In this episode, I’m unpacking how something as innocent as kombucha sent my entire life into chaos… how my own child managed to humiliate me in public with the confidence of a man three times his size… and why I found myself saluting a complete stranger at a gas station like we’d been through battle together.

Plus, your stories this week? Unhinged. We’re talking ski masks, mystery backpacks, “not again” from a school counselor (which is never the phrase you want to hear), and one of the wildest parent–interpreter–admin conferences I have ever imagined.

And because I can’t help myself, I’m also taking a moment to climb atop a hill I’m fully prepared to die on, one that every creative, teacher, and comedian should probably hear.

The kombucha incident that nearly destroyed my dignity and a mom-and-pop gas station bathroom.

How my child chose a random truck driver as his “best friend” and shared my darkest secret.

A ski mask mix-up that absolutely no administrator wants to explain.

The classroom situation that made a counselor say, “Not again…”

Why bitterness has no place in comedy—and what I’ve learned from watching others rise.

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