Embarrassing yourself in one easy step - literally!!

[MELSMICE]

We take twin DD's to freshman orientation last night. I follow TwinA's schedule, while DH follows TwinB's.

We're walking up the stairs & DD gets her flip flop caught on the stairs, tripping herself UP them & almost landing flat out. She makes a nice recovery & is lucky no one is around. I continue to laugh & tease her for the next 30 minutes until................

I proceed to get my flip flop caught on the stairs & while flailing about trying to make a nice recovery once again get my flip flop caught on the next stair & land full force with both knees on the stairs & both elbows on the floor, along with my chest on the floor. Unfortunately, for me, we were NOT the only ones in the hallway!!!

I look up to see parents & students coming my way. A father of one of DD's friends looks at me & says, "that was a smooth move". DD could hardly breathe because she was laughing so hard & I had tears coming down my face from laughing.

Moral of the story - don't make fun of your kids when they do something dumb & embarrassing because as the old saying goes, "what goes around comes around". It sure did for me last night.

BTW - Yes, I do have bruises & a skinned shin!!!

 

[DisneyAddict_M]

Oh, the visual!

Glad you weren't seriously hurt.

 

[figment52]

Maybe the moral of the story is not to wear flip flops if you are at school - lol.

Sorry your "trip" was not to WDW

 

[MUFFYCAT]

i'm glad we weren't hurt.
but it is funny. i can only picture your DD laughing

 

[momrek06]

What the heck are those stairs made of...why is everyone tripping...I think the stairs are defective...!!!!

OUCH, OP, you must be in so much pain esp with falling on your knees!!!

I think I would have laughed at DD for sure but by the time it was YOUR turn, I would have been worried you might have been seriously hurt from the fall.

BTW: next time you head to their school...best to put on some sneakers!!

 

[sunny_]

lol! OUCH! That karma hurts somtimes! I'm glad you weren't seriously injured.

 

[MELSMICE]

Maybe the moral of the story is not to wear flip flops if you are at school - lol.

I definitely won't be wearing them to the school again!!!!

 

[Robmom]

OMG! It is kinda funny - sorry! I went to my DD's freshman orientation last night too. And, someone fell on the freshly waxed floor. It was raining, so she slipped. I didn't see it - and no - I didn't laugh! I guess someone always falls at freshman orientations! I'm glad you're ok though.

 

[Nancy]

So where were the dancers feet and grace went you needed them?

For all the years that my daughters danced they have got to be the 3 clutziest kids when it comes to just plain walking. I figure they can only walk with any type of coordination when there is music playing.

 

[missypie]

Kind of off topic, but our newspaper said that 8 people tripped going up or down the stairs at the Emmys - unless I was dozing, the cameras didn't show a single one of those graceful TV star moves!

 

[TheDisneyTraveler06]

We take twin DD's to freshman orientation last night. I follow TwinA's schedule, while DH follows TwinB's.

We're walking up the stairs & DD gets her flip flop caught on the stairs, tripping herself UP them & almost landing flat out. She makes a nice recovery & is lucky no one is around. I continue to laugh & tease her for the next 30 minutes until................

I proceed to get my flip flop caught on the stairs & while flailing about trying to make a nice recovery once again get my flip flop caught on the next stair & land full force with both knees on the stairs & both elbows on the floor, along with my chest on the floor. Unfortunately, for me, we were NOT the only ones in the hallway!!!

I look up to see parents & students coming my way. A father of one of DD's friends looks at me & says, "that was a smooth move". DD could hardly breathe because she was laughing so hard & I had tears coming down my face from laughing.

Moral of the story - don't make fun of your kids when they do something dumb & embarrassing because as the old saying goes, "what goes around comes around". It sure did for me last night.

BTW - Yes, I do have bruises & a skinned shin!!!

I got a visual on that one! LOL

 

[MELSMICE]

So where were the dancers feet and grace went you needed them?

No kidding!!! DD even said to me, "Oh that was real graceful mom!!"

 

[ckret01]

I totally had an image on that one Thanks for the laugh

p.s. That has happened to me plenty of times

 

[illini]

I swear anytime I say something catty about someone or laugh at something at someone elses expense something happens to me where I get hurt! Think that I would learn!