Avoiding The Toxic Comparison Spiral

Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

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Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

On this episode: Zak Rosen, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Jamilah Lemieux help a listener who’s thrilled that she and her siblings all had kids in 2022 — but, as those babies become toddlers, the temptation to compare the cousins is strong. How can this no-drama mama prevent herself and her siblings from falling into this trap… not to mention grandparents and partners? We’ll also dive into our week in triumphs and fails, as usual. We’re off this coming Monday for MLK Day, but we’ll see you back in the main feed Thursday. Join us on Facebook and email us at [email protected] to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today’s show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus to help support our work. Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson and Maura Currie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.0	Welcome to Karen Feeding, the show where we raise the next generation together.
1:07.0	I'm Jemila Mu, a writer, contributor to Slate's Care and Feeding Parenting
1:11.3	Column, and Mom Tineema, who's 10, and we live in Los Angeles.
1:15.0	I'm Zach Rosen.
1:17.0	I make another podcast.
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1:19.6	And I'm Dad to Noah, who's 6, and Ami, who's 3.
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