Angie Cheng Week 7 Embarrassing Memories

 Angie Cheng

English 11AP

Benedetti

27 April 2022

Time: 10:37 AM

Embarrassing Memories

            I feel like this happens quite a lot. Sometimes, you have those little moments where you are thinking to yourself, and suddenly, an intrusive memory of something so small that happened in the past begin to bug you. You then try to rub off the memory of you dabbing as a 12 year old (I am currently imagining it and I want to scream at the moment). Hey, maybe something either resurfaces from all the repressed thoughts of you doing something that was not smart either from elementary or middle school (or even currently) that just make you hope nobody remembers it too. 

    I recall my mom always joking how as a child, I wanted to have a job as a chef or something like that because I could only cook eggs as a 5 year old 🗿. She still likes to bring it up which then brings me to remember the way I thought I was a good cook or something…but the worst resurfacing and most embarrassing memory is just having Musically in elementary school. I will now leave because I just remember how it was all…yeah. Lip syncing and hand movements (but it’s literally not like TikTok’s the same, it just delivers the content I prefer now).  Regardless, I feel like those types of embarrassing memories just pop up once in a while and can really lead you to hoping that it does not resurface again not because it’s a bad thing, but more like a personal thing. 

To end this off, are there any small embarrassing moments that you guys have ended up remembering

Me when I remembr 




Comments

Naomi Lin said…
Hi Angie,
I hate embarrassing memories too. Whenever I remember them, I just repress them. That's why I can't really remember the details from most of my past embarrassing moments and don't feel that embarrassed when I remember them, or maybe it's because I don't really feel anything anymore. Your story about your mom reminds me of how my mom said that when I was younger, I used to sing and dance around my house. I don't remember it though, so it's not that bad. Until my mom shows the videos. I remember when I was little, I wanted a musically, but good thing my parents didn't let me get one.
May 2, 2022 at 8:03 PM
Andrew Chao said…
Hi Angie,
As much as I hate embarrassing memories I think it is a kind of entertainment in life. The reason I think that is because without something embarrassing that you have experienced before it just shows you having a settled life. This also means constant repetition and if your life was to be represented by a line it would just be static. My mom would just show me how quiet I was younger but also a very naughty kid I was. I would also see the first time I went to martial arts and actually enjoy it and jumping around ; nowadays not so much otherwise I would be more of a serious person.

May 3, 2022 at 7:59 PM
Faith Tong said…
Hi Angie,
Remembering embarrassing or traumatizing memories out of the blue is such a pain. I don’t know why but my parents have this weird obsession with reminding me of how I was as a child. I absolutely hate my childhood with a burning passion because of just how embarrassing I thought I acted. For example, I would be the biggest drama queen and cry a lot during school (cringing right now) or do anything I can to get the attention of my parents, teachers, and friends. Thankfully I’m not like that anymore, and I hope I forget whatever I just said after this blog comment!

Sincerely,
Faith Tong
May 4, 2022 at 9:08 AM
Ruizhi (Ray) Lin said…
I really dislike embarrassing memories, especially when they resurface at really random times. It's even worse when relatives bring up memories in front of the dinner table which I rather not have other people know. While some of the memories I have already forgotten, somehow most of the ones that my older family members remember are only about how much trouble I caused or how much mischief I employed around my former residence.
May 4, 2022 at 1:58 PM
Mrinmayee Sama said…
HI ANGIE,

HEY HEY HEY HOW DO YOU DO?!? GO AOC! WOOHOO Anyways, I hate embarrassing moments, I mean who voluntarily wants to remember how you tripped over a shoelace in front of people you want to impress... But yea, it's almost like these moments come back like a boomerang (🎵 Imma come back like a boomarang 🪃 🎵 - Jojo Siwa). One especially embarrassing moment I remember is the fact that in third grade I was skipping around the school (cool kid core) and I tripped in front of the parking lot where every single parent came up to me and went "OMG ARE YOU OKAY?". Right then and there comes the group of mean girls just staring my down. (they weren't actually mean they just thought they were all that ykyk). But yea, sad. There are so many other embarrassing moments, but I'd rather keep my prestige than be funny...

Sincerely,
Mrinmayee
May 4, 2022 at 4:17 PM
Simran said…
Hi Angie. Your post is about such a relatable experience. There have been many times in my life when I was suddenly reminded of an embarrassing moment that had happened before. The weirdest thing about it is that there is not really any cue or object that seems to trigger the memory. It often happens when my mind is wandering, and I somehow happen to find myself thinking about an embarrassing moment that had happened to me. When this happens, I usually try to focus on thinking about something positive. How about you?
May 4, 2022 at 4:27 PM
Angel Susantin said…
Hi Angie,
My goodness, all this talk about embarrassing memories is making some of my embarrassing memories resurface at this very moment. You talking about musical.ly induces so much cringe in me...because I can remember trying to record the perfect lip syncing video for hours on end back in elementary school (cries). As a very prolific figure once said, "Shawty's like a melody in my head that I can't get out got me singing like, na na na na everyday, got my iPod stuck on replay-ay-ay."
-Angel Susantin
May 4, 2022 at 9:51 PM
Erika Luo said…
Hi Angie,
I have way too many embarrassing memories. Whenever I think back to them, I would always want to hit myself in the face in self-embarrassment. I think that's just one thing about being human; we all make mistakes and have embarrassing memories. What's funny though is that most of the time, it's only embarrassing to yourself. Typically, other people find your embarrassing memories funny or worthwhile. For example, take Youtuber's first videos. They might seem cringy to the creator but seem amazing to the viewer.
May 4, 2022 at 10:00 PM
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