We've got something that'll make you feel better or at the very least, normal: other people's embarrassing stories from high school as well as a few from earlier years.
High School Stories So Embarrassing You’ll Experience Secondhand Shame.
#1
This girl had her very own natural alarm clock.
"I farted in my sleep, in Algebra," wrote Portia M. "It was so loud, it woke me up."
#2
This guy got closer to his team than he wanted.
"I swam in high school," wrote John H. "We were at a pretty big sprint event out of this town. Anyways we were doing warm ups, dive in one side of the pool and get out on the other, and as I dive in my dick pops out my speedo. I didn't notice this.
"So as I'm walking to the other side of the pool I notice a few people giggling but didn't think anything of it. I get to the other side and the whole team is looking at me like I just snapped a puppy in half except my best friend who is losing his mind with laughter.
"My coach sees me, gets a wide-eyed look on his face and immediately sprints to me and whispers 'Your cock is out.'"
#3
A special lunch time announcement.
"I was sitting in the lunch room telling my buddies about the movie 'Porky's'," John shared. "I got to the part where PeeWee finally gets some action and sticks his head out the bus window and yells 'I got laid!'"
"Soon as I said it, the lunch room got quiet and everybody heard me say that one line and started clapping."
#4
This guy must be allergic to tests. His body was reacting in all kinds of ways.
"We were in the middle of taking a test... dead silent 'cause we were in the middle of it. I started coughing and then all of a sudden I farted because I was coughing. Everyone looked over at me and laughed."
#5
Some of us fall in love in a literal sense.
"It was the first day and I had decided to longboard to school," says one skater boy. "Once I saw her, it was as if the clouds had parted and the sun rays were shining over that one specific girl; she was just so gorgeous.
"I was going over a nifty trick in my head when my board collided with a light post and I went flying onto the ground. It was very graceful."
Our question is: did she say 'See ya later, boy!"?
#6
That moment you realize when your teacher has a life outside of school.
"I've spilled wine on essays and tried to pass it off as grape juice. The 10th graders, of course, knew better," said one teacher.
"When I taught in grade school I had a hickey and tried to pass it off as a scratch from my cat. The fifth graders knew what was going on then, too."
#7
There are some things that your classmates will never forget.
"I had to have my tonsils taken out, but tried to make it to one of my afternoon classes," said one ambitious student.
"I ended up throwing all over myself and the classroom and they could not have class in there for a week because of the horrible smell."
#8
Shoutout to all the late bloomers who just wanted to fit in.
"I was REALLY late bloomer," said one young woman. "After years of being teased, I decided to stuff tissues into my bra hoping that I'd get some relief from the teasing...nope."
"A tissue fell out of my shirt in front of a popular girl who saw it. She grabbed it off the ground and ran around the cafeteria yelling that I stuffed my bra. High school sucked."
#9
No matter how much time passes, some things will never make sense.
"We had an end-of-school party at my friend's place and I drank a little too much vodka," said one guy.
"Towards the end of the night, I found myself making out with a tree. In front of my entire class. Not a great experience."
This is why we don't condone underage drinking. Those trees, man.
#10
Cats have been trolling us for years, on and off the internet.
"Fell asleep in Spanish class junior year, had an incredibly lucid dream about a cat jumping into my face and attacking me.
"I jump at my desk and slid back about 3 feet and made a really loud sound. When I opened my eyes everyone was laughing and staring at me. All I could say was 'Dream...cat attack...uh..it was so real!'"
#11
Some fashion trends work better in theory. Good job with the quick outfit change though!
"I wore 'thigh high' tights that stay up with a sort of elastic at the top," one woman said.
"Well, I have thin thighs and they started to slip down while I was teaching. By the time everyone was on task working the tights were down below the bottom of my skirt.
"I quietly shuffled out the door with the tights around my ankles and headed to the restroom where I took them off and threw them away. To this day I don't know if anyone noticed."
#12
What is it with guys exposing other guys' penises in public?
"For me, it would have to be the time Tommy pulled down my gym shorts right during gym class. A few of my friends saw my penis :("
#13
Some teachers can be so cruel but hey, maybe Veronica went on to run some marathons later on.
"Bra strap snapped while I was running the mile in hs," said Veronica S. "Gym teacher had me hold it together and continue to run. It was raining that day so P.E was co-ed... sad panda."
#14
Move over, Carrie. Blood doesn't scare this girl.
"The biggest and most embarrassing moment in high school was when my teacher wouldn't let me use the restroom & the whole class heard me say, 'Fine, then I'll just bleed here.'"
#15
Have you ever told a lie that made no sense at all? Don't worry. You're not alone, and you're definitely not Lucas.
"In school I was in this thing called safety patrol (crossing guards for kids) where we have to wear white pants with a red shirt," said Lucas.
"It was raining on day and I was running to the street and slipped and got mud all over my pants and went back to class.
"When the teacher asked me what had happened, I got embarrassed and said I pooped my pants, because you know that was a lot better then falling in mud."
#16
We couldn't think of a more awkward way to end the year.
"In school, senior year. I was the only girl in gym class, among a bunch of jocks and sports guys. I knew them all a little anyway, but I didn't hang out with that group," said Sheryl M.
"On the last day of gym class, we were walking into the school from the track when all those boys lined up in front of me and mooned me. It was the most embarrassing moment ever.
"Then one of them jogged back and told me that they were just teasing and were proud that I stuck with the class (being the only girl). They were good guys."
#17
This is our favorite one on the list. A sense of humor goes a long way.
"I walked into a blind kid named Anthony, and everyone looked at me. I told him I was sorry, and he recognized me by my voice, and said, 'Sarah, are you blind??'"
#18
Here's another example of, "You snooze, you lose."
"My most embarrassing moment may have been that one time when I was dozing off in class during a reading session, and just when I hit the point of actual sleep, I moaned so loud it woke me up," one person shared.
"The class was quiet, everyone was staring at me, wondering why I made a sexual-sounding noise like that. I coughed to try and cover it up, but to no avail."
#19
One size doesn't fit all in this case.
"I was late for school, so I rushed and put on a skirt and undies," Brittany B wrote. "Little did I know it was my sister's, who was bigger in size. The panties dropped as I was writing an answer on the board. The teacher ran up behind me and yanked them up so high I squealed. That wasn't a good week in elementary school."
#20
Just when we think we have the perfect solution, it backfires on us.
"I owned thin-fabric flared pants and had just become aware of panty lines. I decided to wear a thong to school for the first time to avoid the lines showing through. In drama class, I got up and my friends let me know that I had a 'pants wedgie.' The fabric was getting stuck in my buttcrack. They let me know later in the day when it happened a second time. I never wore those pants again."
#21
This girl was hot for teacher and she didn't even know it.
"My most embarrassing moment was definitely the time I accidentally texted my choir teacher ‘I love you babe' instead of my boyfriend. But it gets worse.
"Upon not receiving an answer, I continued to text my teacher all weekend, asking if he was mad at me, if he was busy over the weekend, and not to mention all kinds of mushy, lovey-dovey teenager stuff.
"Finally on Monday morning, I realized who I had actually been texting. I walked into the classroom, my face burning with embarrassment, and my teacher told me she wasn't mad at me, and that she ‘loved me too, babe.' UGH."
#22
And you thought your homecoming was bad.
"My senior year, I volunteered to drive my next-door neighbor to school. On the day of homecoming, I'm feeling kind of sick but since homecoming was a huge deal for our school, I just chugged some juice and figured I would be fine.
"As I'm waiting in the car for my friend who was notoriously slow in getting ready, my stomach starts making some grumbling noises, but I just ignore them. She finally gets in the car and we're off. Now our school is kind of out in the middle of nowhere so it takes a while to get to.
"As I'm driving, my stomach is making noises and starting to feel really unsettled. I put my foot on the pedal and speed it all the way to school, park, and practically sprint up the stairs because I'm pretty damn sure I am about to shit my pants at this point. I was literally two steps away from the toilet before I shit myself. I had to do this sneaky crab walk over to the nurse's office so I could call my mom for fresh pants."
#23
Wait a second, you're not my mom...
"I was waiting to get picked up after school but I got confused between my mother and my English teacher, since they wore an identical dress. I ended up hugging my English teacher from the back because I thought she was my mom."
#24
You know, the handles on the sides of the stairs are there for a reason.
"I was walking up a flight of stairs with my hands in my pockets and I tripped. Couldn't get my damn hands out and I bashed my head on a step and rolled down the staircase, hands still in pockets."
