People tweeting stuff. We allow tweets from anyone.
RULES:
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.
Yike
Jeez that's harsh. Did the people even consider that he's a human and has feelings?
A "Jump to Conclusions" mat?
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.
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.
Oh good, these comments brought the anxiety back. I felt relief for all but three seconds.
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 feel seen.
