My life was always full of "dumb moments" as I became known to my friends as a klutz. It's not unusual for me to trip up steps or say something really bad. But the first humiliating thing that I can remember happening to me was at church when I was about 14. I was sitting in a front row when I realized half way through the sermon, that I had to use the bathroom. I went... and on on my way back, started walking past everyone (including this cute guy I had a huge crush on) to make my way to the front where I was sitting. When I went to reach back and straighten my dress to sit, I couldn't find it. Turns out I had stuffed my dress down in my panty hose and had walked past everyone with this big bulge of dress in the back end of the hose. I had to stand there (face beat red) and pull my wrinkled dress out of my panty hose and straighten it before sitting down. As soon as church was over, I made a quick dart for the door. Then comes my first day in college. Since I started a family when I was very young, I started college in my late 20's and was very nervous about it to say the least. I had an early morning class an hour away from my home. I was extremely tired, but more nervous than anything. As I sat at my desk, waiting for the instructor to arrive, I fidgeted so much I dropped my pencil. It was one of those old fashioned wrap around desks. So instead of getting up, I just leaned forward and tried to grasp it. Unfortunately, the desk and I went face forward and crashed so loudly on the floor the entire room, startled, jumped out of their seats and turned towards me. I had to wedge myself out of the seat, lift my desk up, and sit back down for class. The instructor came in only seconds after it happened. I was so embarrassed, I couldn't even concentrate that day on what was being said. Another dumb moment of my life came while vacationing in Ft.Worth,Texas this year. I was browsing some great stores looking for gifts for my family when I bent over to get a teddy bear for my little boy on a bottom shelf. I had these tight fitting capri's on, and they just split right down the back exposing my thongs. I was horrified as it was summer break and the store was jam packed. I tried to turn around, but I realized when I did, I was facing an open window with window shoppers and traffic. When I turned the other way, I was facing other customers in the store. I quickly called my girlfriend over who tried to help me pull it together, but it was too torn. All she could do was just stand there and laugh her butt off. I also tried to pull my shirt down over the rip, but I was wearing a short cami that would not stretch. Since it was summer, I didn't have a coat or jacket I could wrap around me. I had to walk several miles back to the car like that. Thank God I was out of town! |