The parenting podcast for Thursday January 25th, the 15 Candles Edition.

I'm Gabriel Roth, I'm an editor at Slate and I'm the father of Eliza who is seven years old and

Leo who is three and a half.

I'm Rebecca Lervoy, I'm a journalist and podcaster in New Hampshire

and I am Mom to Henry who is 16,

Teddy who is 15, today, and my stepdaughter

Lily who is 17.

And I am Carvel Wallace, a journalist and podcaster in Oakland, California, and I am the father to Georgia, who is 12, and Ezra who is 14.

Today on our show, we have a question from a listener who believes the teachers in

her daughter's class are discriminating against kids of certain races and

another from a mother whose kindergarten-age daughter is already watching her calories.

As always we'll also have triumphs and fails, recommendations, and on Slate Plus, Rebecca

will dish the dirt about saying goodbye to her son for the entire spring.

Time first off for triumphs and fails Rebecca Triumph for Fail this week.

Yeah I've got a relatively minor fail but it's the kind of thing that makes you feel real bad.

I pulled a bit of a 16 candles this morning with my son, Teddy.

It's his birthday.

He's turning 15 today, and I totally forgot. I mean I didn't forget globally I got him a gift

which I'm gonna talk about in recommendations but I gave it to him this past weekend I you

know throughout the week we have sort of talked about the fact that it's his

birthday week but there is so much going on with his brother and his getting

ready for him to leave and all the things that are happening in our house

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