FitSugar reader Dhitri has an embarrassing tale about her first half marathon. She shared her story in our RunningSugar community group. Help her out by sharing your own funny or embarrassing race tales below! So you know I ran my first half and had the greatest time ever. There were a few blunders, of course (what's a race without 'em?). Firstly, I arrived only half an hour before the start. Read more

Kids say the darndest things — some sweet, some mind boggling, some infuriating, and some downright sassy. A friend who doesn't have children recently called me cracking up after hearing an exchange between a mother and a 3- or 4-year-old at the grocery store. The little girl was listing all the things she wanted to buy and the mom said, "You just want everything you can think of!" The girl Read more

"Mommy, he can't sit there. He's too fat and he'll break my chair!" I bet cat's got mama's tongue! If there's one thing about tots, you can bet your bottom dollar that they'll give it to you straight. While mom may feel like crawling into the nearest hole, she usually grins and bears the awkward moment or tries to explain the embarrassment away. "Honey! That's not a nice thing to say," or "You're Read more

Growing up, I never went through a picky stage, and today there is nothing that I wouldn't taste — except for one fishy thing. As a small child, my mother claims I gorged on tuna fish with no hesitation, but for some inexplicable reason, things took a very different turn. It's been a family mystery ever since. I recently moved in with a new roommate and felt confident that, when it came to all Read more