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Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

Why Won’t My Childless Friends Plan Stuff?

Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

Slate Podcasts

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

On this episode: Zak, Jamilah and producer Maura talk about how to navigate friendships with people who have more, or fewer, kids than you do. A member of the Slate Parenting Facebook group is wondering how it’s on her and her husband to plan everything… even though they have three kids, and a lot of their friends don’t have any. And then, we’ll circle up for a round of recommendations… and on Slate Plus, we’ll answer some frequently asked questions about how we make the show. If you’re not part of the Slate Plus community, we hope you’ll consider joining! Keep reading to learn how. Jamilah recommends: Curlfriends Maura recommends: A Roomba Zak recommends: Khan Academy Kids 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 to hang out with us on the Plus Playground every week for a whole additional grab-bag of content — and you’ll get an ad-free experience across the network. And you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus – or try it out on Apple Podcasts. Podcast produced by Maura Currie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:11.0

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all in just a few clicks.

0:17.0

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0:20.0

Search for Adobe Express to find out more and get the app for free.

0:23.6

Adobe Express, the quick and easy create anything app.

0:27.6

The Autopilot Order.

0:31.6

Now, informal, the strong urge felt at the ordering kiosk or drive-through that takes over the entire body and mind and results

0:38.3

in a person ordering a Big Mac without even having to think. Related phrases, looks like I've

0:43.1

ordered a Big Mac again. The autopilot order at McDonald's.

0:48.0

Serves from 11am subject to availability.

0:53.9

Welcome to Karen Feeding, the show where we raised the next generation together.

0:58.4

I'm Jamila Lemieux, a writer, contributor to Slate's Karen Feeding parenting column,

1:04.1

and Monsa Naima, who's 12, and we live in Los Angeles.

1:08.0

I'm Zach Rosen.

1:09.5

I make another podcast.

1:11.1

It's called The Best Advice Show.

1:12.6

And I am dad to Noah, who's seven, and Ami, who's four.

1:16.3

We live in Amsterdam.

1:18.0

And I'm Mora Curry.

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