A young boy was at a birthday party with his mom when, ten minutes in, he suddenly needed to pee. Spotting his mom across the room, he shouted, “Mommy, I have to pee!”

Embarrassed, she took him to the bathroom, locked the door, and suggested a secret code: “Instead of yelling, let’s say ‘I have to whisper’ so no one else knows.” The boy agreed, finished, and went back to the party.

The next night at his grandfather’s house, he woke up needing to go again. Quietly, he told his grandpa, “I have to whisper.” Confused, the grandfather replied, “Not now, you can whisper in the morning.” The boy insisted, squirming and pleading. Finally, the grandfather gave in: “Alright, whisper quietly into my ear.”

In another story, a parent struggled with potty training a three-year-old son named Matt. During a busy Taco Bell lunch, the parent smelled something unusual. Checking the seven-month-old daughter confirmed she was fine, and asking Matt, he insisted he hadn’t had an accident. Suspicious, the parent asked again, and Matt suddenly jumped up, pulled down his pants, bent over, and shouted, “SEE, MOM, IT’S JUST FARTS!!!”

Amid the shocked stares of about 100 diners, Matt calmly pulled up his pants and went back to eating, completely unfazed.

The stories show the hilarious creativity and honesty of kids—and how a little code or a blunt truth can turn an embarrassing moment into a memorable one.