When I was 12-13 years old, my dad took me to McDonalds for lunch. It was inside of a mall. It was one of those big, loud, malls that were full of my biggest nightmare: hordes of people . I walked up to the counter and stood waiting for a cashier (or whatever they’re called) to notice me. The person finally came over and asked in a fast rapid-fire manner, “What-do-you-want?” Startled I replied, “I-uh-I-uh-want-uh…” Impatient she asked me again, “What-do-you-want?” I still hadn’t gotten my wits back yet when I replied, “F-f-f-fries.” Later, my told me that my end of the dialogue sounded more like a machine gun than a talking human . “Do you want just the fries, or the meal?” She asked. “Huh?” I asked. “Do you want just the fries, or a meal?” I replied, “I-uh-I…lelmonlade.” I said it just like that, 'lelmonlade. She looked at me kind of weird before asking the question again, slightly slower this time. “Do you want just the fries or the meal?” Deeply embarrassed I mumbled, “Oh-um-water.” “Huh?” She yelled. Starlted, I loudly replied, “W-water!” “Is that all?” I just nodded, to rattled to say any more. The whole time my dad was scrolling his phone trying his best not to laugh. When I turned around, he gave me his credit card without even looking up. After the cashier gave me the food, I turned around and practically ran out of the store. When I got into the safety of the car, I let out a sigh that was so deep it could’ve filled a hot air balloon. The situation was nowhere near funny then, but now when I think about it, I laugh so hard I can barely breathe. Don’t let me be the only one on here who shared an embarrassing moment. If you have any that you don’t mind sharing and having people laugh at, go right on ahead!
Wow! As a cashier at McD in my teen years, I hope I would have had more compassion and patience for you!
Mine’s when I was about 11 or so. Went on an all-day excursion with my Sunday school leader and class of about 6 students. I was an early bloomer, and let us just say that I didn’t know yet how to best manage my feminine hygiene. I noticed when I got home; no one had said anything (although they wouldn’t have had a remedy for me, I suppose, and were probably just as embarrassed at the thought of telling me).
It was really bad for me because I’m not a fast recoverer. It took me about a week to recover from that experience. lol . Now that I think about it, I have a multitude of embarrassing experiences. Now what I do whenever I get caught in one, I just ignore it, keep moving, and pray. I do that a lot since I’m on the worship team at Church and am constantly messing up. I can usually laugh at it a month later.