Care & Feeding | My Parents Spend Less On My Stepson

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🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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On this episode: Zak, Elizabeth and Jamilah are talking about a tricky dynamic between a stepson and his step-grandparents. Our listener doesn’t differentiate between her stepson and her bio kids in her home — but when her parents interact with the kids, it’s a different story. So, our listener is wondering what’s normal… and how to patch up this issue with her husband, who’s upset by it. After that, of course, we’ll circle up for a round of triumphs and fails. 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 to hang out with us on the Plus Playground every week for a whole additional grab-bag of content — and you’ll get an ad-free experience across the network. And you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus – or try it out on Apple Podcasts. Podcast produced by Maura Currie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.0	Welcome to Karen Feeding, the show where we raise the next generation together. I'm Elizabeth Newkamp. I write the family travel blog Dutch Dutch Goose.
0:40.3	I'm the mom to Henry who's 13, Oliver who's 11, and Teddy who's 8.
0:44.5	We live in Tokyo, Japan.
0:46.7	I'm Jameela Lemieux, a writer, contributor to Slate's Karen Feeding Parenting Column, and Mom
0:53.0	to Naima, who's's 12 and we live in
0:54.9	Los Angeles.
0:56.3	I'm Zach Rosen.
0:57.7	I make another podcast.
0:59.0	It's called The Best Advice Show.
1:00.3	And I am dad to Noah, who's seven and Ami, who's four.
1:04.3	We live in Amsterdam.
1:05.9	Today on the show, we're talking about a tricky dynamic between a stepson and his step grandparents.
1:11.0	Our listener doesn't differentiate between her stepson and her bio kids in her home,
1:15.7	but when her parents interact with the kids, it's a different story.
1:19.1	So our listener is wondering what's normal and how to patch up the issues with her husband who's upset by it.
1:25.0	And after all that, of course, we'll circle up for a round of triumphs and
1:28.2	fails. So let's get going, but first, we're going to take a quick break. This episode is brought
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