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Tuesday Jul 15, 2008

How to Survive a Scandal

Posted at 09:19AM Jul 15, 2008 by Kerry Shaw in Talent Advice


Don’t you haaaate being embarrassed? Whether it's saying the wrong thing, wearing the wrong thing, or calling someone by the wrong name, a social faux-pas just feels wrong. The worst, most unfair part is, some girls are not embarrassed by ANYTHING. (Case in point: Paris Hilton).

But sometimes having thick skin can be your best asset. That’s what I love about Mackenzie "Mac" Armstrong in Zoey’s latest book, TALENT. Mac does not get embarrassed, and instead sees every social setback as an opportunity.

Here’s how to turn a faux-pas into a faux-yah, ay-sap:

  1. Smile like you meant to do it. It'll confuse people so much, they’ll forget what you did in the first place.

  2. Enjoy the attention. As they say in the Biz, all press is good press!

  3. Do better next time. If you forgot someone’s name, make a point to remember it the next time you cross paths.

  4. Move on. We all make mistakes. Losers dwell on them; winners learn from them.
What about you? What's the worst faux-pas you've ever made, and how did you recover? Spare no gory detail, people! The crazier the better.

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Um,er, well being embarrased hmmmm. Nope nothing comes to mind, where I am from when we do soemthing embarrasing well we laugh. I dont think it bothers us as much. Unless we have a over dramtized girl or boy in our school who is like "OMG". We just laugh with our friends. The most weirdest thing I ever wore was this cute bright pink mini over bright {yellow or blue} leggings. I was not embarrased at all. Something wrong I said,uh, er no comment.One of my BFF's and I are lets say random so we say the weirdsest things. I know everyones name by heart, if I have knew them longer then a week. Anyways like I said where I live no one is embarrased. Ciao, Amber xoxo

Posted by Amber on July 18, 2008 at 03:05 PM EDT #

Hey Amber! It's Kerry, Zoey's Number One Assistant. It's so great you can laugh at yourself and not spend too much time blushing. I bet you and Mac would be good friends! Have a great weekend and stay away from those bright leggings! (Or not!) Ha. Ha. Hugs, Kerry

Posted by Kerry on July 18, 2008 at 04:44 PM EDT #

Ha, yea, I am going shopping soon so I am getting away from bright leggings. I just rembered 2 embarrasing things, that just came to mind. As I said it seems embarrasing but I was not. The first one was during a Christmas play at my church I was an Angel and so was my friend Becca and she said the line I was supposed to say and I go {hopefully I was in a low voice not normal} "Hey that was my line." Lol! Now this was a few years ago. Then the second one was currently from last year. I was in a MCT {Missoula Childrens Theater} Audition and as usual we were in a line from tallest to shortest. The line we had to say was "Children should be seen not heard." First I said it backwards then It would not come out right. It was funny. By the way we were doing Cinderella. This year we are doing Sleeping Beauty I start Monday! Fun, Fun, Fun! I love the directors they are so sweet. Ciao, Amber xoxo.

Posted by Amber on July 18, 2008 at 09:47 PM EDT #

Hey, its me again. I need to vent A-Sap! Okay I have/had this really close BFF sense pre-school, and all of a sudden shes being a witch to me the last convo we had she said she didn't care about me for know exazct reason. I do not understand this it is driving me insane. You know how many times she ignores me in a year, you dont want to know. We do have our good timess though, it just aggervates me that out of all 4 of our "clique" shes 85% more mean to me! I only have one friend I do not fight with, and if you have that kind of friend your just one lucky duck! Thanks for letting me vent. Ciao, AMber xoxo

Posted by Amber on July 18, 2008 at 10:25 PM EDT #

Hi, I really need some advice on the embarrasing stuff. Well, I remember this time (just this year) I was walking with my crush (he's older than me) and we were doing a lap walking around the football field and walking, when we arrived at some point I saw all my girlfriends grouped together, staring at me and talking, like if it was a big deal. Yeah, so one of them comes up to the guy and goes "hey, can I borrow her for one sec?" he goes "no" and two of my friends start pulling me until I fall flat on the bottom. Everyone starts laughing and when I look up the guy is already gone !! What should I do to to make them forget it in that case? I really need advice !! Thnx, xoxo, Sabrina

Posted by Sabrina on July 20, 2008 at 06:38 AM EDT #

Hey ladies! Thanks for sharing (and venting)! These are some amazing comments. Wish I could reply better: Zoey and I are traveling this week. Plus, I am **sooo** not qualified to give advice (ha! as you know from my posts). What works for me is to smile, enjoy the attention, learn from it and mooooove on! (Easier said than done, right?) Oh, fun fact: Zoey says to keep sunglasses handy so if you start blushing, you can put on shades pronto! Hugs, K

Posted by Kerry on July 20, 2008 at 07:27 PM EDT #

So one day I was looking through some old photos from when I was 9-11 years old and I was so dorky! I wore the worst possible outfits and always had a book in my hand, plus hideous glasses. A few day later, I was telling some of my friends that I had just become friendly with this year and they were like "Yeah, you were SUCH a loser! I thought you'd still be a freak now, but now your popular and way cooler!" Well, it wasn't EXACTLY like that, but still! I was still so embarrased!

Posted by Nicole on July 21, 2008 at 07:44 PM EDT #

Hey everyone, it's Kerry again, Zoey's Number One Assistant. Zoey's in London but she wanted to say how much she appreciates the stories and comments! She hopes you heart TALENT! Hugs, Kerry

Posted by Kerry on July 22, 2008 at 10:07 AM EDT #

i love your book called talent .i just finished it

Posted by destine on July 22, 2008 at 11:37 AM EDT #

Hey Destine, It's Kerry, Zoey's #1 Assistant! She'll be thrilled to know that you loved her new book TALENT. As soon as I get her on the phone, I'll let her know. Hugs, K

Posted by Kerry on July 22, 2008 at 12:54 PM EDT #

Hi! These are really great tips about being embarrassed. I just finished Talent, and I was wondering if there will be a second book? I hope so!

Posted by Jeanie on July 22, 2008 at 02:31 PM EDT #

Hey Jeanie, We're so glad you like TALENT! Good news: there will totes be a Book 2. (And ps: a Book 3, which Zoey is working on right now.) It hits bookstores in November. Until then, keep reading and stay cool. Hugs, K

Posted by Kerry on July 22, 2008 at 04:06 PM EDT #

OMG! love these tips!! I would have to day the most embarrassing faux-pas that ever occurred to me was when I went to summer camp and I was one of the oldest group of girls there,and so many younger girls looked up to the older girls. So one day,a whole group of younger girls came up to me and said "Hi Cristine!" and complimented me on my outfit or something that happened that day.And i said "Thanks!er...um.." Racking my brain on what was their names.And they all got quiet.And they exchanged glances and one of them said, "Do you even know our names?" I really didn't! There's so many I forget! I was so embarrassed! And to younger girls!! UGH! I later apologized and took the time to learn their names.Some didn't speak to me so I just had to overhear when other people called their names!

Posted by Cristine on July 30, 2008 at 07:33 PM EDT #

i walked around school for 45 mins last spring before imy friend told me my sundress was tucked into my underwear. aaaaaa!

Posted by viviane on August 01, 2008 at 03:20 PM EDT #

omg, in my schoool the desks are attached too the chairs. so i was sitting in 5th period, & the desk i was sitting in was empty. my history textbook was on the floor so i leaned over too get it. the next thing i know i hear a big bang & im on the floor wt. the desk on top of me! worst of all i was wearing my uniform skirt & it flew up. it didnt hurt at all, its not like i hit my head. but everyone was roaring! & the teach was laughing so hard she started crying & i did the same. the teacher goes, ''Michele, dont eat as much next time, lose some weight!'' so i go, ''yeah i've been meaning to try the atkins diet'' worst of all, the eigth grade was outside & saw everything! & heard everything too. FYI:this happened when i was in the seventh grade. i like the attention thought (;

Posted by Michele hearts purpleeee! <3 on October 14, 2008 at 07:46 PM EDT #

omg, in my schoool the desks are attached too the chairs. so i was sitting in 5th period, & the desk i was sitting in was empty. my history textbook was on the floor so i leaned over too get it. the next thing i know i hear a big bang & im on the floor wt. the desk on top of me! worst of all i was wearing my uniform skirt & it flew up. it didnt hurt at all, its not like i hit my head. but everyone was roaring! & the teach was laughing so hard she started crying & i did the same. the teacher goes, ''Michele, dont eat as much next time, lose some weight!'' so i go, ''yeah i've been meaning to try the atkins diet'' worst of all, the eigth grade was outside & saw everything! & heard everything too. FYI:this happened when i was in the seventh grade. i like the attention thought (;

Posted by Michele hearts purpleeee! <3 on October 14, 2008 at 07:49 PM EDT #

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