Debbie Has A Story For That

On this episode of Debbie Has a Story for That, what starts as a well-intentioned church cleanup day quickly spirals into one of the worst (and most hilarious) decisions of my teenage life.Picture this: an old church basement, a group of unsupervised youth group kids, and… spray paint. What could possibly go wrong?Somewhere between a misshapen “world” that looked more like a jellybean, a sudden burst of very confident creative ideas, and a fully committed plan involving “tracks to Jesus” (yes… it gets worse), things took a turn. A very dizzy, giggly, uh-oh something’s not right here turn.And then came the moment that changed everything…The Styrofoam cups.Let’s just say—when your drink containers start dissolving before your eyes, it’s probably time to reevaluate your life choices.What followed was a full-blown realization, a wave of panic, and a church that smelled like spray paint for years afterward. Literal years.This is the story of how we accidentally got high in a church basement… while trying to do something nice.Spoiler alert: We did not, in fact, bless that room.

Some childhood memories fade. Others permanently embed themselves under kitchen appliances.In this episode of Debbie Has a Story for That, Debbie tells the story of a legendary sleepover at her best friend Kelly’s house, complete with forbidden late-night snacks, a shared pink petticoat, questionable decision-making at 2 a.m., and one very mischievous dad who believed every moment in life was an opportunity for a perfectly timed prank.What started as an innocent mission to sneak a bag of Skittles quickly turned into sheer panic when a police scanner alarm suddenly exploded in the middle of the night, convincing three ten-year-old girls that a break-in was happening. Screaming ensued. Skittles flew. Trust was shattered. And a lifelong memory was born.Years later, when Kelly’s family finally moved out of that house, they discovered evidence of that night still hiding in every nook and cranny.This episode is about childhood friendship, growing up in houses full of personality, and the unforgettable adults who turned ordinary nights into stories you laugh about for the rest of your life.🎧 Expect nostalgia, chaos, and the night it quite literally rained Skittles.

While on vacation in Florida, Debbie witnesses a tragic accident that changes the tone of an otherwise ordinary moment. Days later, back home in Kansas City, a Facebook post about that experience leads to an unexpected message from a stranger who was there too.What begins as a conversation between two people processing shared trauma turns into something far stranger—and far more intense—when a casual phone call takes a terrifying turn involving a pickle, a sudden silence, and five hours of genuine panic.This episode isn’t about true crime or shock value. It’s about the strange ways people connect, the responsibility we sometimes feel for total strangers, and how even the most unsettling moments can end in laughter, relief, and an unlikely friendship.Because sometimes, life hands you a story you couldn’t make up if you tried—and yes, Debbie has a story for that.