As an introvert myself, this story gave me anxiety. Heh. In the end, however, this experience helped you learn and grow in such a cool manner. Learning what cutlery to use is a wonderful skill and one that needs practice. I prefer to just grab stuff with my fingers when I'm alone, but when in Rome...

If I could recommend an improvement, it would be in regards to this sentence: I was young. The question in my mind is how young? It's not necessary to be too specific, but adding a general age could work. For example, mid-teens, late teens, early twenties, mid-twenties, etc.

I enjoyed reading this story because it shows that in spite of the embarrassing episode, your mother was right to push you out of your comfort zone and explore a new aspect of yourself that you would have otherwise avoided. Well done!