tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post3391301362213124739..comments2023-07-23T11:53:16.145-04:00Comments on This Heart of Mine: If I Was Asked About My Most Embarrassing Moment, This Is The Story I Would TellSamantha Brinn Merelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-39207964991844657262013-06-28T10:47:08.077-04:002013-06-28T10:47:08.077-04:00That is funny, and laughter is a normal response. ...That is funny, and laughter is a normal response. The teacher's response, however, was overboard and she should have know better.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865863984001684338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-37698641332849054522013-06-27T17:53:13.367-04:002013-06-27T17:53:13.367-04:00Ouch (both literally and figuratively). I remember...Ouch (both literally and figuratively). I remember that junior high anguish acutely -- the rushing around campus, fear of being tardy, or, the very worst, missing the bus (gulp). Like some of the other commenters, I had this fear that you were going to write you peed your pants (your writing is thoroughly engrossing!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-75767951642991127272013-06-27T14:48:41.771-04:002013-06-27T14:48:41.771-04:00Oh wow, that's brutal! 8th grade WAS the wors...Oh wow, that's brutal! 8th grade WAS the worst, right? I can see how that would stick with you for a while. This was very well written. Hopefully you've put that moment behind you after being able to write about it. Catharsis?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-82354404194650652192013-06-27T13:57:24.797-04:002013-06-27T13:57:24.797-04:00I feel you. I would have been embarrassed as well....I feel you. I would have been embarrassed as well. Nowadays when my friends and I walk into glass windows and doors we laugh hard at each other. But we're secure in the knowledge that our laughter isn't demeaning.Soulz Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657461302745155858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-89633744618829776232013-06-27T13:10:35.360-04:002013-06-27T13:10:35.360-04:00I don't know where very many of them are these...I don't know where very many of them are these days, but I hope so too.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-67761163242774548872013-06-27T13:10:05.023-04:002013-06-27T13:10:05.023-04:00Oh yeah, the notes made it so much worse. She defi...Oh yeah, the notes made it so much worse. She definitely should have just let it go.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-8655614110705310192013-06-27T13:09:35.829-04:002013-06-27T13:09:35.829-04:00Yep...she meant well, but those notes made it so m...Yep...she meant well, but those notes made it so much worse. It just reminded everyone the next day of what had happened, and exponentially increased the embarrassment factor.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-32940911650482329222013-06-27T13:08:31.293-04:002013-06-27T13:08:31.293-04:00I sometimes think that if I knew the people then t...I sometimes think that if I knew the people then that I know now, middle/high school would have been awesome. But maybe I love and appreciate life so much now because of all the crap that happened back then. A conundrum...Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-61506694367743030602013-06-27T13:07:38.006-04:002013-06-27T13:07:38.006-04:00I think you may have missed the part where I walke...I think you may have missed the part where I walked straight into the sliding glass door...But yes, probably also just because they were popular.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-12409582403539384152013-06-27T13:06:15.252-04:002013-06-27T13:06:15.252-04:00They just laughed? Because they were popular and y...They just laughed? Because they were popular and you had to go to the bathroom? WTF?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-47731418617617127842013-06-27T09:54:03.015-04:002013-06-27T09:54:03.015-04:00I'm so glad you didn't pee your pants in f...I'm so glad you didn't pee your pants in front of the class. Seriously, my bladder hurt when you hit the glass. Excellent post. Junior high is an interesting time. I taught it for over a decade, and I tried my best to create a space where all kids felt welcomed and safe. The popular kids are almost always the mean ones. I can't believe the teacher made the kids write letters of apology. I'm sure she meant well, but that just prolongs the agony and guarantees that no one forgets it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-43384872416351487812013-06-27T08:33:59.681-04:002013-06-27T08:33:59.681-04:00oh geez, "notes of apology" too?? yeesh....oh geez, "notes of apology" too?? yeesh. <br />man being a kid sucks sometimes!christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983259980848913151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-90841926038518810912013-06-26T15:19:58.087-04:002013-06-26T15:19:58.087-04:00Ugh! This brings back so many painful memories of ...Ugh! This brings back so many painful memories of junior high school and the popular crowd I so longed to be part of but never was. I feel for little you (and little me) and think we could have been friends in the back of the room. Such a good reminder as an adult to stay out of these incidents and offer a hug and a shoulder to cry on instead. Wonderful post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-31582449450990873482013-06-26T15:17:34.327-04:002013-06-26T15:17:34.327-04:00Oh, I hated those years so much. How terrible!Oh, I hated those years so much. How terrible!Marcyhttp://www.tootimidandsqueamish.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-15500189206170640722013-06-26T13:27:45.737-04:002013-06-26T13:27:45.737-04:00Kids are cruel and mean ... I'm sorry you had ...Kids are cruel and mean ... I'm sorry you had this experience :( One can only hope the 'laughers' have experienced their own karma during the course of their lifetime.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629954740975882164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-40304303497188619482013-06-26T13:24:30.609-04:002013-06-26T13:24:30.609-04:00Thanks so much. I think because of this, I'm r...Thanks so much. I think because of this, I'm really careful to make sure if I laugh at something I'm really laughing WITH someone instead of AT them.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-71896867075789484802013-06-26T13:23:54.794-04:002013-06-26T13:23:54.794-04:00And actually, she was an excellent teacher, her in...And actually, she was an excellent teacher, her instincts were just off on that particular day.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-73880539691932570472013-06-26T13:23:22.127-04:002013-06-26T13:23:22.127-04:00It was dreadful. I'm not sure what I did to de...It was dreadful. I'm not sure what I did to deserve a class filled with the beautiful people...Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-63692297033829768202013-06-26T13:22:55.884-04:002013-06-26T13:22:55.884-04:00I think if it happened today I would just laugh it...I think if it happened today I would just laugh it off. But in middle school? It was about the worst thing that could ever have happened.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-83465859164699037662013-06-26T13:22:22.534-04:002013-06-26T13:22:22.534-04:00She meant well, but her calling more attention to ...She meant well, but her calling more attention to it just made everything worse.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-4956684226168023072013-06-26T13:22:03.091-04:002013-06-26T13:22:03.091-04:00I would definitely laugh if it happened today, but...I would definitely laugh if it happened today, but my eighth grade self? Not so much.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-85552456899382472282013-06-26T13:21:39.344-04:002013-06-26T13:21:39.344-04:00Yeah, she really just didn't get it. It probab...Yeah, she really just didn't get it. It probably would have been better all around if she would have just ignored it.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-91171424142831273622013-06-26T13:21:16.584-04:002013-06-26T13:21:16.584-04:00An episode of Full House this definitely wasn'...An episode of Full House this definitely wasn't. Thanks so much!Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-51693265303351514952013-06-26T13:20:56.335-04:002013-06-26T13:20:56.335-04:00Thanks so much...middle school was definitely not ...Thanks so much...middle school was definitely not my finest hour.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-85321160520763749642013-06-26T13:20:40.614-04:002013-06-26T13:20:40.614-04:00God, I never ever thought of that. Yep, it would h...God, I never ever thought of that. Yep, it would have been worse.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.com