it's a hard knock life

Have you ever had one of those embarrassing moments that you wish you could take back? Ever walked into a room with your pants unzipped or your skirt tucked into your pantyhose? It’s a times like this that it would be nice if life had a rewind button and you could just go back and fix it.

Yesterday afternoon I went to lunch with a few of my coworkers. As we were sitting at our booth talking, I noticed a group of patrons get up to leave. One of the ladies in the group was wearing a dress that zipped all the way up the back. The problem: her dress was unzipped…all the way unzipped. The whole restaurant saw her. I was embarrassed for her…but still slightly amused.

My junior year of college I went out to dinner with a group of friends. We had decided to try something new and headed down to a Thai restaurant that none of us had ever been to. We were sitting at a large table in the middle of the restaurant. Behind me, a middle-aged woman walked past our table toward the front of the restaurant. As she was walking her slip fell to the ground. I turned to look at her. I was completely mortified that something like this could even happen. She just shrugged, stepped out of her slip, picked it up and walked away. I was trying to conceal my laughter but it was impossible. I made a mental note to check the elastic on all my slips when I got home that evening.

Moments like these seem to be inevitable. I only hope that when they happen to me they are not very memorable. However, most of mine seem to be very dramatic and are not quickly forgotten.