When Your Parents Embarrassed You

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Do you remember a time your parents embarrassed you, on accident or on purpose? I honestly can’t remember a single time my mom embarrassed me, but I can remember several times my dad did. I know a lot of you guys remember good ‘ol Blockbuster, the video rental store that Netflix eventually put out of business. When my dad would take me there to rent a movie, he’d always tell me I had five minutes to find a movie to watch and get to the checkout desk. Obviously, five minutes is not a long time, especially when you take into account the internet was not in many households like it is today, so I couldn’t research what was available. I’d be looking for something to watch, when from the other side of the store, I’d hear him yell, “Five minutes, Amber! Five minutes!” Except it was more of a bellow because he has poor hearing (his ear drums burst as a teenager), and while he knew he was loud, he didn’t know he was THAT loud. Even if he had known how loud he was, he wouldn’t have cared. A few minutes would go by, and again I’d hear from across the store, “Three minutes, Amber!” At that point, people were looking around the store, so I did what any seven year old would do: I looked around for “Amber” too. Sheepishly, I’d go up to the checkout where my dad would be waiting, wanting to sink into the floor. It’s funny now, but I was so embarrassed at the time. He continued doing that up until I got my license, and could drive myself. Looking back, he shakes his head at how impatient he was. Any stories where your parents embarrassed you?