CONFESSIONS Nine readers repent their silliest sins

Because sometimes life is stranger than fiction

SANTA PAWS

On Christmas Eve, I was brushing my teeth when I heard someone eating the biscuits we’d left out for Santa. I was so scared I stayed in the bathroom all night, only to be found the next morning asleep in the bathtub by my mum. Turned out it was my dog. I was 27. REBECCA, 28, BLOGGER, GALWAY

SPINNING AROUND

Jingle Bells started playing at our university ball and so I decided I just had to do a pirouette. I haven’t done ballet since primary school, so I fell, spilling my strawberry daiquiri on a girl dressed as a Christmas angel. LIZZIE, 21, JOURNALISM GRADUATE, CORNWALL

WET CHRISTMAS

I WAS DELIVERING CHRISTMAS TREES, DRESSED AS AN ELF, AND HAD ONE LEFT BUT REALLY NEEDED TO PEE. WITH NOWHERE TO PUT IT I HAD TO TRY TO HOLD ON UNTIL I GOT HOME. I COULDN’T AND WET MYSELF ON THE TUBE. HARRY, 28, CLIENT RELATIONS, LONDON ›

HIT THE HIGH NOTE

DURING MY FIRST YEAR AT UNIVERSITY, MY LECTURER TOOK US OUT FOR A FESTIVE KARAOKE NIGHT. I BOLDLY TACKLED MARIAH CAREY’S ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU. I GOT SO INTO IT, DURING A HIGH NOTE I GOT MY LEG CAUGHT IN THE MICROPHONE WIRE, TRIPPED, FELL OFF THE STAGE AND ONTO MY LECTURER, TAKING US BOTH DOWN. I’M PRETTY SURE THAT’S NOT WHAT SHE WANTED FOR CHRISTMAS. SHANNAN, 21, JOURNALIST, HAMPSHIRE

HOLIDAY SPIRITS

I woke up feeling ropey after taking Christmas Eve drinks too far. About 15 family members were visiting and I’d promised I’d help with the dinner. I spent the morning lying on the cold tiles of the bathroom floor peeling potatoes. It was the only way I felt semi-OK. GEORGE, 21, PHOTO ASSISTANT, SURREY

PRESENT AND INCORRECT

My boyfriend at the time decided he would buy me a bike helmet and chain for Christmas. I’m not ungrateful, but I didn’t even own a bike, and he knew that. To top it off, he also gave me a Christian Louboutin box without any designer shoes inside. We broke up soon after that. CLARE, 30, OFFICE MANAGER, ESSEX