Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

Your Kids Don’t Owe You Anything

Jun 19, 2023

39:17

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Origins of Mother's Day

1min

The Politics of Parenting Holidays

2min

The Argument That Children Don't Owe Their Parents a Dumb Thing

2min

The Reality of Adopting a Religion

2min

The Importance of Honoring Our Ancestors

2min

The Importance of Loving Your Kids

2min

The Hardest Job in the World

3min

The 10 Commandments and the Relationship Between Parents and Children

2min

10.

The Importance of Having a Great Relationship

3min

11.

The Importance of Accepting Your Children

2min

12.

Office Hours Live

2min

13.

Parenting Is an Inherently Selfish Act

4min

14.

The Importance of Child Free Living for Women

5min

15.

The Importance of Being Mindful About Parenting

3min

16.

Do You Want to Save Your Marriage?

2min

17.

Just Between Us: A Weekly Podcast

2min

From Slate's Hear Me Out podcast: … stop with the breakfast-in-bed.

As we reflect on the summertime season of parenting holidays in the U.S. — Mother’s Day in May and Father’s Day in June — it’s worth remembering that these holidays’ histories are deeply political… not unlike parenting itself.

Parenting is complicated, now more so than ever. In the best of circumstances, it’s a two-way relationship with a person who didn’t ask to be here. So what can we expect from our children?

Gabrielle Blair, founder of DesignMom.com and author of Ejaculate Responsibly, joins us to make the case that kids aren’t bound by blood to do, or be, anything.

If you have thoughts you want to share, or an idea for a topic we should tackle, you can now email the show: hearmeout@slate.com

Podcast production by Maura Currie

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