The awesomeness of J.K. Rowling's use of narrative misdirection

Rob and I are reading Robert Galbraith's The Cuckoo's Calling aloud to each other. (Because we want to do more stuff together, but face it, reading books is about all the poor guy is up for). I've read it before, but I didn't put together until today ( TOTAL MAJOR spoilers for The Cuckoo's Calling, including the identity of the murderer, so don't click here if you haven't read it )

Mind blown.

That's awesome.

Read this article today

Let’s Stop Idealizing the Home-Cooked Family Dinner. This paragraph REALLY jumped out at me:

Beyond just the time and money constraints, women find that their very own families present a major obstacle to their desire to provide diverse, home-cooked meals. The women interviewed faced not just children but grown adults who are whiny, picky, and ungrateful for their efforts. “We rarely observed a meal in which at least one family member didn’t complain about the food they were served,” the researchers write. Mothers who could afford to do so often wanted to try new recipes and diverse ingredients, but they knew that it would cause their families to reject the meals. “Instead, they continued to make what was tried and true, even if they didn’t like the food themselves.” The saddest part is that picky husbands and boyfriends were just as much, if not more, of a problem than fussy children.

Exactly. That has been EXACTLY my experience.

That's why have I have dozens and dozens of blog posts tagged Cooking for Ingrates.