skirt falling off and dental crown falling out (embarrassing stories part 1)

FIRST STORY: SKIRT FALLING OFF IN FRONT OF THE CLASS

Back in college, we had a uniform. We had to wear a blouse, a vest, a blazer, a scarf, a skirt, a pair of stockings and not more than 2 inches of high heeled black shoes. We wore them from our first year in college until the fourth. During my second year, my uniform didn't fit me any more. It was too tight. Sadly, I couldn't afford to get a new one because for the likes of me one set of uniform is already expensive.

One day, I was with a classmate who was also my close friend. We were eating our lunches when she asked me about my skirt. She told me that she used to be fat but back then, she was already slim. She said that her skirt is too big for her and that she was only using a safety pin to secure it. I told her that mine was too small and that it was making me hard to breathe already. We then decided to go to the nearest comfort room to exchange skirts. I realized that hers was a little big on me so I asked for her safety pin. Surprisingly, my skirt fitted her perfectly. Thinking that it was better to wear a little loose skirt than wearing a super tight one, I decided to go along with the exchange.

Later in the afternoon of the day of the exchange, we were having an activity in one of our classes. Confident that everyone was finished, our instructor asked us to pass our work individually on his table. He called us one by one. When my name was called, I started walking towards his table. HALFWAY THERE, MY SKIRT FELL OFF. "Stupid safety pin!", I thought. Our seats were arranged alphabetically. Girls in the front and guys at the back. My last name used to be "Arellano" so imagine that I am in front of the whole class when the incident happened. Everybody saw it. I even heard someone gasp. I pulled up my skirt immediately and acted as if nothing happened. I heard a few whispers but I tried to dismiss them as best I as I could. Looking back, I think it was really funny. It was one of the reasons why I became thick-skinned.

SECOND STORY: TOOTH FALLING OUT AND ONTO THE MIDDLE OF THE TABLE

When I was still a child, one of my teeth hurt so bad that I asked my mom to take me to the Dentist. She was busy so she asked my dad to do it. I think my dad wasn't sure of what he was supposed to do. He talked to the Lady Dentist. Afterwards, the Dentist started pulling on my upper left canine tooth which wasn't the one that was aching. Being a child with two adults, I didn't dare complain. I went home with one less teeth and another one that was still hurting. Days later, I started pulling on the hurting tooth myself. I know that I shouldn't but I was successful.

I thought that everything was already fine but years later, my permanent canine tooth still hadn't grown. I was already in high school when it finally started showing. I should be happy but to my surprise, the enamel of my still growing left canine tooth was eroding. Scared, I asked my mom to accompany me to a different Dentist.

The dentist advised me to get a dental crown and I did. It lasted until my first year in college. Since nothing can last forever, my dental crown fell out. Afraid to spend more money, my mom decided to use a "Mighty Bond" to fix it. Yes. You read that right.

Another year later, My friends and I were eating at a Mister Donuts outlet WHEN SUDDENLY MY DENTAL CROWN FELL OUT AND ONTO THE MIDDLE OF THE TABLE. It wasn't the first time that it fell out after using "Mighty Bond" but it was the first time that it happened in public. I was so embarrassed to actually pick it up in fronts of my friends. Everyone saw it but no one was brave enough to comment about it. We had a pretty long awkward conversation. By the time we were done eating and talking, I immediately took my dental crown. What's funnier is that everyone saw me take it. After that, I stopped wearing it so don't be surprised if you'll see a very small canine tooth when I smile. It's half the size of an actual tooth without its dental crown. Don't worry, I still plan on getting a new one. I'm just waiting for our budget to allow it since my husband and I are still spending money for our travel documents that I'm currently preparing. 

Here's a funny picture of me. Thanks for reading!