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My New Daughter-in-Law Thinks Everyone Is Out to Get Her, Including Her Stepdaughter
16+ hour, 1+ min ago (267+ words) My New Daughter-in-Law Thinks Everyone Is Out to Get Her, Including Her Stepdaughter'Slate This is a newsletter bonus question. Care and Feeding is Slate's parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and…...
My Parenting Style Is Apparently Everyone’s Worst Nightmare. I Won’t Change!
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (529+ words) Always the Lax Parent I, too, was always the "lax" parent, so I know "the look." Here's the deal: If you're going to be the parent who allows your kid to do some things that other parents you know don't,…...
My Husband Claims This Big Part of Parenting Is Entirely My Job. No Thanks!
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (564+ words) My husband and I have a 3-year-old. His parents passed away before our kid came around. My parents live 15 minutes away, and we see them at least once a week. They are our go-to child care when we want to…...
My Daughter-in-Law Swears Her Parenting Hack Is Safe. I Know the Truth.
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (309+ words) Logan Sachon is a Slate advice editor who is guest-writing Care and Feeding today. My son and daughter-in-law have two girls who are 7 and 9. They are making a parenting choice that I think is extremely unsafe. My son is gone…...
My Brother and His Wife Have Been “Taking a Break” From Parenting Since the Baby Was Born
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (307+ words) Hi Advice readers! Have you ever thought about writing into Care and Feeding? Now's the time'our inbox is in need of more questions! Conundrums big and small are welcome, and of course, it's anonymous.Submit your family and parenting questions…...
I Disagree With My Daughter’s First Parenting Decision. Big Time.
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (735+ words) Hi advice readers, I'm Logan Sachon, a new associate editor at Slate Advice, and it's my great pleasure to be filling in on Care and Feeding today." My daughter and son-in-law are expecting their first child in September. The trouble…...
I Offered My Husband a “Break” From Parenting. But I Didn’t Mean This!
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (469+ words) I recently returned from my first weekend away with friends since my'daughter was born three years'ago, and I found it very restorative.'I told my husband that if he ever wanted to take a similar break, I would be happy…...
Help! My Daughter’s “Parenting Approach” With My Grandson Has Taken a Bizarre Turn.
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (917+ words) The rest of this advice is for Slate Plus subscribers only. Join Slate Plus and get more members-only advice columns from Dear Prudence, How to Do It, and our Care and Feeding writers every week. For ... Dear Prudence is Slate's…...
I Accidentally Just Found Out My Family’s True Thoughts About a Major Parenting Decision We Made. It Was Brutal.
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1829+ words) Care and Feeding is Slate's parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, After we had our son, my husband and I planned ... Care and Feeding is Slate's parenting advice column....
There’s a Common Piece of Parenting Advice About Fighting. But It Can’t Possibly Apply to What I’m Dealing With.
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (874+ words) Care and Feeding is Slate's parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Care and Feeding is Slate's parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding,…...