Readers Share: Most Embarrassing MOMents

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Do you guys remember YM Magazine? Although it has been out of publication for almost 15 years now, I still think about those afternoons I spent in the school library thumbing through the latest issue. My absolute favorite part of YM Magazine was where readers wrote in and shared their most embarrassing moments. Usually, entries included getting a huge pimple before prom or farting in front of a crush. Reading those stories made me feel a little less awkward about a really awkward time in life. 

Now thanks to my four kids, I have entered another awkward phase of life. 

Parenthood.

And you know what? There is plenty of laughter to be had here, too. I sent out a call to some of our readers, asking for their most embarrassing moments, and my goodness, there were so many to choose from. Here are some of my favorites:


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What Did You Say?!

  • “I had a phone interview and didn’t have a sitter for my 4 year old son. So, I got him busy on the tablet. He’d never before interrupted me on the phone, but he must’ve sensed change was imminent because he came screaming and crying into the room yelling, “Mommy, wipe my butt!!!” I never heard back from that organization.”
  • “My 4 year old told the grocery clerk that she was never having babies because ‘did you know they come out your vagina?! And it hurts?!'”
  • “I was on the bus with my 2 year old and he kept pulling on my shirt. Now I am a small chested girl. Anyways, he pulls my shirt out and looks in and with a very concerned, loud voice he goes, ‘OH NO! WHERE DID YOUR BOOBIES GO?’  I was mortified. The passengers did their best to contain their laughter.”
  • “My 7 year old told everyone we were going home to play 5 minutes in the dungeon, instead of 5 minute dungeon the board game…”
  • “When one of my kids was 2 years old, he couldn’t say the “tr” sound correctly. He, like other toddlers, pronounced it as ‘F.’  This was fine and adorable until one day while in Target, we passed by a bunch of large Tonka trucks. He was SO EXCITED, yelling ‘TRUCK TRUCK TRUCK!!!!’ Except, it came out as… well… you can put two and two together.”  
  • “I was trying to make friends at Capron Park with another mom when the following exchange occurred. Other mother: ‘Is that your son? Are they twins?’ Me: (assuming she’s going to tell me how cute he is or that I am superwoman) ‘Yes!’ Other mother: ‘I think he’s eating mulch. Are you sure you can handle watching both at once?'”
  • “When my daughter was two she was in speech therapy. At her exit evaluation the therapist was asking me questions. She said, “Does she articulate words clearly for her age?” At that exact moment, Violet dropped a toy and said, clear as day, ‘Oh. damn it!’ We stared at each other, then she laughed and checked that one off.”

Over-exposed

  • “I was a first time mom, totally sleep deprived with a newborn who nursed around the clock. My neighbor, a 60 year old man, came to the door and asked me something. He stayed longer than usual. When he left, I went inside and shut the door. I about died when I noticed my shirt was not buttoned and my left breast was fully exposed. Most embarrassing moment ever.”
  • “One time, a single dad was hitting on me at the playground. I picked up my 18 month son to leave, and as I held him, my son reached down my shirt, into my bra, pulled out a Cheerio, and popped it in his mouth.”
  • “The first year my oldest was playing t-ball, I was sitting at practice with my then 3 year old, 1 year old, and infant. We were at a picnic table and the two older kids were eating while the baby nursed under a cover. Suddenly my 1yo started to fall and as I dove to grab her, two things happened simultaneously: the baby unlatched and my cover came flying up, resulting in the t-ball team, parents, coaches, etc getting a nice view of my entire right breast.”
  • “I was nursing my baby in a Friendly’s booth. I grab my Fribble. Baby sees it out of the corner of her eye and whips the straw out. She covers us both in Oreo Fribble and then unlatches, allowing my naked breast to hit the table.”
  • “My kids broke out into a wrestling match in a restaurant while I was trying to nurse a baby and engorged. I’m pretty sure I flashed the couple next to me.”

Potty-talk

  • “When my third child was potty training, I was pregnant with my fourth, and we were all enjoying lunch, with a friend, at a popular fast food restaurant when all of a sudden all the kids in the play place start screaming and running out. Then I saw my youngest, pants-less, booking it to the bathroom! My oldest ran over to me tell me that my pants-less child just pooped at the top of the play area. I was MORTIFIED!!!!  So, my AMAZING friend went up there to get clothes and poo, while I attended to pants-less little man. Then to top it off as I’m trying to leave, as fast as possible, a worker came to clean up with a full face mask, gloves, bucket, the works…. I have NEVER stepped foot in that place again.” 
  • “I was so embarrassed when my 3 year old son and I were in a full public restroom. My son bent down and asked where my penis was. Then he wanted to know why I didn’t have one. So I explained I had a vagina and he said, ‘that’s weird!’ Laughter filled the bathroom.”
  • “I was in line at grocery store. My son asked the older lady in front of us if she peed in the shower. She laughed and told him yes, if she has to. I was very embarrassed.”
  • When my potty training kiddo said very loudly in a large, crowded, public bathroom at the mall, ‘Mommy did you make a poop? Good job!'”

Do you have an embarrassing MOMent to share? Let us know in the comments!