I had a moment this weekend that I thought most of you might get a chuckle out of, but I was horrified! I was at a party Saturday night with a few friends, and my friend, who I have had a little thing for, gave me a hug. He was pretty drunk, and I had had a few drinks. I was wearing a black dress, and when he hugged me, my bag made this crinkling sound. I was so embarrassed when I pulled away from him because I knew he heard it. He looked at me and said, "You got a bag of chips in that little dress." I almost died! I tried to play it off like he didn't hear anything, but that didn't work, so I had to take him aside and tell him all about my ostomy. He felt awful for saying it after I told him about it, and I felt better telling him about it. Oh, and I'm never wearing that dress again! I realized you could see the outline of my bag through it!

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