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No Parenting Book Could Prepare You For This

May 16, 2025 / 01:06

This episode discusses a 2012 incident in Spokane, Washington, where a father and his son discovered human remains in the woods. The father recounts the experience of handling this shocking situation with his 12-year-old son. The episode features discussions about the police response, the investigation, and the emotional impact on the family.

The father describes how his son and two friends stumbled upon the remains while playing outside. The discovery led to a swift response from law enforcement, with officers and crime scene technicians arriving at the scene.

Listeners learn about the challenges of explaining such traumatic events to children, as well as the broader implications of the investigation that followed. The episode highlights the unexpected realities of parenting in extreme situations.

TLDR

A father recounts discovering human remains with his son in Spokane, Washington, and the challenges of addressing the situation.

Episode

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There are plenty of things that parenting books just can't prepare you for. I had literal classes as an adult,
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like to be a foster parent. Nothing actually ever truly prepares you. 100%. And I guarantee you what's not in the
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book is how to talk to your 12-year-old after they discover human remains in the
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woods. Oh, that is exactly the scenario one father found himself in on Mother's Day 2012 after his son came running home
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telling him that he and his two friends found something in the woods by their house in Spokane, Washington. Now, what
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dad and later the police that he calls in find in that wooded area just off of a narrow walking path in a small ditch
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is the upper part of a body peeking out from between torn black trash bags. Soon, the area is swarming with
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officers. Investigators are there, crime scene technicians, you name it. And one
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officer, as he is standing over the remains, spots another bundle of trash bags half-hazardly hidden underneath a
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pile of sticks and branches about four to five feet Way.

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Episode Highlights

  • A Shocking Discovery
    A father learns his son found human remains in the woods on Mother's Day 2012.
    “What’s not in the book is how to talk to your 12-year-old after they discover human remains.”
    @ 00m 13s
    May 16, 2025

Episode Quotes

  • Nothing actually ever truly prepares you. 100%.
    No Parenting Book Could Prepare You For This
  • Oh, that is exactly the scenario one father found himself in.
    No Parenting Book Could Prepare You For This

Key Moments

  • Unexpected Parenting00:08
  • Grim Discovery00:18
  • Crime Scene00:48