Have you ever had something so embarrassing occur that you can hardly think about it without cringing in utter mortification and embarrassment? Or perhaps you just thought you did, but weren't really sure, and so were embarrassed nonetheless?
Well, I think I had one of those things happen on Sunday evening.
Naturally it would occur in Church in front of dozens of people I see twice weekly, instead of, say a mall, where I don't know the vast majority of the folks milling around there.
Against my better judgement, I walked in the front door of our church with my family, and was chatting with people on our way in as I made my way back to a row near the back of the sanctuary.
After getting the boys settled in the pew, I slipped away to the restroom to finally check my skirt. Something about it hadn't felt quite right since I'd gotten out of the truck and patted my skirt down.
I was wearing a white blouse with my new Mother's Day skirt, which is a breezy see-through white floral on black outer skirt, and an attached underslip to which I'd added another slip.
Before even getting to the full length mirror in the ladies room, I leaned over and tugged on my slips, and felt something give way in the back and slide into place, and suddenly everything felt 'right' again. I pirouetted before the mirror, and sure enough everything was as it should be, and so I headed for the door.
Suddenly, my eyes widened with the realization of what might have just happened, and I said aloud, "Oh, NO!" I could feel myself blushing.
Had I just sashayed through the sanctuary of our church with my slip (or, God forbid, both slips) somehow hung up inside my skirt after stepping down out of our high seat in truck and in the wind, with only that thin filmy outer layer of my skirt covering my, um, backside?!
HORRORS!
Oy, sometimes it's just better NOT to know.
I think there is a lesson to be learned from this, however.
Yeah...always listen to those inner promptings to go directly to the nearest ladies room to check on such things (or at the very least, inquire of your children or husband) before exposing yourself to public scrutiny.
*blushes*
18 comments:
Oh My gosh. I'm still laughing. I think I even turned red for you. I have embarassed myself so many times. One time when I was 13 I asked a missionary friend that was visiting my family: "Tony do you want to go home and mate your wife?". I have no idea why I did that, but I still remember the utter mortification of it all. There are tons more stories, but my brain can't handle remembering them all.
I have one that didn't happen to me, but it kinda goes along with yours. A friend of the family had just had some (female related) surgery. She went out to dinner with her family and was feeling great about herself. She was wearing a skirt (w/o underwear) and hose. She went to the bathroom, before leaving the resturant. Got out side and the wind was blowing her skirt all over the place. She couldn't figure out what the problem was. Her daughter went behind her and saw that... she had tucked the skirt into her hose and walked through the resturant like that.
Wow! That sounds like one of those wishing the earth could swallow me whole moments. But we have all been there. Sundays always seem to be the windiest day of the week. And it is the only day I wear a dress. A few months back at the restaurant after church my skirt blew up exposing my bottom to the passing street. My very best friend and her family were driving by and witnessed the scene. How is that for torture? Thank goodness she loves me anyway.
this is why I prefer pants! Surely one of your kids would have told you. Hopefully the waist was just doing something weird! Scary thought!
Ha ha ha! It's funny, but I feel for you.
Oh my gosh - YES, sometimes it is just better not to know - HAHAHAHA!
Take care- Kellan
I'd just rear ended a lady because the traffic had stopped dead. I was wearing a BRIGHT RED dress with a circular skirt (this type of skirt is very prone to catching the slightest hint of breeze, I DON'T wear them ANYMORE). I got out of my car just in time for a humongous gust of wind to catch me, first front, then rear, and no holding it down helped. The slip was rather full, too, unfortunately, and I felt all to much of that cool breeze against all too much of my pantihose covered legs and bottom. Besides being alongside a lot of traffic, there was the guy in the sports car who had been rear ended by the woman I'd bumped, looking AMUSED, in spite of the inconveninece of the small accident. I was young then, only about 28 or 29, and (if I say so myself) I had very nice legs, and actually overall a pretty good body. BUT STILL!!! Who wants it flaunted like THAT? I had a huge Dodge Station wagon that was not even damaged, and the sports car was saved by his trailor hitch (I've always wondered what he hitch it to. Maybe a little red wagon?). But the poor Honda between us did suffer and I had to deal with this situation (PLUS two preschoolers and about 8 houseplants that had flown forward (plants, not kids)and hit the back of my seat and dumped everywhere) for HOURS (well, maybe several minutes) of agony, with more than one passerby catcalling or whisting!! *Blush!!* But looking back, I believe I'd only flashed total strangers, and once I'd known my kids were fine, had cleaned up my car and bundled that dress into the Goodwill box, I'd recovered pretty quickly. Never forgot, though! Ugh, I hate those kinds of things!
LOL! I can feel your mortification and like you, I think I'd rather remain un-enlightened. However, I will be sure to double and triple check from now on.
Ah, been there, done that...Speaking of Humility!
(or just Humiliation).
Bless You, Ejt
Becky I don't know if it helps but at least living here we all know how horrendous the wind is and that skirt flying could happen to anyone! Bummer chickie.
Ha ha ha ha ha!!! Don't worry, I'm not laughing AT you... I'm laughing near you!
Poor thing, I certainly hope nothing was showing!
Anne, I just read your comment and I'm laughing hysterically!
I did a whole day at church with mah zippah down!
*facepalm*
OY! LOL! A couple of weeks ago I wore a white linen skirt with a white slip thinking that that was good enought... not quite. I was showing everything! You could see my underwear my legs and the worst thing was, I had to go straight to an appointment, no time to change. **Cringe**
so today i am wearing one of those skirt/slip/thingies and i can't stop checking myself!
Oh my goodness. I am so sorry that happened. That is mortifying.
I'm so sorry!
In 7th grade, I put on a pair of pants (which I must've previously worn) to go to a dance, and there was a mysterious lump in the leg of one of them. After fishing around, I found a used pair of underwear. Good thing I found them before leaving...I can only imagine the angst if not.
Oh my goodness! But, it could have been worse right? Your entire bum could have been hanging out I guess. lol
I wanted to pop by and say hi!
Maybe, no one noticed. Maybe they were distracted by the cuteness of your kids.
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