Embarrassment

My dad came up to Ames yesterday to have dinner with my girlfriend and me. Since he had not seen my apartment with all my things moved in and set up I offered to show him. I guess I was not aware that it was so messy. My room mates were messing around the night before and had thrown a lot of things around including some food. The place was an absolute disaster! I was really embarrassed! I knew my dad wouldn't mind but I still felt pretty bad. So I thought "Oh I will show him my room! Its much cleaner" When we got in I remembered that I was looking for something that I thought I lost that morning so I took a bunch of things out of my closet and just put them on my bed so my room was also very messy!

It was an unpleasant experience. Not the worst thing ever of course. Like a 6/10 where 10 is complete disaster. I wouldn't say my dad is a neat freak or anything but he does like to see things in order. I don't like disappointing him so that is why I felt this way.

The emotion was embarrassment. It was not an acute emotion nor did it last a very long time. It was sort of like a mix between a mild nervousness and very low anger. In regards to physiological response, I did not feel much.

I think My dad was the cause of the emotion, or his response to my terribly messy apartment.