What's the family story that gets told at every gathering, the one you can never live down?

B Natural answer

There’s one family story that comes up at every gathering. When I was about ten, I locked myself out after going to check the mailbox, and I had to sit on the front step until my aunt got home. The funny part is that my cousins turned the whole thing into a full rescue scene, like I’d been stranded for hours instead of thirty minutes. Since then, my family won't let me forget it. If I’m late, someone jokes that I’ve probably locked myself out again. If I sound too confident, somebody brings up the porch story. It’s harmless, but it has become the kind of memory everybody knows by heart, and every new relative hears it within five minutes of meeting me. I’ve basically accepted that it will follow me forever.

Key phrases in this answer

• at every gathering — at all family events or get-togethers“At every gathering, someone asks about the porch story.”
• locked myself out — shut myself outside by accident“I locked myself out after taking the trash.”
• the whole thing — the entire situation“My cousins turned the whole thing into a rescue scene.”
• won't let me forget — keeps reminding me about it“My family won't let me forget it.”
• in my pajamas — wearing sleep clothes, usually in an embarrassing context“I was outside in my pajamas.”
• make it sound epic — describe it as more dramatic than it was“My sister loves to make it sound epic.”