Delia is a great investigator but a bad podcaster imo. She breaks multiple tenants of what is widely considered ethical and responsible journalism, like inserting herself into the story, interviewing her own dad as a LEO barely tangential to the story, speculating on outcomes of cases or reasons people did things, and being critical of professionals on the basis of "to meeeeeeee, it seems like you should XYZ" (she's always doing this with coroners. You're not a coroner, so I don't really care what you think you'd hypothetically do differently as someone with no experience in the industry).
Writers are often told to "show, not tell." Delia leans super hard into this with extremely verbose descriptions of the scenery that have no relevance to the story and only serve to make the episode longer. When one is reporting facts, you'd rather lean toward telling vs showing.
It is really hard to publish a book, especially a memoir written by a non-celebrity. There is virtually no chance this actually gets sold to a publisher; if FIL decides to go the self-publishing route, he’ll only sell copies to friends and family (if any).
To be clear, I would also be pissed, but I don’t think you have to worry about a paper trail leading to your son’s name. They don’t even sell books like this on the clearance shelves of Hobby Lobby.
Agree. I don’t think it was said maliciously, but this kind of self deprecating “I’m so fat 😝” humor is the 20s and 30s female equivalent of those dumb “I hate my wife” jokes that boomer dads love.
It’s cultural, and I hate it.
50g of protein is a really good day for me; I pretty much live off of processed carbs like ramen, gummy candy, cereal and Mac n cheese. It’s basically my only source of joy and comfort these days and I’m not interested in stripping that away.
Also I never hang out with anyone but my husband (we’re both mega-introvert homebodies) so I’m sure I’d get dinged for not having a social life, and the commenters would probably find a way of extrapolating emotional abuse.
Makes me think of Napoleon Dynamite
It’s like the 4th most common boy’s name right now.
Nothing is ever topping this for me.
These look to be the exact texture of Walmart cake pops, which also feel and taste like raw dough… but for $2.25/2 🙃
Probably illiteracy, since there are plenty of homeschooled kids (and high-achievers in the PS system with very involved parents) who will know how to read and write fluently and when they all matriculate into college and adulthood the gaps will become clear.
To be clear, are you looking on Mondays? Because minis are only offered on Mondays, hence “Mini Monday” (I have to add the disclaimer because people are constantly posting “why doesn’t my store have minis?” on a random Thursday)
I recall her recently saying that she was “obsessed” with capital letters lol
A helpful prompt I received years ago was "in our house, we don't (fill in the blank)." It's meant to establish boundaries with children, but I think it could work here, because it's not meant to be mean, just firm and direct.
Ex: SIL is rifling through your drawers: "Hi SIL, we're glad you're visiting, but in our home visitors don't go through closed doors or cabinets. If you're looking for something specific (like a bowl or measuring cup), I'm happy to locate it for you." Then smile and firmly close the door.
I’ve been surprised that this opinion is unpopular but Jay sucks and despite a couple of tender moments he had very little growth throughout the show. I think he learned how to mask better, but he was still a bigoted asshole who always thought he knew best. The most unpleasant character on any popular sitcom in the last 10 years imo
When Jake refers to Captain Crunch as the defining male role model in his house
I had the same experience! My SO and I have liked every crumbl cookie we’ve ever tried except for pistachio gelato. We took one bite each and immediately trashed the rest; it tasted sour or expired in some way.
I have two degrees in animal sciences, took a lot of courses in animal shelter management, and have worked for both municipal open-intake (“high kill”) city shelters with little funding and private rescues with loyal donors.
This article highlights an issue I have always had with many private rescues. They have the space and financial connections to save just about any dog(s) they want. But instead of pulling a dozen dogs from crowded, underfunded city shelters to vet and adopt out, they pick ONE “pet project” to pour all these funds into and create a heartbreak narrative, while dozens of healthy, perfectly adoptable dogs in nearby counties are being euthanized for space. And yet time and time again, these “no kill” rescues that get to pick and choose the puppies and the purebreds are seen by the public as saviors of animals, while the underfunded city shelters who are legally required to accept the sick dogs and the ones with dangerous behavioral problems are demonized for being heartless.
There are a lot of wonderful things about sheltering but if there’s one thing that’s always true, rescues gonna rescue… in the most fastidious and inefficient way possible.
She “dropped it off” at the shelter to be euthanized humanely. I can’t imagine how much money she’d already spent taking the dog to its regular vet AND an emergency vet. I’m not sure why you’d opt to then pay three figures for euthanasia when another entity will offer the same humane service for lower cost.
Mine doesn’t, they just shove the closed box at you and say “here” lol
I wish I could just buy a container of the topping. I don’t know what it is, but it tastes like ice cream to me
No, I think they even mention in the Captured episode that they had not discussed this case before.
Never forget Lauren’s dad telling her he wanted a grandson for Christmas…
… 4 months after she gave birth to his (fourth?) granddaughter.
Skinny shaming does exist, but it’s on a microscopic scale compared to fat shaming. There are definitely some loud assholes out there eager to tell a thin woman to eat a burger, but fat shaming is a societal problem. It’s pervasive in nearly every aspect of our culture. I don’t think anyone is saying that skinny shaming doesn’t exist, but it’s really not comparable to fat shaming. Society inherently assumes that thin people are emotionally cold yet disciplined. It assumes that fat people are lazy slobs.
There’s being skinny shamed and there’s being told “hey, that’s kind of fucked up” when your literal newborn isn’t growing and (by your own admission) constantly screaming because you insist on breastfeeding but you’re eating 500 calories a day and publicly documenting your 10 mile runs. She was literally starving her own child. As soon as they incorporated formula, her baby looked like a healthy baby and not a frail skeleton.
Any Brooklyn 99 fans? This reminds me of Gina buying an actual wedding dress to wear to Amy’s wedding. Lauren would be the one to wear a white lacy dress and say “actually it’s cream”
Are you fucking kidding me Lauren?? 🙄
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