Fluid Fashion
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3.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 3 September 2020
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
On this week’s episode: Dan, Jamilah, and Elizabeth answer a question from a parent adjusting to her young son wanting to wear girls clothing. They also answer a question about a mom who just needs some space from her preteen who glommed on to her during quarantine.
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Recommendations:
Elizabeth recommends the magnetic tangrams set from Chuckle & Roar.
Jamilah recommends Moesha and the Brandy vs Monica Verzuz Battle.
Dan recommends watching Lady Bird with your teen.
Additional Recommendations:
The Kids Are Asleep, the hilarious Slate Live show. Catch it via Slate’s Facebook or YouTube on Thursdays at 10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT.
My Son Loves My Little Pony. At 7, He Already Knows That’s Not OK. by Sean Williams.
Ackerman Institute for the Family
What’s Your Sign, Baby? by Heather Schwedel.
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast contains explicit language. |
| 0:05.8 | Welcome to Mom and Dad are Fighting, Slate's Parenting Podcast for Thursday, September 3rd, the Fluid Fashion Edition. |
| 0:13.2 | I'm Dan Cois. I'm a writer for Slate and the author of the book How to Be a Family. |
| 0:17.5 | I'm the dad of Lyra, who's 15, and Harper, who's 23. |
| 0:22.1 | She's 13. |
| 0:23.3 | Holy shit, she just turned 13. |
| 0:25.1 | We all live in Harlington, Virginia. |
| 0:28.6 | Yay, 13. |
| 0:30.6 | I'm Jamila. |
| 0:31.8 | I am a writer, contributor to Slate's Karen Feeding Parenting column, and host of the kids |
| 0:37.0 | are asleep on Slate's YouTube and Facebook channelsing Column and host of The Kids Are Sleep on Slate's YouTube |
| 0:38.8 | and Facebook channels. I am Mom to Naima, who is 7, and we live in Los Angeles, California. |
| 0:46.2 | I'm Elizabeth Newkamp. I write the homeschool and family travel blog Dutch Dutch Goose. I'm the |
| 0:50.7 | mom to three littles, Henry 8, Oliver 6. I'm Teddy Free, and I'm located in Navar, Florida. Hey, everyone. I'm the mom to three littles, Henry 8, Oliver 6, and Teddy Free, and I'm located in Navar, Florida. |
| 0:56.9 | Hey, everyone. I'm so excited to be back. We're so glad to have you back. Did anything happen while I was gone? |
| 1:02.7 | Oh, my God. |
| 1:07.2 | Today on the show, we've got a question about a five-year-old's gender fluid fashion choices. |
| 1:13.5 | We'll also be giving advice to the mom of an extroverted 12-year-old who has glommed on during quarantine. |
| 1:19.2 | And as always, we'll have triumphs and fails and recommendations. |
| 1:22.4 | I'm going to learn everything that you guys have been up to for the last three weeks via triumphs and fails. |
| 1:27.3 | Jamila, do you want to start? |
| 1:29.0 | Yes, I actually have two triumphs. |
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