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" BEHIND THE MUSIC  I was performing on a stage that had a rotating platform, and when I stepped off of it onto solid ground, I fell right on my butt! To make matters worse, the audience got to see it happening larger than life on the Jumbotron screen! I got up, brushed myself off, and asked, &amp;quot;Did you all catch that?&amp;quot; -- then had the stage technicians replay the scene for anyone who missed it.Shania Twain  HOT FOR TEACHER One sultry late-spring afternoon, I picked up my daughter from kindergarten and brought her to the high school where I teach. I ran into my boss and mentioned how warm it had been in my classroom. Just then, my daughter stretched out her arms. Thinking she was going in for a hug, I leaned toward her -- but she lifted up my shirt, flashing my boss! Humiliated, I asked her what she thought she was doing. She replied, &amp;quot;You said you were hot, and at home you just take your shirt off. I was trying to help!&amp;quot;Lisa Little Cookeville, TN  TOILET TRAUMA I was on a flight and needed to use the restroom. I didn&amp;#039;t notice that the seat was up, so when I sat down and flushed, I became instantly vacuum-sucked to the toilet! I couldn&amp;#039;t escape the bowl, and sought assistance from the female flight attendant. When she wasn&amp;#039;t able to help, the male copilot had to come pry me loose. After I was released, they gave me a towel to cover up my wet bum -- but I really wanted to put it over my head instead as I walked back to my seat.Vicki Smith Lynwood, CA  DEADLY DICTION I take reservations for a truck-rental company, so I have to ask clients for their credit card number and expiration date. On one particularly busy day of nonstop calls, I was barely able to remember my own name. So when taking a customer&amp;#039;s reservation, I first asked for his name, and then immediately followed with, &amp;quot;Expiration date?&amp;quot; Startled, the man replied, &amp;quot;I hope not soon!&amp;quot;Melissa Dubois Chicago  LISTENING LESSON When my husband and I thought our 6-year-old daughter was asleep one night, we decided to enjoy some intimate alone time together. As we were in the heat of it all, I screamed &amp;quot;No!&amp;quot; several times because the excitement was just too much to handle. Just then, our daughter walked into the darkened room and said, &amp;quot;Daddy, when Mommy says no, you have to listen the first time!&amp;quot; I guess I taught her well.Melissa Martin Athol, MA BATHROOM HUMOR While at the mall, I desperately had to go to the bathroom, so I took my 3-year-old daughter with me into the stall. As I was getting ready to sit down, I hung my jacket and purse over her shoulder. She looked up at me with disgust and said, &amp;quot;What do you think I am, Mommy -- a hooker?&amp;quot;Alisha Heckel Joplin, MO  FRIENDSHIP FAUX PAS When I finally made a friend my own age in my area, I happily accepted when she invited me to a concert. Afterward, she asked me how I liked it. &amp;quot;It was great -- except for that lady who sang at the end of the program,&amp;quot; I replied. &amp;quot;What a terrible voice!&amp;quot; My newfound friend looked at me and quietly said, &amp;quot;Oh...that was my mother.&amp;quot; Insert foot in mouth!Ruth Cyphers West Milford, NJ  BRIEFLY MISSING When I returned from my daily lunchtime walk, I grabbed my work clothes from my desk area and went to the bathroom to change out of my sweats. While getting dressed, I realized that I didn&amp;#039;t have my panties. Panicked, I immediately retraced my steps. Sure enough, my pink thong was midway between the bathroom and my desk -- untouched by anyone but surely noticed by all!Denise Berger Yonkers, NY  Those aren&amp;#039;t the only embarrassing stories:  Jennifer Love Hewitt and moreGabrielle Union and moreFelicity Huffman and more  Has something really embarrassing happened to you? E-mail us at redbook@hearst.com (put &amp;quot;Red in the Face&amp;quot; in the subject line) and your story could end up in REDBOOK! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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