Meg Bowles

And just a note, we know that the social media platform that's referenced has had a name change, but it was Twitter when the events in the story took place. Live from London, here's Jamie McDonald's

And just a note, we know that the social media platform that's referenced has had a name change, but it was Twitter when the events in the story took place. Live from London, here's Jamie McDonald's

That was Jamie McDonald. The day after Jamie told this story in London, he got a call from the people at Have I Got News For You, asking him to be on the show again. He told me that, like before, they didn't change the format, and this time, there was no Twitter backlash. Recently, he took part in another popular television show in the UK called Celebrity MasterChef.

That was Jamie McDonald. The day after Jamie told this story in London, he got a call from the people at Have I Got News For You, asking him to be on the show again. He told me that, like before, they didn't change the format, and this time, there was no Twitter backlash. Recently, he took part in another popular television show in the UK called Celebrity MasterChef.

That was Jamie McDonald. The day after Jamie told this story in London, he got a call from the people at Have I Got News For You, asking him to be on the show again. He told me that, like before, they didn't change the format, and this time, there was no Twitter backlash. Recently, he took part in another popular television show in the UK called Celebrity MasterChef.

And though he couldn't tell me the outcome when we spoke, he did assure me that he had all his fingers. In the bio he has on his website, he says he doesn't believe disabled people triumph over their adversities. They triumph with them and get to have some fun along the way. You can find out more about Jamie and all the storytellers you hear in this hour on our website, themoth.org.

And though he couldn't tell me the outcome when we spoke, he did assure me that he had all his fingers. In the bio he has on his website, he says he doesn't believe disabled people triumph over their adversities. They triumph with them and get to have some fun along the way. You can find out more about Jamie and all the storytellers you hear in this hour on our website, themoth.org.

And though he couldn't tell me the outcome when we spoke, he did assure me that he had all his fingers. In the bio he has on his website, he says he doesn't believe disabled people triumph over their adversities. They triumph with them and get to have some fun along the way. You can find out more about Jamie and all the storytellers you hear in this hour on our website, themoth.org.

Coming up, what happens when all your great expectations blow up in your face when the Moth Radio Hour continues?

Coming up, what happens when all your great expectations blow up in your face when the Moth Radio Hour continues?

Coming up, what happens when all your great expectations blow up in your face when the Moth Radio Hour continues?

This is the Moth Radio Hour. I'm Meg Bowles. The expectations we set for ourselves are often based on what we've seen or heard around us, our family's hopes and dreams, our successful friends, the people we see on Instagram or TV living glorious and happy lives. What happens when you manage to meet those expectations but then find they aren't the key to happiness you hoped?

This is the Moth Radio Hour. I'm Meg Bowles. The expectations we set for ourselves are often based on what we've seen or heard around us, our family's hopes and dreams, our successful friends, the people we see on Instagram or TV living glorious and happy lives. What happens when you manage to meet those expectations but then find they aren't the key to happiness you hoped?

This is the Moth Radio Hour. I'm Meg Bowles. The expectations we set for ourselves are often based on what we've seen or heard around us, our family's hopes and dreams, our successful friends, the people we see on Instagram or TV living glorious and happy lives. What happens when you manage to meet those expectations but then find they aren't the key to happiness you hoped?

When I asked our final storyteller, Salima Saxton, when was a time that your expectations did not meet up with reality, she said, usually when I improvise mealtimes. Here's Salima Saxton, live at the Moth.

When I asked our final storyteller, Salima Saxton, when was a time that your expectations did not meet up with reality, she said, usually when I improvise mealtimes. Here's Salima Saxton, live at the Moth.

When I asked our final storyteller, Salima Saxton, when was a time that your expectations did not meet up with reality, she said, usually when I improvise mealtimes. Here's Salima Saxton, live at the Moth.

Salima Saxton is an actress, writer, and podcaster. She co-hosts the Women Are Mad podcast, where she interviews extraordinary women and finds out where and when anger has been a positive power in their lives. Salima says, my husband and the rest of my family continue to bloom and look back on this transformational moment as a gift. It truly was the beginning of us becoming ourselves.

Salima Saxton is an actress, writer, and podcaster. She co-hosts the Women Are Mad podcast, where she interviews extraordinary women and finds out where and when anger has been a positive power in their lives. Salima says, my husband and the rest of my family continue to bloom and look back on this transformational moment as a gift. It truly was the beginning of us becoming ourselves.

Salima Saxton is an actress, writer, and podcaster. She co-hosts the Women Are Mad podcast, where she interviews extraordinary women and finds out where and when anger has been a positive power in their lives. Salima says, my husband and the rest of my family continue to bloom and look back on this transformational moment as a gift. It truly was the beginning of us becoming ourselves.