45+ People Share Embarrassing Childhood Memories

Love is difficult even for adults, so you know it has to be pretty hard for kids too. After all, they are much less experienced with the world. On top of that, they sometimes take advice from bad places, such as magazines. That’s what this girl did.

Of course, no matter how embarrassing her letter was, there was no need for the boy to do something so cruel. The fact that he did that means he definitely wasn’t worth it in the first place, that’s for sure.

Even if you live in a nice neighborhood, there’s definitely a good reason to lock your doors. For instance, someone might accidentally misidentify your house as belonging to someone else, at which point they barge in unexpectedly.

We can’t help but wonder how many times this embarrassing thing has happened around Halloween, but at least this kind of story can be seen as a funny one in later years. Even the family probably laughs about it sometimes.

Ideas about modesty and the like generally don’t matter much to kids. They don’t see why it’s important until they’re older, which means they are many clothing-related embarrassing moments with kids, like this interesting one.

The real question is why the kid felt the need to rip his clothes off before diving into the pool. What was going through his head? Well, at least he was only four, so he has an excuse of being young enough to not really know what he was doing.

Dresses are quite nice, as they offer a lot of freedom to the wearer. However, they do have some angles that expose you if you aren’t careful, and sometimes you just don’t have that in mind. When that happens, you never know who might see.

Hopefully, you notice in time to stop things from getting worse. In this case, though, the girl suffered this embarrassing moment in an incredibly public space, so she probably is mortified even to this day.

The weird logic of kids is exactly why they do so many embarrassing things throughout childhood. Unfortunately, a lot of them have to do with feces, which is a little odd. Still, few stories are as bad as this one right here.

Maybe the kid should have just waited out in the bathroom until someone came to find him? But then, if he was thinking straight, he probably wouldn’t have done what was described in this story. Yuck.

Now, here’s a story that a ton of people can relate to — good ol’ Dad, making a big deal out of something that’s already embarrassing enough, and thus making it even worse for you. Seriously, fathers, no daughter wants you to place undue emphasis on her period.

It’s already embarrassing enough as it is. The least you could do is show some tact and understanding. We don’t think there’s a single girl who has ever been happy with this kind of behavior. Just don’t do it, guys!

Kids love to repeat the things they hear, even though they don’t actually understand the meaning of what they heard. This means a kid will often say something very questionable without knowing that it’s a problem.

Needless to say, this kind of exchange with one’s father would definitely be very awkward and uncomfortable. At least in later years, it can probably become a funny joke between the two of them, right? We hope so, at least.

Has there ever been a word you thought you knew, but it turns out you had it wrong the whole time? Maybe you were mispronouncing it or maybe had it confused with another word entirely. Needless to say, that can lead to some embarrassing situations.

Needless to say, if you accidentally made a statement like this to a bunch of different people, there would probably be a lot of explaining to do. It does sound incriminating, after all.

Most everyone has ripped their pants at one point or another, but hopefully, you’ve done it when nobody was looking. Unfortunately, a lot of kids didn’t get so lucky, leading to some embarrassing situations throughout childhood.

To be fair, maybe you shouldn’t be so gung-ho about doing the splits, but hey, kids will be kids. At any rate, maybe they started investing in more flexible pants after this point.

Look, farting in public is already bad if it is the loud variety. But, imagine accidentally ripping one while standing next to a microphone, in front of a huge audience of people. That’s nightmare stuff right there.

This kid tried to blow it off with an excuse, but unfortunately, we don’t think the audience believed him. But hey, as long as he convinced himself that they did, he could maybe sleep at night. Sometimes, convincing yourself that it wasn’t that bad is all that matters.

Class pets that get taken home by different students don’t seem like a very popular thing these days. We can’t help but wonder why that is, but we get the feeling it might have something to do with stories like this one.

Kids that have never owned certain pets before probably aren’t the best suited to take care of one, and the parents probably don’t like the added responsibility either. But hey, we believe that the hamster curse wasn’t this kid’s fault.

We’re going to be honest — we’d never heard of this phrase prior to now, but even so, it isn’t hard to see why this is something you wouldn’t want your kid saying out loud, especially to their own mother. Just use a little imagination.

That said, the kid admits it doesn’t mean what they thought it means. So, what did they think it meant? Maybe they were taking it very literally? But then again, are you even allowed to eat beavers?

Unfortunately, if you do something to gross someone out in school, you probably won’t be getting back on their good side — even if the thing you did wasn’t strictly your fault. That said, this kid probably should have covered his nose.

He had to have sneezed without covering at all to spray the girl opposite of him like this. See kids, this is why you should cover your face whenever you do something like that. It can save you a whole lot of embarrassment!

Kids tend to be unnecessarily violent and aggressive sometimes, but thankfully, other kids often end up teaching them the error of their ways. In this case, a bit of biting from a disgruntled girl seems to have done the trick.

We suppose the embarrassing part here is acknowledging that the OP used to be a little turd and that they bawled like a baby. But, at least the kid in question learned his lesson after this fiasco.

Doing a silly little dance is something that many children like to do. Unfortunately, some kids have a very interesting idea of what counts as “weird.” This can lead them to do some pretty questionable things, some of which involve getting naked.

At least when it comes to kids, you know there was no real ill intent involved. It’s just that kids often don’t understand how or why something they’re doing is bad. Still, this was probably a story remembered poorly for years to come.

We make fun of kids a lot for not knowing things, but honestly, if it is the first time they have heard about something, how could they possibly know what you are talking about, right? It’s not that crazy that they would be uninformed.

Still, having a kid ask about the different flavors of food stamps is pretty hilarious. Maybe one day in the future, something like what this kid has described will actually exist. A meal for one in a nice little stamp.

There have been many times in childhood when kids have said something weird about their parents, or about who their parents are. These statements usually end up being a little cringe, but hey, kids will be kids.

That said, in this particular instance, it seems less like the kid wanted Billy Ray Cyrus to be the father and more that they just got very confused with some things that their mother said. Well, kids repeat what they hear, even if they don’t get it.

Do you remember saying something really stupid when you were a kid? Something that you remember for years down the line, that keeps you up late at night? Yeah, well, this was definitely that moment for this kid right here. He probably regrets it.

Clearly, he was just trying to be a little poetic, but unfortunately, those around him didn’t see it that way. Well, artists are rarely understood by their peers, so that’s not entirely a surprise, honestly.

Having to do skits is something that a lot of introverted kids hated back in the day — even more so if those skits included physical contact or something corny. Bonus points if it included both of those things! Don’t worry little girl, we hated them too.

Actually, we kind of wonder at this point if anyone other than those destined for theater really like skits. They’re always so awkward since you force inexperienced kids with no acting skills to do it. Ugh, the memories.

Once puberty hits, all sorts of higher thinking abilities go out the window for a time. You tend to make all sorts of silly mistakes while looking at other people that catch your fancy. Unfortunately, some kids do that while behind the wheel of some sort of vehicle.

If you’re lucky, that vehicle ends up just being a golf cart or something, like with this story. That said, we’re glad that this girl was alright because even a golf cart wreck could be pretty bad depending on how it plays out.

Running is fun, and it’s something a lot of us do. However, some of us run a little funny, or at least we did when we were kids. Naturally, this could lead to some embarrassing moments if other people felt like making fun of us for it.

We’re sure more than a few people reading this list can understand the feeling. But, it’s kind of dumb to be made fun of for this kind of thing. Everyone is a little weird when they’re a kid, you know?

Some kids are in a rush to grow up, and that rush is the source of many embarrassing moments for them. However, in the case of this story, we have a few other concerns. Such as, why is this boy just poking girls in the chest without any warning?

Sure, they were fake that time around, but that doesn’t mean that’ll be the case every other time. It’s the principle of the thing, really. That kid’s parents should have taught him better than that, or else he’ll get in big trouble in the future.

Everyone sneezes, but let’s be honest — some of us sneeze a heck of a lot harder than others. When you’re young, that can be a big problem, because you just don’t have as much control over your body sometimes. Your head may go flying backwards!

That said, not many of us sneeze so hard that we bounce off the furniture behind us, but some people do. Is that really embarrassing so much as it is concerning? Hopefully, the OP has a hard head.

Kids often have strong opinions on things, just like adults do. However, they often have strong opinions about really weird things, like what constitutes a real man. Then again, we don’t disagree with this person and their assessment of Arnold when they were a kid.

Come on, he is pretty manly. And for a small kid, someone with that much muscle probably seems to fit the traditional concept of a man pretty well. The kid was just very enthusiastic about it.

Kids can get really into things, and they may think certain names are just cooler than their own. We’re not necessarily inclined to disagree, but most adults present their real names when they’re introducing themselves. Well, not this girl.

At that age, she probably thought nothing of it. But, as she got older and recalled this incident, we’re sure she was mortified by how cringe it was. Still, most kids are just like that, at their core.

Many of us can recall learning how to ride a bike, but each of our experiences was different. Some of us thought it was great, and others thoughts it was terrifying. Some of us thought it was so crazy that our parents were trying to kill us.

Or at least, that was the case for this kid, who probably screamed it at the top of their lungs. Look, when you first start riding a bike, it can certainly seem that way, you know? Most kids have never gone so fast outside of a car.

Code names, special uniforms, and unique groups are something that a lot of kids get really into. All of that stuff seems really cool when you’re young. When you get older, thinking back on it gets a little embarrassing at times.

When you form such a group, it may very well almost seem like a gang depending on how you run the outfit. Admittedly, having one leader who decides what everyone was is a little weird. But hey, kids are generally a little strange.

The fact that kids often take things literally is a big source of embarrassment for them when they get older. There have been many times when they did exactly what a parent told them to do — it’s just that they did it to the letter with no exceptions.

That’s not exactly good when nature calls. Still, you’d think that going to town on the highway would be out of the question, even in the ’70s. Evidently, it truly was a different time to be alive!

Going to the bathroom while standing up is something that many of us can do in some capacity. However, there’s one thing you’re obviously not supposed to do when you are standing up, and that’s number 2. Apparently, this kid didn’t get the memo.

That’s definitely pretty embarrassing, especially since you know the parents will probably retell that story until the end of time. Well, that’s just something that all parents do, even if we really wish they wouldn’t.

Remember when pay-per-view was popular and you had those neat little guides that could be used to navigate around all of your different options? If you were a kid around that time, you probably remember being confused about some of the channels available.

To be fair, we can’t really blame someone for thinking Kitty Kat Club is a different type of program entirely. It definitely sounds pretty innocent on the surface. Unfortunately, that was not the case this time around.

If you were ever a flower girl for someone’s wedding, you may have fond memories of it, or you may recall it as a nuisance. If you were this girl, you may only recall the part where you threw some flowers in grandpa’s face. Well, that would be a fun memory.

Honestly, this memory may not even be that embarrassing. It just seems like it would be a funny thing to recall down the line. Still, maybe the girl in question is still embarrassed by it to this day.

Kids will believe almost anything, but is that really a surprise? When you come into this world, you would be inclined to believe those who are more experienced and knowledgeable than you, right? If you believe something dumb, isn’t it on them for lying to you?

Well, we certainly think so, especially in a case like this one. You can’t blame a kid for believing what other people tell them when other people are their main source of info. That’s not even embarrassing, really.

Kids have an incredibly misguided concept of marriage when they’re young, though you can’t really blame them for it. It’s hard to understand stuff like that when you’re a child, which is why you might think a ring of any sort automatically means marriage.

What we really want to focus on here is the girl’s marriage targets. Barney the dinosaur or Billy Ray Cyrus? Talk about a close matchup. What exactly is the deciding factor here, if it comes down to it?

When it comes to food, a lot of kids write off stuff before they even try it. Later on, they may discover that they actually like the food in question. In the case of this kid, turns out he may have liked it a little too much. Oops.

But hey, is it really that embarrassing to like a vegetable that much? If anything, that’s a good thing, right? Man, kids just can’t win. They get condemned for eating vegetables, they get condemned for not eating them, it’s crazy!

When you do something dumb as a kid, you may have done it on purpose, but pretty much no one will actually believe that you did. After all, kids do dumb things, so you don’t get the benefit of the doubt.

Still, is this really an embarrassing memory if the person knows that they didn’t do it on purpose? In that case, it seems more like something they would just be unhappy about because it didn’t work in the way they wanted it to.

It’s one thing when a parent remembers your silly antics and questions years later, but it’s another thing when they act like you did those things not very long ago at all if you’re older. After all, that just makes you look bad to everyone else!

Does the parent have a bad memory, or are they just trying to get on their kid’s nerves? Either way, this would definitely be more annoying than embarrassing in our eyes, that’s for sure!

When it comes to solving problems, kids can come up with some very embarrassing, yet weirdly effective strategies to get the job done. Such is the case in this story, which involves a kid using a suspect item to cure their foot odor problem.

It’s just unfortunate that this incident had to come to light in public. That said, we bet this is more embarrassing for the mother now than it is for the child that grew up.

When you look back on it, doesn’t it seem like slides were actually a serious hazard? They either shocked you, burned you, cut you all the time, or threw you into the ground way too hard. If you had a really perverted slide at your playground, apparently it might have tried to steal your clothes.

We’re assuming this girl’s dress got snagged on something, but whatever happened, we can definitely see why someone would be mortified even years after such an incident. That’s definitely mortifying!

It’s not just the US Marines who love crayons, you know? You have to admit, some of those colorful tools of fun do look a little tasty at first glance. We’re taught to associate certain candy colors with flavor early on, so it makes sense.

That said, eating crayons is bad and you definitely shouldn’t do it. We’re just acknowledging that we can see why a kid might not think that way when they’re staring one down.

Look, kids tend to follow instructions very explicitly because they themselves don’t know what to do. So honestly, it’s not really their fault if you tell them something and they go through with it exactly as you told them to.

The man said to put the macaroni in the microwave. He didn’t say anything about adding water to it. So, who’s really in the wrong here? We think it’s the older person for not being very clear with what they wanted the kid to do.

Braces suck, and anyone who had to deal with them as a kid can attest to that. Braces are a source of a lot of embarrassing moments for many a kid, especially when they cause people to drool during inappropriate times, like funerals.

We don’t blame this kid for going along with his parents’ assumption. It saved him a lot of trouble, after all. Still, maybe he should have shed a tear or two for good measure. Gotta keep the illusion up!

Almost everyone has experienced the dreaded public fart at some point. It happens to the best of us. However, some of us had more issues with this than others, and at the worst possible times — like quiet testing centers.

While you may be able to play off a bad fart once, you can almost never do it twice, especially if they happen in quick succession like that. Well, the best thing you could do at that point is own up to it as a thing that everyone does once in a while.

It takes time to learn the many things that are relevant to life in this world. That means kids are often quite prone to saying stuff they don’t really mean, mostly on the basis that they don’t know what they mean in the first place.

That said, we’re more worried about why some kid would be asking another at this age if they were a virgin or not. Then again, we know how immature some kids can be, so maybe it’s not really that surprising at all.

Admittedly, the inability of children to let people know that they have to go to the bathroom is the root cause of many embarrassing childhood stories. We don’t know why kids get so uptight about it, honestly. It causes big problems, like this one.

Then again, maybe kids don’t like to admit it because others kids usually act so silly about it. Heck, even adults can stupidly judge people for things that all humans do, so maybe the kid is actually onto something.

Young girls have to deal with unique embarrassing situations that boys don’t have to, thanks to certain aspects of biology. Almost every woman has such a story from when she was younger and things were just starting to go south.

However, the severity of these stories varies wildly. Sometimes, you get lucky. Other times, you get unlucky, and something bad goes down in public in full view of many people. Well, at least one good Samaritan helped this girl out.