I’m Estranged From My Dad. My Son Is Curious.

Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

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Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

On this episode: Elizabeth, Lucy and Zak are talking about estrangement. We got a really thoughtful question from a listener whose four-year-old is starting to ask questions about why one of his grandparents isn’t in the picture. And with kids that age, the questions just keep coming… even on topics like this, that are really hard to explain. Elizabeth recommended the following resources: A Family Is A Family Is A Family by Sara O’Leary The Not So Friendly Friend: How to Set Boundaries for Healthy Friendships by Christina Furnival Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay Gibson The Estranged Heart And after that discussion, we’ll of course circle up for a round of triumphs and fails — and we’ll also share some amazing thoughts you shared about going to DC. 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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1:00.1	This episode may contain explicit language.
1:06.1	Welcome to Karen Feeding, the show where we raise the next generation together.
1:10.5	I'm Lucy Lopez. I host another podcast, The Mamasita Rica.
1:14.8	I have a daughter who's 14, that's Amelia, Avery who's 12, and we live in Miami.
1:20.9	I'm Zach Rosen. I got a nasty cold. Sorry. I am dad to Noah, who's seven, and Ami, who's four. We live in Amsterdam.
1:31.0	I'm Elizabeth Newkamp. I write the family travel blog, Dutch Dutch goose. I'm the mom to Henry
1:35.7	who's 12, Oliver, who's 10, and Teddy, who's 8. We live in Tokyo, Japan. So today on the show,
1:42.7	we're talking about estrangement. We got a really thoughtful question from a listener who's four-year-old is starting to ask about why one of his grandparents isn't in the picture. And with kids that age, the questions just keep coming and coming and coming. Even on topics like this that are really, really hard to explain. So we'll see what we can do to
2:03.5	help. And afterwards, we'll do a round of triumphs and fails. So let's get going. We're going to
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