I Took a Break. Why Don’t I Feel Refreshed?

Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

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Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

On this episode: Lucy, Zak, and Jamilah help a listener who wrote in wondering how to soften her landing after taking a break from the kids. She’s grateful for them, and for time away… but why doesn’t she feel refreshed? We’ll also debrief with a round of parenting Triumphs & Fails, and share some of your responses to our recent episode about shorts under skirts and dresses. 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 an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus to help support our work. Podcast produced by Maura Currie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:40.6	Hey, welcome to Karen Feeding, this show where we raise the next generation together.
0:48.0	I'm Lucy Lopez.
0:49.3	I host another podcast, The Mama Cita Rica. I'm mother to Amelia who's 14, Avery, who's 11, and we live in Miami.
0:58.4	Hey, it's Zach Rosen, I make another podcast also. It's called the Best best advice show and I live in Detroit
1:05.1	with my almost seven-year-old and almost four-year-old. I'm Shemele
1:09.5	Mue I'm a writer, editor, and a contributor to Slates Karen feeding parenting in column, and I live in Los Angeles with my daughter Naima, who's 11.
1:19.0	Today we're answering a question about taking time off from parenting and why it feels so dang
1:25.1	hard to get back in the swing of things once you're back to business as usual.
1:30.2	We'll offer some advice for reentry and talk about whether it's okay to take a break and still not feel refreshed.
1:36.2	spoiler alert, it's okay.
1:39.2	And then of course we'll debrief back here with a round of triumphs and fails and
1:44.4	we'll also debrief on your letters about little ones wearing shorts under dresses.
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