ICYMI: Dear Prudence: Sister Wants Me to Be Her Surrogate. Help!

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🗓️ 15 March 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Today, we’re bringing you an episode of the recently relaunched Dear Prudence podcast hosted by Jenée Desmond-Harris. In this episode, Prudie (Jenée Desmond-Harris) is tackling questions about text etiquette, whether or not to allow children at a wedding, and weighing the heavy decision of surrogacy for a sibling. Slate’s own Rachelle Hampton (host of ICYMI) joins dole out some words of wisdom. Podcast production by Kayla Lattimore and Daisy Rosario. Production help from Se’era Spragley Ricks. Make an impact this Women’s History Month by helping Macy’s on their mission to fund girls in STEM. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, I see why am I listeners. I have a special treat for you today. I was recently on the newly
0:07.7	relaunched Dear Prudence podcast with our own Dear Prudence, Jeney Desmond Harris. I had the absolute
0:15.4	best time. Y'all might have heard Jenae on the show talking about what it's like to give online
0:20.4	advice. And now I like to give online advice.
0:21.3	And now I get to give online advice.
0:23.8	I hope you all enjoy.
0:28.9	Welcome to Dear Prudence.
0:30.9	I'm your Prudence, Jenae Desmond Harris.
0:33.7	Today, I'll be answering questions about text etiquette, tension between sisters, and whether to invite the problem child to your wedding.
0:43.3	To help me answer these questions today, I'll be joined by Rachel Hampton.
0:48.0	Rachel is the host of another Slate podcast, I See Why Am I.
0:51.2	It's a very fun show that keeps you up to date on all the wild stuff happening
0:54.9	on the internet. So I was just looking at Rachel's Twitter timeline and I saw the following
1:00.3	tweets that I just thought might help listeners get a sense of who she is and where she's coming
1:04.6	from. Number one, the thing about therapy that no one tells you is that it's like working out.
1:11.6	Half the time you don't want to go, but every time you're glad you did.
1:15.6	Smart.
1:16.6	2.
1:17.6	I can now confidently say that the secret to a relatively frictionless move is working from home and a lot of weed.
1:26.6	Okay. Okay.
1:28.5	Three.
1:33.5	Realized that for the first time, I'm the same age as the lead of the bachelor,
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