Don't Go to France Edition

Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

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Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2018

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Gabriel Roth, Rebecca Lavoie, and Carvell Wallace answer a listener question about a 6-year-old who's getting a little too close to her boyfriend. Then they decide whether it makes sense to bring a newborn baby along for an overseas vacation.

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:10.3	Welcome to Mom and Dad are Fighting Slate's Parenting Podcast for Thursday, October 25th, the Don't Go to France edition.
0:18.0	I'm Gabriel Roth. I am the editorial director of Slate Podcasts,
0:21.1	and I'm the father of Leo, who is four years old, and Eliza, who is seven. I'm Rebecca Levoy. I'm a journalist and podcaster from New Hampshire, and I am mom to Henry, who is 16, Teddy, who is 15 and a half, and my stepdaughter, Lily, who is 18. Oh, my God, hold on. I just got my own kids age wrong.
0:40.3	Keep rolling. daughter Lily who is 18. Oh my God, hold on. I just got my own kids age wrong.
0:40.5	Keep rolling. They'll never care.
0:42.5	Oh, Henry 17. We all need to know that. He's 17. Sorry. Sorry, Henry.
0:48.2	My name is Carvel Wallace. I'm a writer and podcaster in Oakland, California. And I'm
0:53.2	a father to Georgia who is 13, which I know is a fact, and Ezra, who is 15.
0:57.7	Which is a conjecture?
0:59.8	Which is a conjecture.
1:02.1	15 going on 109.
1:03.8	Today on our show, we have a question about a six-year-old who is getting a little bit too physical with her boyfriend.
1:09.7	And another about whether you should bring an infant on a cycling trip.
1:14.0	Spoiler, no.
1:15.1	Plus, as always.
1:16.2	Wait, you can't do that.
1:18.0	Sorry.
1:19.5	I mean, come on.
1:21.2	Plus, as always, we'll have triumphs and fails.
1:24.9	We'll make recommendations.
1:25.8	And on our Slate Plus segment, Rebecca's son, Teddy's theatrical career may have stalled.
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