Hitting the Target in High School

I have really bad Target (the store) experiences. I proved that the other day when my mom and I were going grocery shopping.
          I was getting my sister buckled into her car seat and as I turned to walk around to the other side of the car to get in the passenger seat, something caught my attention.
A man was standing next to his car. I am not sure why this caught my eye, but it did.
As I continued to study the man, I failed to notice what I was doing and slipped on car oil.
I fell and hit the car.
          The man stopped what he was doing and stared at me for a second.
Then he started laughing.
          I tried to get up and walk but a few steps later, I slipped on car oil and hit the car for a second time.
He started cracking up again!
         "You might want to get the oil off of your shoes!" he advised me.
"Ugh, huh..." I verbally agreed, but continued my effort to get up with the car oil on my shoes.
Instead, I opened the passenger side door only to hit myself in the head yet again.
By this time, the man was laughing at all my mistakes.
          At this moment, I turned completely scarlet.
I put one foot in the car, closed the door, and said," We need to get out of here!"
          My mom started driving but couldn't get out of her parking spot fast enough.
"Why?" she asked confused.
"I don't want to talk about it, please get out!" I said.
"I can't, there's a car in the way," she explained.
"Please, just get out, Mom. He's watching me!" I cringed.
"I'm still trying. I can't. What happened?" she asked, still confused.
"I don't want to talk about it," I moaned.
We were almost out of the parking space when he began waving at me.
"Mom, go! He's waving at me!"
I said.
          It took what seemed like forever, but we got out of the parking space, and eventually, the parking lot.
          My still confused mom made me explain at the stop light.
I learned an important lesson that day. You see, everyone makes mistakes. I know I have made my share.
         Sometimes, we are embarrassed by our errors. Sometimes, people may laugh at our expense.
However, we should learn the art of forgiving ourselves.
         When the Target incident happened, I was embarrassed, but now, I can laugh at myself.
Laughing at yourself is an important tool to have in high school.
Despite the fact that we all will have our blunders, we need to understand that the world won’t stop spinning just because we made a mistake. Life will go on, so why not enjoy it and laugh?
I also think it is important to understand that others will make mistakes and that we shouldn’t be so quick to judge or laugh at them.
          As a high schooler myself, I can understand the trials that some other high school students might face.
          I want to be able to extend grace to those who might be feeling bad about their errors and show them that I will not laugh at their blunders.