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Welcome to mom and dad are fighting.

Slate's parenting podcast, The Open Hearts by James Seymour Mother's Day Necklace.

I'm an editor at Slate and I'm the dad of Harper who is six and Lyra who is now nine.

Happy birthday Lyra.

I'm Allison Benedict, also an editor at Slate and the mother of Harry who's five Sam

three and Wally one. Hey Allison. Hey how's it going? Good. On today's

episode we're going to talk to Emily Bazelon about sexual assault on campus.

Should high schoolers and their parents consider a school's sexual assault history when deciding on colleges?

We'll also celebrate Mother's Day as Allison will pass judgment on seven possible Mother's Day gifts that I'm going to spring on her.

Plus, parenting triumphs and fails, a calling question about talking with kids about non-traditional

families and our recommendations.

If you've got topics you want us to discuss or you have questions you want to ask, please email

us at mom and dad at slate.com.

That's M-O-M-A-N-D-D-D-A-D-Slate. Or if you have a question you want us to answer on the air, please leave us a message at any time at our

voicemail box. 24-255 rude. That number again. 424, 255 rude. It's easy to remember because it's what Allison is to me.

Okay, so let's start with Triumph and Fales.

I have a minor parenting fail. not a big one but one that seems emblematic of our family life in general.

So Game of Thrones is on Sunday nights, Allison, as you may not know.

And our kids are actors in the show.

No. We watch it right after the kids go to bed. the show.

We watch it right after the kids go to bed because it's on at night and the kids go to bed at 8.30 and

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