When Debbie was pregnant with her first baby, someone convinced her husband that you could scare a woman into going into labor. Instead of questioning that logic, they decided to try it.

What followed was a terrifying night involving a fake home invasion, a masked man in the backyard, frantic phone calls to her parents, a father racing through the neighborhood to protect his daughter, and a chain of events that could have ended very differently.

This episode is funny in hindsight, but it’s also about fear, bad advice, unintended consequences, and how one truly terrible idea led to a very real medical emergency — and ultimately, the birth of her son. Thankfully, it also ends with forgiveness, family legend status, and one perfectly timed joke that no one in the room will ever forget.