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

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

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hopefully you might just get away with it.

The people who were there don't work in my office so I don't have to see them much. I'very known them a long time though and they can be quite bitchy and gossip a lot. They are men, by the way. Makes it worse as their wives were there and I don't know them.

I am agonising about who saw what and keep trying to convince myself no one saw anything. I ran off so quick that I'm not sure what the reaction was

Have you a sympathetic colleague that doesnt stray far from your side for a couple of days?

In fact, so desperate was I for reassurance, I re-registered as i couldn't remember my Gransnet login.

I only come on here from time to time and usually when I'm upset about something. There's always good advice, lovely people and a bit og humour. Just what I needed

No! Absolutely not.

I am just so embarrassed and need sympathetic ears. Oh god what am I going to do next week?

(not you, stb)

You're not doing research for a book or something, are you?

I cant remember mine, but my husband had a post it note stuck to his back by a kid, and walked around in a public place with it on, for a number of hours without knowing about it. He was not amused!

Really? ????????

I suspect you're just being kind - thank you.

Oh dear. I agree that that was probably funny to some peole who were watching, but not so funny at all in front of a large group of work colleagues.

The only consolation I can think of is that we all have very awkward times, from time to time.