Get new cups and demonstrate to everyone that you were falsely accused of theft, then post it on r/pettyrevenge lol

I wish I played it cool like OP here, because I kind of just withdrew and stayed really quiet, trying to avoid being noticed, which made me stand out more in hindsight... if I just laughed it off, no one would have cared, but because I cared, others did too

Some friends really made an effort to try to make me feel better but all the extra attention didn't help

I wish I could foresee that at the time lol it's really obvious to me now

Thank you for the empathy though, it does help to know it happens to others as well

Reminds me of the time my parents said I could wear jeans and a button shirt to a semi formal event... except.. when I showed up, everyone was wearing suits and ties. I stuck out like a sore thumb and I felt really self conscious for it.

Good on you for just rolling with it and even turning it into a laugh for everyone, that was definitely the best strategy there. They won't remember you as underdresser, they'll remember you as funny and charismatic :)

Because of how I was raised, few things scare me more than gas appliances. This sort of horror story was a regular bedtime story for me (okay not literally but I was warned VERY frequently against the dangers of gas to the point that I refuse to use gas things unless it is outdoors or my girlfriend is nearby. I also hold a lighter up to them because I don't trust the spark thingies to do their job and I'm scared if the gas is open too long it can explode and kill everyone... my girlfriend grew up around more reasonable parents and she uses gas appliances way more often than I ever did btw).

I'm glad you're all okay and I relate to your new fear!

I mean, I just meant that they could explain what intercourse is

But yes, I guess I derped a bit on that one lol because that's not where babies come from xD

Fair. It makes me glad to know that you're not hiding truth from your kid, it sucks when adults do that for like no reason. Kids can handle a lot of information better than adults think.

But yes, I totally understand that you wouldn't want your kid to see that xD

Eh, she won't remember and even if she does, it doesn't sound like it'd scar her. If anything, I'd urge you to take the opportunity to explain truthfully what was going on.

My parents taught me where babies really come from (with a medically accurate children's book about it) as soon as I asked where babies come from. I found it confusing and weird at the time but shrugged it off as a grown-up thing once they answered all my questions.

Stork stories and the like do more harm than good.

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What were you supposed to do differently in hindsight?