Why Bad Bunny Made The Parents Cry

Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

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Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are celebrating a global triumph. Bad Bunny’s Superbowl halftime show was transcendent. Zak’s mom even messaged Lucy during the halftime show. Lucy breaks down all of the meanings you may have missed, explains why it was so special to have Ricky Martin perform, and so much more!

Then, the ‘Rents answer a listener question about a babysitting co-op. Elizabeth’s parents used to be in one, so we bring them in to give you all the details: what it is, how you start one, how they work, and everything else you need to know to try it yourself.

Mentioned in the Show:

How to Start a Babysitting Co-Op by Elizabeth Doerr

The Babysitting Co-Op That Reshaped My Family Life by Elizabeth Doerr

How to Start a Babysitting Co-Op from Park Slope Parents

How to Start a Babysitting Cooperative from Single Mom Defined

Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Video production by Micah Phillips.

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0:00.0	This episode may contain explicit language.
0:07.6	This is Karen Feeding.
0:09.2	We're just three friends with kids who get together every week, to talk life, to swap advice,
0:14.8	keep each other sane, while we muddle through this weird and beautiful thing called parenting.
0:20.1	I'm Lucy Lopez. I also have
0:22.2	another podcast, the Mamma Cicca. I'm Mother to Amelia who's 15, Avery who's 13, and we live in Miami.
0:28.9	I'm Zach Rosen. I make another podcast called Weirdly Helpful. I am in Balmy Detroit. It's 40. I'm
0:36.1	wearing shorts. I am a dad to Noah who's eight and ami who's five.
0:40.9	I'm Elizabeth New Camp. I write the homeschool and family travel blog, Dutch Dutch goose. I'm the mom to
0:45.7	Henry who's 13, Oliver who's 11, and Teddy who's 9. And we live in Honolulu, Hawaii.
0:52.2	Like I said, we're here to talk about the ups, the downs, and everything in between when it comes to parenting.
0:56.7	And every week, we answer your questions.
0:58.7	We share our own parenting triumphs and fails.
1:02.1	And try to make this feel like the kind of conversation you'd have with your friends.
1:06.2	And today, we've got a really interesting voicemail from a listener who just had a baby.
1:12.2	Congratulations to her.
1:14.1	She wants to know about starting a babysitting co-op.
1:17.5	What is a babysitting co-op?
1:19.3	How does one work?
1:20.6	Who babysits?
1:21.6	Who?
1:22.0	We are going to get into all of it.
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