t kidding…too many to choose from!!
I think there is one that wins out though. I had to go WAY back to get it…all the way to Mrs. Gavel’s Kindergarten Class at Blossomwood Elementary School. Overall, Kindergarten was a good time in my life - a new start to school, new friends, my first kiss on the playground, my first experience with a kid eating glue (no lies there…he really did…ELMER’S GLUE!!). Truthfully, I’d say that this was really my only bad memory from that school year.
Our classroom was like other public elementary school classrooms. We had a bathroom in our room. Being the good student that I was, I always raised my hand to ask if I could go to the bathroom. On this particular day, the urge hit me while Mrs. Gravel was teaching. I raised my hand, but she told me to wait until she was finished. I put my hand down like she asked and waited...until I could wait no longer.
When Mrs. Gravel finished teaching, we had "center" time. I, however, chose to stay in my seat. I mean, really, who wants to get up and play with wet drawers?! She noticed that I had not left my seat and came to ask me what was wrong. That's when the shame started - I had to admit that I had peed my pants!
You would think this is embarrassing enough for a kid, but unfortunately, the story does not end there. That would be too easy. No my story continues...
Mrs. Gravel called my mom to let her know what had happened and asked her to bring me a change of clothes. At this point, Glynis had a choice - and I'll just let you know up front, she chose POORLY!! I'm very convinced that Glyn went to my room, looked around, rummaged through my drawers and closet until she found it - the ugliest outfit that I owned. Now, keep in mind that I am at school in my most favorite outfit, a super cute yellow shorts/short combo with tulips all over it. When looking at my childhood pictures, there are several ones of me in that particular outfit. What you will NEVER find a picture of is me in the outfit that she chose to bring to school that day!! Coincidence?! I think NOT!!
Let me break it down for you. It was brown. It had polka dots. It had bloommers. It had a chicken.
That's right...A CHICKEN!!!
This outfit was one of those sleeveless tops that was somewhere between a shirt and dress, so it required wearing bloommers with it so as not to be inappropriate. Bloommers! Like the kind you put over a baby's DIAPER, not the kind you wear in KINDERGARTEN!!! The top was a darker brown with white polka dots. There was a ruffle around the bottom of it. The bloomers were a different shade of brown. The icing on the cake though was the design. At the bottom right there was a chicken. It, too, was a different shade of brown - more tan like. It wasn't a detailed chicken, just the outline, as if that makes it any better.
So there I was, humiliated that I had peed my pants in class, wearing the bloomered chicken outfit for the rest of the day!!!
That, my friends, is definitely my most embarrassing moment. Yes, there have been many since then, but it was this moment that was a defining moment in my life. This moment has scarred me for life!!
When Mrs. Gravel finished teaching, we had "center" time. I, however, chose to stay in my seat. I mean, really, who wants to get up and play with wet drawers?! She noticed that I had not left my seat and came to ask me what was wrong. That's when the shame started - I had to admit that I had peed my pants!
You would think this is embarrassing enough for a kid, but unfortunately, the story does not end there. That would be too easy. No my story continues...
Mrs. Gravel called my mom to let her know what had happened and asked her to bring me a change of clothes. At this point, Glynis had a choice - and I'll just let you know up front, she chose POORLY!! I'm very convinced that Glyn went to my room, looked around, rummaged through my drawers and closet until she found it - the ugliest outfit that I owned. Now, keep in mind that I am at school in my most favorite outfit, a super cute yellow shorts/short combo with tulips all over it. When looking at my childhood pictures, there are several ones of me in that particular outfit. What you will NEVER find a picture of is me in the outfit that she chose to bring to school that day!! Coincidence?! I think NOT!!
Let me break it down for you. It was brown. It had polka dots. It had bloommers. It had a chicken.
That's right...A CHICKEN!!!
This outfit was one of those sleeveless tops that was somewhere between a shirt and dress, so it required wearing bloommers with it so as not to be inappropriate. Bloommers! Like the kind you put over a baby's DIAPER, not the kind you wear in KINDERGARTEN!!! The top was a darker brown with white polka dots. There was a ruffle around the bottom of it. The bloomers were a different shade of brown. The icing on the cake though was the design. At the bottom right there was a chicken. It, too, was a different shade of brown - more tan like. It wasn't a detailed chicken, just the outline, as if that makes it any better.
So there I was, humiliated that I had peed my pants in class, wearing the bloomered chicken outfit for the rest of the day!!!
That, my friends, is definitely my most embarrassing moment. Yes, there have been many since then, but it was this moment that was a defining moment in my life. This moment has scarred me for life!!
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