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I Think I’ve Done Irreparable Damage to My Kids When They Were Little. It’s Too Late.
5+ hour, 21+ min ago I yell at my kids too much. And I yell way less than I used to, because I have worked really hard on my triggers, and it's worked. But if I'm tired and I've said the same thing three times,…...
My Wife Wants to Ruin Everyone’s Christmas to Make a Point to Our Son. Not on My Watch.
1+ day, 5+ hour ago A boy wearing a Santa hat crying into his hands. "Crime and Extreme Punishment Dear Crime and Extreme, My husband is in education, so during the summer he is a full-time stay at home dad to our children, ages 4 and…...
My Sister Is Seven Months Pregnant. I Dread Having to Tell Her What I Caught Her Husband Doing on Thanksgiving.
2+ day, 5+ hour ago My sister "Diona" and her husband "Jack" hosted our entire family for Thanksgiving this year, plus the whole the holiday weekend. The evening before Thanksgiving, I was helping with food prep and stepped away to use the bathroom. As I…...
My Husband’s Family Has a Dangerous “Tradition.” I Don’t Know How to Protect Our Kids.
2+ day, 13+ hour ago He considers a few cousins and a brother to be alcoholics, though he would describe his parents and much of his extended family as very heavy drinkers. Many of his uncles and his grandfather died before age 64 from alcohol-related causes....
My Husband Doled Out an Archaic Punishment to Our Child. His “Justification” Is Just as Bad.
3+ day, 5+ hour ago A little kid looking up at someone out of the frame, crying. "Even though "divorce him" would be a sufficient enough response, I'll stretch this out a little so I can dunk on your husband a bit more. Like, seriously?...
I Heard the Obscene Calls My Son Made to a Classmate. This Is So, So Bad.
3+ day, 23+ hour ago A young teenage boy talking on the phone, smiling. "Mom of a Phone Fiend You asked about how to get your husband on the same page regarding your son's punishment. I think perhaps that's not the thing to be focusing…...
Who Was That Yo-Yo Man…And How Did He Get Into My School?
4+ day, 9+ hour ago Why kids play with sand, why rock bands play encores, and how yo-yo masters started selling at school assemblies. Decoder Ring listeners write in with some excellent mysteries, and for our last episode of the year we're solving three of…...
I Fantasized About Life as a Single Mom. I Never Saw My Hardest Challenge Coming.
5+ day, 12+ hour ago I became a single parent to my 11-week-old in the very inopportune month of November. In addition to figuring out how to keep an infant alive, adjusting to a parenting schedule that included hours of ... I became a single parent…...
I Know My Wife Would Say No to a Christmas Surprise I Want to Give the Kids. I Plan to Do It Anyway.
6+ day, 7+ hour ago Good idea? Care and Feeding is Slate's parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, My wife, "Sarah," and I have a 7-year-old son, "Matthew," and a 5-year-old daughter, "Kyra." Over…...
How to Organize Your House and Kids After a Big Move
6+ day, 8+ hour ago It's an all organization episode! From kids' toys to holiday decorations they've got you covered on your decluttering mission. On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are saying goodbye to clutter! Elizabeth just made yet another massive…...