Two winners of a Most Embarrassing Moments contest in New Woman
magazine: "While in line at the bank one afternoon, my toddler decided to
release some pent-up energy and ran amok. I was finally able to grab hold
of her after receiving looks of disgust and annoyance from other patrons.
I told her that if she did not start behaving *right now*, she would be
punished. To my horror, she looked me in the eye and said in a voice just
as threatening, 'If you don't let me go *right now*, I'll tell Grandma
that I saw you kissing Daddy's pee-pee last night!' "The silence was
deafening after this enlightening exchange. Even the tellers stopped what
they were doing! I mustered up the last of my dignity and walked out of
the bank with my daughter in tow. The last thing I heard when the door
closed behind me were screams of laughter."
-Amy Richardson; Stafford,Virginia
"It was the day before my eighteenth birthday. I was living at home, but my
parents had gone out for the evening, so I invited my girlfriend over for
a romantic night alone. "As we lay in bed after making love, we heard the
telephone ring downstairs. I suggested to my girlfriend that I give her
a piggyback ride to the phone. Since we didn't want to miss the call, we
didn't have time to get dressed. When we got to the bottom of the stairs,
the lights suddenly came on and a whole crowd of people yelled,'SURPRISE!'
My entire family - aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins and all my
friends were standing there! My girlfriend and I were frozen in a state
of shock and embarrassment for what seemed like an eternity.
"Since then, no one in my family has planned a surprise party again."
-Tim Cahill; Poughkeepsie, New
York
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