Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - How To!: Face Your Kid’s Future
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🗓️ 18 March 2023
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On this bonus episode from our friends at Slate's How To! podcast—Keith prides himself on being a good dad to his three sons. But in a post-pandemic world with looming student debt and uncertain opportunities, the future can be really scary. He’s especially worried about his middle son Ben, an introvert who doesn't know what to do after he graduates high school this year. On this episode, co-host Carvell Wallace brings on Rebecca Lavoie. She’s a versatile podcaster and former co-host on Slate’s parenting show Mom and Dad are Fighting. She’s also a recent empty nester, and has some tough love for Keith about how he can stop fretting and find more joy in his own life.
If you liked this episode, check out: “How To Fill an Empty Nest”
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| 0:00.0 | Hello listeners. We wanted to bring you a special bonus episode this weekend from Slate's how-to podcasts. |
| 0:08.0 | Recently, former mom and dad are fighting co-host Carvel Wallace brought on another former mom and dad are fighting co-host Rebecca LaVoy |
| 0:16.0 | to help a listener who wants to ensure his teens transition into adulthood is smooth. He's renegotiating what his role is in their lives as they leave the nest. |
| 0:24.6 | It's a thought-provoking conversation whether your kids are ready to spread their wings or not. |
| 0:29.6 | I hope you enjoy. |
| 0:30.6 | I'm going to turn it over to Carvel now and we'll see you back here on Monday. |
| 0:34.6 | I think you'll get a chuckle out of this, I hope. |
| 0:39.5 | I can't, military is all about acronyms. |
| 0:42.9 | And so I came up with one and think about it. |
| 0:48.7 | We're all products of our parents and the acronym is poop. |
| 0:55.5 | You know, we're products of our parents. |
| 0:57.6 | I mean, as much as I love my dad, I hate some of the things that he's passed on to me. |
| 1:04.5 | Welcome to how to. |
| 1:06.3 | I'm Carval Wallace. |
| 1:08.3 | At one point or another, we have all encountered worried parents. |
| 1:12.3 | They could have been your own parents, maybe your friend's parents, or if you're like me, |
| 1:16.6 | then you are the worried parent. |
| 1:19.0 | It's not a new idea or feeling, but for our listener this week, being a parent in |
| 1:24.2 | 2023 does feel a little bit different. |
| 1:31.3 | My name's Keith. I'm a graphic designer by trade. I also was in the Air Force. I retired in 2007 as a public affairs officer. |
| 1:37.3 | And I'm the father of three boys. Let's see, 14, 17, and 21 as of Tuesday. |
| 1:45.8 | Keith lives in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, where he drives a school bus part-time. |
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