Man Shares His Hilarious Work Mess-Up Story To His Father, Father Shares It With The World

Getting into awkward, embarrassing, and genuinely weird situations is a part of life. There’s no way that you can completely avoid making a fool of yourself—all you can do is know how to act when you do.

No matter how embarrassing things get, some of us can’t help but share what happened with our loved ones, hoping to make them laugh. After all, if sadness shared is halved and happiness shared is doubled, the same should be true for halving embarrassment and doubling laughter, right?

Twitter user Flyaway_k shared a series of hilarious messages between him and his son Zack. The son told his dad how he wore slacks to work and how they “exploded” from his body when he bent down. The poor people closest to him didn’t have the time to avert their eyes.

A father shared his son’s embarrassing work story on Twitter

Image credits: flyaway_k

The story went viral on Twitter, with over 4,800 likes and 670 retweets. The interesting thing is that Flyaway_k tagged his own son Zack’s Twitter account in the thread. This is unusual because most people want to keep their child anonymous if they share a story about them.

But it seems that this father-son team is a big fan of having a laugh. After all, Zack is a comedian, while Flyaway_k jokes in his Twitter bio that actor and comedian Tommy Chong once said he was funny.

Psychology Today notes that back in 2012 John Jay College professor Joshua Clegg did a study about getting out of awkward situations. Or “problematic instances of social affiliation” as he calls them. According to the study, awkwardness leads to more awkwardness, so it’s important to defuse the tension ASAP.

The study states that there are two ways to deal with embarrassment. First of all, we can pretend that the situation never happened. Did I spill orange juice over my date? No, no I did not. There’s no such thing as orange juice. I don’t go on dates. Good day to you all.

Second of all, we can confront the awkwardness head-on. Which is a better strategy than ignoring reality because it resolves the situation and makes you look better than if you run away from the truth.

Professor Clegg confirms that the best way to get out of an embarrassing situation you’ve landed in is by using humor. If you’re able to laugh and make fun of yourself when you mess up, you show courage and you might even end up being admired. Heck, even saying “awkward!” is better than hiding in a corner and trembling.

Dear Pandas, have you been in any “problematic instances of social affiliation” (i.e. awkward situations) like Zack? How do you deal with public embarrassment? Share your thoughts with us below.