The most embarrasing moment of my life.......

Hopefully you might just get away with it.

Silly, my dear in the great scheme of things it was not something to get too upset about. Honestly I've known of much worse.
When these things happen to us we always think everyone saw everything and that they will somehow think worse of us. In truth only a few people probably saw something, and even then it will only be a part of what happened. The damage is done by our own heads...we fill in too many gaps, we over think other people's thoughts, we think we have somehow broadcast all of our own insecurities.

Chances are few people saw and even then, if truth be told, you could have exposed a lot worse than your bit of extra padding.

I do hope so HildaW.

You're right, of course but it's just the kind of thing I have always dreaded happening. I have been self-conscious about my flat chest all my life . When I was young it was unthinkable to admit to a padded bra even. Now people have boob-jobs, inflatable bras and all sorts and don't think twice.

I suppose I will get over myself. You are all lovely people for replying.

A padded bra is much safer! To be honest, sounds like a do where people are drinking and chatting and even if they noticed your embarrassment, may just have smiled and felt a bit sympathetic and got back to their conversations. As my mother used to say- no ones going to be looking at you! They'll have forgotten about it by this time next week if they even remember it that long! One of my most embarrassing moments - sitting on the loo at work and not having locked the door properly an old, strait laced colleague came in! Couldn't look hr in the eye for ages.

Yes Suzied, I'll definitely go for padded in future. I hope you're right about them forgetting about it - but knowing them, they won't.
I can't believe how much this has affected me. If it were someone else, I would give exactly the same advice as I have got and tell them to laugh it off and move on. But the embarrassment just keeps hitting me in MASSIVE waves.

It will get less day by day, Silly. Honestly.

I remember an incident in the fairly early days of Strictly Come Dancing when a section of Erin Boag's hairpiece got pulled off during a dance. It lay on the dance floor like a dead ferret and they just had to dance round it. She must have felt so embarrassed but, like a real trouper, just carried on.

I am sure your incident will be soon forgotten by anyone who happened to spot it and if it gave them laugh, well good for you!

Can't imagine why you would care. "Chicken fillets" are used by lots of women. And I doubt if anyone noticed, or would have known what they were anyway.

Thanks all.

I've always been a worrier and this is the just latest in a long list of things I have tormented myself with. See, told you, neurotic.

Think of the worst thing that could happen in your life then compare with your embarrassing moment - no contest!

To be honest I don't think this would have embarrassed me at all - I would have thought it was a huge joke.

I've just read this thread and thought you meant real chicken fillets.

I was wondering what you could do with them when you get home and they've been marinating in Chanel No 5 for hours on end.

#ledashelteredlife.

Sillyoldbird in future remember Katharine Whitehorn's advice.
If your knickers fall down in a public place, step out of them and walk away before anyone notices they were yours.

This advice can be modified for use as required with other wardrobe mal-functions, or even bodily embarrassments like farting unintentionally.

Haha Merlotgran, it was 'Eternity' actually.

I'm surprised (and a bit sceptical tto be truthful) about the number of you who would laugh it off but have decided that's the best strategy. I am making it worse making such a big deal of it. My own worst enemy

Still, I'm dreading work tomorrow. In my mind, there will be dozens of sarcastic e mails and everyone will be pointing and whispering. There are 934 people working for my organisation. In my mind, EVERYONE knows and will laugh.

Rather an inflated sense of my own importance don't you think? What a drama queen!!

Sillyoldbird this may make you feel better.
Last weekend I went out with family and dgc. Rushed my 3 yr old dgd into the toilet, saw the urinals, looked at a man who was thankfully only washing his hands, and said "oh, have I come into the gents?" "Yes" he replied.
"I'm so sorry" said I with a grin, beating a hasty retreat, "Not the for the first time either!"
I could hear him laughing as I bundled dgd into the ladies loo.

But you said the people who were at the dance don't work at your office, sillyoldbird...

Yes, but, in S's mind, they have all been talking about it all weekend, and have all contacted each other.

It is the humiliation that is getting to you isnt it?

Oh dear! I really feel for you. I imagine that most people wouldn't have noticed. However, you are not alone. My DD2 was dancing at our local barn dance with best friend who suddenly stopped and said 'Are you wearing a Wonderbra?' The answer was 'Yes'. BF said 'I have your padding under my foot'. Quick dive out of the marquee and all was made well.
My nan who had a mastectomy and a prosthetic breast (always wore a brassiere, not bra, and never done up) went to the door to collect the milk that had just been delivered and bent down. Breast landed on the floor at milkman's feet. 'Oh! I just lost my sex appeal!' she said. Laughter mended all.
I am sure that in time, you will find this less embarrassing and find the humour in an awkward situation.

silly you seem to be able to laugh at yourself on here, so try to laugh at yourself when you're at work. If anyone says anything, make a joke and it will soon die a death.

Soon to be is right. They don't work in my office but in the organisation I work for and as they are so bitchy and always trying to get one over on each other I think they will be e maling etc. I am paranoid.

It is the humiliation I can't cope with. But actually I'm finding that I'm starting to feel better. Not much but I do keep smiling to myself. It was really, really funny.......just not when your on the recieving end.

This is really helping though. A good mixture of common-sense, reassurance and similar daft-Ness is making me come to my senses.

Someday all this will be a distant memory.........

NanaDenise, that happened to me as well! The wee pad from one side of the Wonderbra jumped out and fell on the floor, so I whipped the other one out while no-one was looking (I think) ! Love the story about your Nan!
My friend's knicker elastic broke while she was on a pleasure boat trip, so she carefully slipped them down, stepped out of them and shoved them in her handbag. She then realised that there was a family with their camcorder running. However, no doubt over the ensuing years, this wee film will have brought a laugh to anyone watching it.
Sillyoldbird, if the staff at your place of work have no more to interest them than someone's downfall (or falldown!) then they need to be felt sorry for. Not worth even thinking about. Next time you come across any of them, just smirk - and think about them sitting on the toilet.....that's always a nice leveller!

Haha Marelli you're absolutely right. And I loved NanaDenise's sorry about her gran too.

Keep them coming. Each one makes me feel that little bit better
x

It's not humiliating - it's funny! I think that you are so sensitive about not being Dolly Parton that this is colouring your reaction - which I personally think is an over-reaction. Let it go and let it all hang out!

Love this talk of chicken fillets
I was at a 'posh' ball, some years ago now, and was being whirled round the dance floor by the Chairman. I was wearing shoes which were eversoslightly too big and as we pranced past the band, I was whirled rather too vigorously, shot out of my partner's grip, lost both shoes and landed on the drum kit - you can imagine the noise of drums and cymbals reverberating under my not too delicate proportions. The drummer was not best pleased. I think that has to be the most embarrassing of my many faux pas and I have never again set foot on a dance floor.

The drummer was not best pleased