Writer Meryl Baer knows the truth about grandkids: they're adorable, exhausting, and absolutely in charge. In this episode, she shares what really happens when the grandchildren come to visit — 5am wake-ups, food negotiations that would stump the UN, bath-time standoffs, and a diet that consists mainly of ketchup, dipping sauces, and whatever cookies they can find.Does This Happen to You is a storytelling podcast for anyone who's ever laughed at the beautiful chaos of everyday life. New episodes every week.

After all these years, she hadn’t changed a bit. In this episode of Does This Happen to You?, Kris narrates BeBe Nicholson’s hilarious and painfully relatable story about that customer — the one every thrift shop volunteer remembers.

When a woman shows up with a giant bag of returns at the Hobby Lobby store, BeBe can’t shake the feeling she’s seen her before. And then it hits her: years earlier, the same woman tried to return a massive haul of toys because her kids “wouldn’t play with them.” Some people never change, and some return customers are unforgettable.

If you’ve ever worked retail, volunteered in a thrift shop, or dealt with a “customer from hell,” this story will hit home and crack you up.

Recorded in Seattle, WA, this episode blends humor, nostalgia, and the everyday absurdities women navigate with grace (and a deep sigh).

You have lids. So many lids. Lids for pots you no longer own. Lids whose partners disappeared years ago under circumstances you refuse to investigate. Lids you keep because what if. In this episode, we rank them — definitively, ruthlessly, and with the gravity the situation deserves.

Real stories from women, about the small absurdities we all live with but nobody bothers to name. This one's under 10 minutes. The lid situation, however, is eternal.