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We Love Taking Our Babies to the Playground. Only One of Them Is Welcome.
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (206+ words) This is a newsletter bonus question. Care and Feeding is Slate's parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. I have a beautiful dog, "Sammy," a medium-size mutt that I adopted eight years ago. I…...
My In-Laws Gave My Daughter an Outrageous Gift. Then I Found Out My Husband Conspired With Them Against Me.
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (732+ words) Slate Magazine Care and Feeding is Slate's parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, My husband "Brian" and I have two kids, "Stacy," 3. 5, and "Sam," 19 months. Brian's parents came to…...
My Mom Seems to Think I Owe Her for Raising Me Alone. I Don't Want to Pay Her Price.
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (233+ words) Slate Magazine My mom had me when she was 18. After a brief, ill-advised marriage to my father, she ended up as a single parent after he skipped out on us. He paid nothing in child support. My mom made many…...
I Bend Over Backwards For My Parent Friends. But When I Need Support? Crickets.
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (252+ words) Parenting is hard. But needs don't vanish just because someone doesn't have kids. On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen answer a question from a child-free listener. She's been putting in the work being a villager for…...
My Husband Is Turning a Common Spring Annoyance Into a Lesson in Brutality for Our Kids
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (332+ words) You probably already know this, but Mike's a shithead for this. He's not only taken a fun outdoor family activity and ruined that for you (and the snails), but he's also blown a wonderful opportunity to teach your children about…...
My Kids" Cousins Beat Them at the Easter Egg Hunt. What My Wife Did to "Even" the Playing Field Is Despicable.
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (135+ words) Two baskets filled with Easter eggs. A woman putting an additional egg in one of the baskets. As I have said many times in this column, we do not narc on other parents, children, and even our own spouse. I'll…...
We Bought a New Car So I Could Drive the Kids. Now My Husband Insists on Using It Instead for an Absurd Reason.
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (510+ words) Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years'so today we're diving into the archives of Care and Feeding to share classic parenting letters with our readers. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Last summer…...
As a Mom, Vacations With My Kids Are Hell. A Radical Parenting Strategy Changed Everything.
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (314+ words) Eventually, my family members wore me down. At 5, 9, and 12 years old, they are in the Disney sweet spot, age-wise'no toddlers and no teenagers. All primed for rides, funnel cake, and magic. (I'll note that in the writing of this article,…...
My Wife's Sister Dropped Her 1-Year-Old Twins With Us Due to a Family Emergency. When She Texted Us an Update, I Was Floored.
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (199+ words) This is a newsletter bonus question. Care and Feeding is Slate's parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Don't Cry Wolf, Your sister-in-law's behavior is stunning in its rudeness. Like, truly, it boggles…...
My Husband Wants Us to Help His Slimeball Brother Hide Out From the Law. I Have a Different Idea.
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (1052+ words) Slate Dear Prudence is Slate's advice column. Submit questions here. New from Slate's advice family: Unhinged, a monthly dating column. Part advice, part investigation. Read the first edition now. I just learned that my slimeball brother-in-law has three different women…...