EMBARRASSING STORIES

Unedited tales of shame from the "Substack Community."

Last week I invited you to write in with your embarrassing stories. Here’s what came back.

I think the moral of the story here is that in order to really appreciate the intensity of someone’s embarrassment, you first have to understand their pride.

Send your embarrassing stories to itsottessab@gmail.com.

UPSCALE UPCHUCK

While living in Miami, I dabbled in escorting and some old guy decided my friend and I were classy enough to whisk away to Martha’s Vineyard—via helicopter, no less.