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.

Jeff is guiding a cycling tour through one of the most celebrated wine regions in the world. His client OMG doesn't drink wine. Jeff soldiers on.

After the dining room disaster of Episode 9, the group retreats to a bar where Grumpy and Mr. Personality generously keep OMG's glass full — of beer, naturally. Because of course. Meanwhile, the nightly room assignment remains unchanged: Grumpy and Mr. Personality share a room because nobody, and I mean nobody, wants to bunk with OMG.

This morning Jeff does his daily room check. He finds the forgotten route sheet. And then he finds something else. Something wrapped. Something that raises more questions than any of them are prepared to answer at 10 am in the Loire Valley.

Jeff may need to start drinking. The wine, obviously. He's surrounded by it. Does this happen to you?

A true travel misadventure series where one man turns France into a full‑time disaster. Leave it to OMG to turn a quiet French dinner into a full‑scale incident in Episode 9.

First, he burns his hand, then eats his rabbit with the other hand like it’s totally normal. He refuses the bread basket (in France, no less), and somehow ends the night at a Loire Valley light show drinking beer with a group of Canadians… while eating a day‑old croissant, which is not bread, right?

If you love travel comedy, French mishaps, cycling adventures, or stories where everything goes sideways for no reason, this episode is for you.

From your favorite cycling guide, Jeff, where dinner with his clients can become a survival sport.

A true travel misadventure series where one man turns France into a full‑time disaster.

What happens when a guy in a cycling kit walks into one of France's most formal hotel dining rooms — and mistakes a sparkling Vouvray for a sports drink? Chaos. Pure, beautiful chaos.

In Episode 8 of the OMG Story Series, OMG, Grumpy, and Mr. Personality sit down for an elegant dinner with their tour guide, Jeff, who orders a classic bubbly Vouvray to kick things off.

Before Jeff can even raise his glass for a toast, OMG gulps his down, grabs the bottle, overfills his glass, clips the wine bucket on the way down, and sends everything flying across the table.

The staff resets. The room stares. And OMG — still holding the half-empty bottle — eyes it for a beat… and upends the rest straight into his mouth.

Whether you're a wine lover, a travel humor fan, or just someone who's ever felt slightly out of place at a fancy dinner, this one's for you. New episodes drop weekly. Follow so you never miss the next OMG moment.

A true travel misadventure series where one man turns France into a full‑time disaster.

Episode 7 of the OMG series takes us to a patio in the Loire Valley, where Grumpy, Mr. Personality, Jeff, and OMG are enjoying a quiet moment before dinner. Jeff is sipping a Kir, OMG refuses even a taste, and then proceeds to make Sophie—the waiter and proprietor—repeat the three‑beer list five separate times before choosing one.

Once the beer arrives, OMG shovels an entire bowl of peanuts into his mouth and chugs the drink in one go. Jeff can only cringe as they head into a formal French dining room… with OMG already in full chaos mode.

This episode continues the real‑life travel misadventures of a group trying to survive France with a man who falls off his bike daily, misunderstands everything, and turns every simple moment into a spectacle.

If you love:

• funny travel stories

• chaotic travel companions

• France, Loire Valley, French food

• storytime podcasts

• character‑driven comedy

…this series is for you.

Listen, laugh, and follow for more OMG episodes every week.

OMG Part 6 — the Loire Valley cycling saga somehow gets even stranger.

Jeff decides to hold onto OMG’s “missing” fanny pack until the end of the day, hoping to avoid another meltdown. But when he reaches the hotel, OMG is nowhere to be found — a problem, since he falls off his bike daily. Sophie, the hotel owner, is equally missing, so Jeff grabs his key, showers, and comes back downstairs to a scene.

OMG has spent several minutes haranguing the local postmistress in broken English and even worse French about his “stolen” fanny pack. Sophie is now deeply concerned about his behavior… and his smell.

When OMG finally reappears, Jeff hands over the fanny pack and orders him to shower immediately.

An hour later, OMG descends the staircase, transformed, looking uncannily like Cher with gray hair. The reveal is so startling that Grumpy spews his beer all over Jeff.

This episode continues the absurd, real‑life travel misadventures of a cycling tour through the Loire Valley, where every day brings a new OMG moment.

Featuring: Jeff (the guide), OMG (the chaos engine), Grumpy, Mr. Personality, Sophie (hotel owner), and one very patient postmistress.

Location: Loire Valley, FranceSeries: OMG — Oh My God, He Did What Now?