I remember that time this kid named Mike had his hand raised to go to the bathroom. But he never got called on. Eventually he peed his pants. There was a pee puddle in the chair. 2nd grade.
That’s a teacher who would be deeply embarrassed by their failure.
It was a super old nun. She probably forgot about it by that evening. Even my parents are that they were all pretty mean there.
In fact a new school opened a year or two after I started high school and almost everyone transferred their kids out of that school.
This doesn’t always help, but what I try to do is remember what I was thinking when I saw someone embarrass themselves if it was noteworthy enough that I still remember it. I’m usually empathetic or sympathetic rather than contemptuous, and I usually don’t think they’re an idiot or that there’s anything wrong with them. The few times I do feel contemptuous is when they fucked around and found out doing something stupid or shitty, but if it’s just an accident or something that could happen to anyone, I’m not laughing at them, I’m understanding.
I literally did one of those classic TV trope embarrassing moments where I said basically “Ew I don’t like that person” and they were right behind me. It still haunts me to this day…
I remember when my roommate came home completely plastered and peed in the refrigerator and then passed out in the middle of the front room.
FUCK
I’m trying to remember something cringy someone else might have done like the other commenters but I absolutely can’t
I can 100% remember the cringe moments of others, and let me tell you, they affect me as much as my own.
Still remember that time a coworker invited a bunch of people to a talk to show them a cool tech he developed. When he was done, nobody clapped and everyone started basically insinuating that it was useless while he was still standing in front of everyone.
It was pretty painful to watch.
You are only confirmed my fears. What kind of tip is it?
