Mom and Dad Are Fighting

Mom and Dad Are Fighting: The “Who’s Your Mommy?” Edition

Listen to Slate’s parenting podcast about stepparent problems and saying no to a toddler.

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On this week’s episode, Rebecca, Carvell, and Gabe answer questions from listeners about problems with a stepmother and how to say no to a toddler. Plus: parenting triumphs and fails, recommendations, and more. And on Slate Plus this week, Culture Gabfest host Julia Turner shares a parenting hack for dealing with piles of children’s artwork.

Items discussed on the show: “New Mommy a Lot Prettier,” on the Onion. (Trigger warning: maternal heartbreak.)

Recommendations:

  • Carvell recommends SET: The Family Game of Visual Perception.
  • Rebecca recommends using old holiday cards in next year’s gift tags. (You kind of have to hear her explain it.)
  • Gabe recommends eating Thanksgiving dinner at a restaurant.

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Podcast produced by Benjamin Frisch.