How were you humiliated as a child?

Posted by wtfitlphm@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 333 comments

The year is 1990 I was 9 years old, I innocently asked my parents how I could clean my recently acquired tv that I got for Christmas. I was informed that they didn't have the necessary equipment and that I should ask the neighbour for some "elbow grease" As you can imagine, much hilarity ensued and I was the butt of the family joke. I called my older brother a "twat" and was sent to my room. To this day it pisses me off and I always promised I would never mock my kids and I never did (I love my family and this is a lighthearted post) What lingering humiliation do you still cling to from childhood?