There was this time during puberty when I was at a school dance. I was sweating a lot more than usual because of all the hormonal changes. And then, I noticed that I had these big sweat stains under my arms. I was so embarrassed that I left the dance early and didn't go to another one for months.
One embarrassing story is when my voice started cracking in the middle of a class presentation. I was trying to sound all confident and suddenly my voice went up and down like a rollercoaster. Everyone started to giggle and I felt my face turn bright red. It was so mortifying.
Well, there was this boy who had his first facial hair growth during puberty. He didn't notice it until he got to school. His friends pointed it out and started making jokes about him becoming a man overnight. He was so embarrassed that he tried to hide his face all day and couldn't wait to go home and shave it off, even though his parents told him not to as it was a normal part of growing up.
When I hit puberty, I had a growth spurt. But I wasn't used to my new height. I kept bumping into things. One time, I walked straight into a glass door because I misjudged the distance. I thought there was more space between me and the door. My friends still tease me about it to this day.
When I was in school, I had a huge crush on a boy. One day, I wrote him a love note but accidentally put it in the wrong locker. The girl who got the note thought it was for her and came to find me all excited. When I realized my mistake, I was mortified. I had to explain the whole situation to her, and she was really disappointed. It was so awkward.
Well, once I was at a gay club with my friends. I saw this really cute guy across the room and I was trying so hard to be cool while walking towards him. But then, I tripped over my own feet and fell flat on my face right in front of him. It was so embarrassing. I could feel my face turn bright red and all I wanted to do was disappear.
In high school, our school uniforms were these old - fashioned dresses for girls. One day, I was running to catch the bus and the hem of my dress got caught in my backpack. As I got on the bus, the whole back of my dress was hiked up. Everyone on the bus saw and I was mortified. I quickly fixed it but the damage was already done and I couldn't stop blushing for the whole ride.
Well, once I had a crush on my English teacher. I blushed every time she called on me in class. One day, I was so distracted by her that I accidentally called her by a cute nickname I had for her in my head instead of 'Ms. Smith'. The whole class laughed, and I was mortified.
A very common one is the growth spurt where boys' clothes don't fit right all of a sudden. I had to wear pants that were too short for a while because my mom hadn't had time to buy new ones yet. I felt like everyone was staring at my ankles. It was really awkward.
One typical experience is the change in body shape. Boys often start to build muscle more easily during puberty. For example, a boy might notice that his arms are getting bigger when he does simple things like lifting a book. Another is the appearance of facial hair, which can start as a little fuzz and gradually become a full beard over time.
When I was going through puberty, my voice started changing. It would crack at the most inconvenient times. I was in the middle of a class presentation and my voice went from normal to a really high pitch all of a sudden. It was so funny in retrospect but at that moment I wanted to disappear.
A girl in my class had her first period during a sports event. She was running in a white track suit. Mid - run, she noticed the blood and froze. She didn't know what to do. Some of the other girls saw it and kind of whispered about it. She was so embarrassed that she ran to the bathroom and didn't come out for a long time. After that, she was really shy about it for a long time.