Embarrassing Moments Enter your response A Mega-Prompt Read published entries  Along time ago....... shortly after I was married, my wife and I were walking together (with a lot of other people) out of a very crowded water park. Momentarily distracted trying to make my way through the crowd, I stopped for just a second. When I started walking again, I naturally reached out and put an arm around my wife's waist, giving her a little hug. Imagine my embarrassment upon realizing that the girl next to me was not my wife, but some stranger. I could have died! You should have seen the blushing look on the other girl's face, not to mention the teasing I got from my wife. The one nice thing about this particular moment was the fact that it happened when I was surrounded by strangers. So now it's your turn.The first step in overcoming shame is to publicly reveal your stupidity. Everyone has times in life where they would really like to rewind the clock. Fortunately that's not possible so we just need to roll with the punches and learn to laugh at ourselves. It's been said that "laughter is the best medicine". So when you give people a funny story to laugh about, you're making the world a better place. Let's hear it!A Global Portfolio of Writing
Editor's Note - Time and space will not allow us to publish all entries. Featured selections may be just a small portion of those submitted. Please use FIRST NAME ONLY, or pen name. Location ID is safe and encouraged, to promote our "Writing Around the World" theme. Featured SelectionsClick below to see writing from other authors on this topic... A New American Idol? One embarrassing moment I had was when I was at my house. I thought that I was all alone in the house. So, once I knew "the coast was clear" and the house ... Watch Out for that Door! One time my family and I went with my uncle and his friends to a cabin, and just hung out. I was probably 8 or 9. It was getting dark, and most of the ... Return from Embarrassing Moments to Journal Writing Prompts |
