We call this podcast Nurture vs. Nurture because despite our national striving to get parenting right,

there are so many ways to bring up healthy humans. Today we learn three new,

untranslatable words that explain us to ourselves and help put language to emotions,

and we'll meet two moms who are caught between cultures. Their current home,

Stockholm has a bounty of acceptance. Same-sex couples are considered commonplace,

but a pervasive, child-driven parenting philosophy. I want to donate!

Okay, you can have a donate. Feels untenable. It's a radical contrast to the manor's driven

respect or elder society, one of the moms is used to and values from growing up in Texas.

However, Texas came with a more side-eyed view of her sexuality. So what to do? Let's meet

today's family and find out. First, a disclaimer. What you are about to listen to is not a

professional counseling session. Each episode is a one-time conversation and the advice I offered

does not constitute psychological treatment or services substitute for professional diagnosis,

intervention, or behavioral health care. In order to protect their privacy, our guests have

been given pseudonyms and some personal details have been changed. If you have concerns about your

child's well-being or your own, seek out guidance from a medical or mental health professional,

good places to start, your child's pediatrician, the counseling staff at your child's school,

and the American Psychological Association's comprehensive guide to finding resources in your

state. And now, onto the fun.

Hi. Hi. Hi. Thank you so much for joining us today. Here's what I know. You are living in Stockholm.

Yes. You have an eight-year-old son, Gus, and a four-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Lily.

One of you either grew up or spent quite a bit of time in Texas, and so one of the things

you've noticed is the difference between standards of manners and decorum in public for a small

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