Things you can laugh about now

[Klynne]

I want you to post things that happened to you, or you did in your younger years, that were traumatic then, but you can laugh about now.... I will go first.

When I was in high school, I acted in some plays.

I was cast in an one act of a series of plays called "The Ethel and Albert Comedies". It was just me (Ethel) and another cast member Brett (Albert) and I had most of the dialogue. On opening night, things were going smoothly until I forgot my line. I felt my body go numb, and I turned beet red. I was staring at Brett, and then the adreniline started pumping, and I ran off stage. I left the building. My friend Marie (she was in the second one act) told me that Brett was just left on stage, staring at the audience in disbelief, and the crew closed the curtains. She said it was pretty easy to determine which door I had exited, because there was a trail of clothing (No, I did not get totally nude I just kicked off the shoes and the costume jewelery). I honestly don't remember doing it. I ran to a friend's house and her mother walked me back to the school. I swore I would never get back on stage, but I did the following night, and had Marie sitting backstage with a script. Brett forgot a line, and I said to him "Dear, I will be right back, I think the turkey is burning." I got his line from Marie, and fed it to him. I found out later on, that Brett, and the crew thought I was doing a repeat performance from the night before. I think about this moment and laugh now. Back then it was pretty traumatic.

Your turn.