Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - The ‘Cherishing Your Childless Friends’ Edition
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🗓️ 4 April 2022
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
On this episode: Elizabeth, Zak, and Jamilah answer a question from a listener who is feeling left behind by her friends who are parents. She says she’s really tried to be supportive and isn’t receiving support in return, especially when she’s celebrating accomplishments like earning a PhD and publishing her first album. All of this has left her feeling that she’s worth less if she doesn’t have a kid. Is there a way to rekindle the relationships?
Recommendations:
Zak recommends watching The Lost Daughter.
Jamilah recommends picking up The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER by Thomas Fisher.
Elizabeth recommends planting a window box with Back to the Roots or Kiwico.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode contains explicit language. |
| 0:05.0 | Welcome to Mom and Daughter Fighting Slate's parenting podcast for Monday, April 4th, |
| 0:10.1 | the Cherishing Your Childless Friends edition. |
| 0:13.5 | I'm Elizabeth Newkamp. |
| 0:14.7 | I write the homeschool and family travel blog Dutch Dutch goose. |
| 0:17.7 | I'm the mom to three littles, Henry who's nine, Oliver who's seven, and Teddy who's five. And we live in Colorado Springs, Colorado. |
| 0:25.3 | I'm Zach Rosen. I make a podcast called The Best Advice Show. And I live in Detroit with my family. My daughter, Noah is four and Ami is one. |
| 0:34.5 | I'm Jamila Lemieux. I'm a writer, contributor to Slate's Karen Feeding Parenting |
| 0:38.4 | Column, and Mom to Naima, who is nine, and we live in Los Angeles, California. Welcome to our |
| 0:43.7 | first Monday episode. Well, this Monday, we're going to be tackling a really good question. |
| 0:50.2 | Our listener isn't a parent, but all of her friends are. |
| 0:57.1 | She's feeling a little left behind and unappreciated. |
| 1:02.5 | Is there a way to rekindle the friendship and make sure all parties feel valued, parent or not? |
| 1:07.6 | We'll also do a round of recommendations, but first, let's dive into our mailbag. |
| 1:11.9 | Hey guys, I just wanted to throw in my two cents in the discussion of Zach's daughter's behavior. As a parent, I think it might help to remind her of the great friend she |
| 1:16.9 | usually is. That is something that helps with the squabbles my two kids have and had at four. |
| 1:23.2 | And recognizing the need of kids themselves for a loving timeout. |
| 1:32.5 | It might work to go out with her to ride a bike and go back inside to be a friend in a little while. |
| 1:35.3 | Good luck and thanks for the wonderful podcast. |
| 1:39.0 | Zach, have you tried anything? Did this magically disappear? |
| 1:42.5 | Thank you, listener and Elizabeth for asking. |
| 1:44.5 | Yes, it pretty much disappeared. |
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