People Confess Their Horribly Embarrassing 'I've Been Doing This The Wrong Way For Years' Story
Life is one big learning experience. From the time we are children, we are constantly taught to distinguish right from wrong. As we grow older, we don't have as much guidance.
There isn't always someone there to hold our hands through the tough times and to demonstrate how things are supposed to be done. We're essentially left to figure things out on our own.
At times, that can be great; but it can also be super embarrassing. Just take it from these people who recently confessed their horribly embarrassing stories about the things they have been doing the wrong way for years.
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#1 Rule Of Thumb
It wasn’t very long, but when I was learning to drive, my dad was explaining the rule of thumb about keeping a safe distance behind the car in front of you.
I thought it meant to hold your thumb up and if your thumb didn’t cover the entire car you were too close to it. When he caught me doing that, he asked me what I was doing.
When I explained, he burst out laughing, then considered it, and concluded it wasn’t a bad idea but perhaps a bit distracting.
#2 Cabinet Legs
We bought a nice cabinet. We got it delivered and noticed it was a bit shorter than we thought. No biggie. Three years later, we were moving to a new house.
We lifted up the cabinet and these beautiful, ornate, screw on legs wrapped in tape and bubble wrap fell out from the bottom. This entire time, we had been using it without its legs. Looks so much better now!
#3 Complicated Cell Phone Operations
Until last week, when my father in law would make a phone call on his very basic non-touch-screen flip phone, he would open the menu, scroll to the phone icon, open it, hit the soft key for contacts, scroll to the person he wanted to call, press okay, then press the soft key to call.
When he mentioned how he preferred his landline because he could just dial the number, I said, "Humor me. Just dial the number and hit the talk button." I've never seen a man so simultaneously grateful and embarrassed.
#4 That's The Point
A couple of years ago, I was trying to open some toothpaste and had to break the seal of the tube.
I used to look for something like a nail to break it, then one day, I looked at the pointy end of the cap and thought, "What if I could use this to break it?" When I finally tried it, it did fit and broke it effortlessly. My mind was blown.
