AWKWARD MOMENTS

Nobody is perfect. We all make mistakes every once in a while, from tripping on your shoelace, to dropping your phone. Many people look over simple mistakes, or an awkward moment. Except for people in school. A simple mistake, whether due to an accident or ignorance, can stay with you for years.

I know people who join and screw up their first impression, who wear embarrassing clothes on non-uniform day, who have awkward mannerisms or just try to be funny and fall flat on their face. It seems even an awkward moment can ruin a relationship with a friend, or a crush.

I know of a “friend” who did it all wrong. He had a bad first impression, being awkward and solitary. When he snapped out of the solitary part, the awkwardness still carried on. When he made a stupid error, he never heard the end of it. I feel sorry for him in a way.

Awkward moments linger. Having an awkward moment, say, a year ago, ruins your day, and anything closely resembling it a year later just triggers a horrible feeling. Just writing this I get reminded of 2 or 3.

To deal with them, I try not to make them happen, and if it does, say, I laugh it off, as having a negative reaction lingers, but being positive about your mistakes turn it into a funny memory. Having a positive thing to look back on will make you feel good, instead of being embarrassed.