Wednesday, October 22, 2008

"It" Happens...

I had no idea I would be due for another Most Embarassing Moment so soon. And it wasn't even last night when we were eating out-- Amelia was yelling at our server while she was with another table, "HEY LAAAADY! I'M HUUUNGRYYYY!" That was embarrassing, but not too bad.

I was having one of those days today-- hoping I wouldn't run into anyone I know, just trying to fly below the radar while letting Amelia get out of the house. We went to our favorite kids consignment store, where I let her wander around and play while I was looking through things. There were a lot of ladies there, and I heard one of them, laughing, say "Hey, where's your mom?" Of course I identified myself right away and asked what was going on. She said Amelia had lost her pants. No big deal, but it's not really like her to just take them off for no reason. Then Amelia walked around the corner with her pants around her ankles, beaming. "I pooped!" Oh, no you didn't! Oh, yes,she did! She had made her not-so-little deposit in one of the kids potties on display.
This was already enough, but the store owner didn't even laugh when I told her (in front of many people) what had happened. In all of my routine humiliations, I don't remember the last time I blushed so badly that my eyes watered. She gave me a key to the bathroom, to take care of it. Then I ended up wandering around the courtyard with a giant potty and a toddler trying to figure out where the bathroom was. Someone came out of their store and told me it was all the way around the block. So we marched over there. And of course there were construction workers working on the sidewalk right in front of it. Of course it was occupied, so we had to hang out there with the laborers and our big pot of stink.
We cleaned up, returned the potty to the store, bought something as a courtesy and got out of there! Amelia was quite proud of herself, which I'm glad for-- no need to maker her feel bad as well! Anyway, This is just one of those things that you have to share so that people can just laugh and redeem the mortification. Enjoy.

6 comments:

Nathan said...

Wow, that's a doozy! I think the worst moment is when the shop owner doesn't even laugh about it... what the heck, it's funny.

ShackelMom said...

Oh my stars, that is horrible... and funny! Kids really do keep one humble... Ack! Maybe you'll sell your consignment items elsewhere.

Nathan said...

that reminds me of when I had my niece with me at the grocery store and she started puking into my cupped hand. a man walked by and just said "oh geesh" and kept walking! funny thing, we were in the paper towel aisle and he could have easily reached up and handed me a roll to help! that's all...I just needed a little kindness. of course penny was there and could not stop talking about the gross incident and had to add that I was gagging uncontrollably!



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Keren said...

oh Darling! I'm so sorry that happened. This is really a fabulous story for about fifteen years from now when she is going off to prom. Unhappily the world does not understand two year old's as well as it ought to! My absolute sympathies are with you.

Heidi said...

I think my most embarrassing experiences centered around the fact that Abigail managed to throw up on me, the floor etc, THREE different times at Uptown Mexican Cafe in Whittier. Once was on a dinner out with Aunt Lu and Uncle Ed. We stopped going there for a little while.

Gretchen said...

Oh, Ariana, thank you for sharing this story. I can't believe that the owners of the store couldn't even crack a smile! Ba Humbug! =0)
You have officially earned a "mom badge".