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I Really Hoped for a Third Child. Now That It’s Happening, I’m Faced With a Difficult Choice.
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (642+ words) My spouse and I are currently expecting our third child. It was very much wanted and planned for. Care and Feeding is Slate's parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding,…...
Should I Be Productive After My Baby Is Born?
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (219+ words) Tips for helping you enjoy the weeks and months after your baby is born. Plus: hormones run amok, a missing bicycle, and teens learning respect. But first, they share their latest triumphs and fails. Cheyna had a full day of…...
My Husband Is Forcing Me to Choose Between Our Kid and Our Marriage. This Is Impossible.
4+ week, 4+ hour ago (841+ words) It's a cruel ultimatum. Care and Feeding is Slate's parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, My husband and I are at an impasse about our 23-year-old son. He went…...
My Wife Just Had Another Baby. I Don’t Think I Ever Want to Have Sex Again.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (266+ words) It is definitely common for parenthood to derail sex for at least a period of time. If you watched your wife give birth, that could have something to do with your apathy, as depressing as that is. Also, the burdens…...
My Wife Needs a “Recovery Period” After Sex. I’ve Figured Out a Way to Make That Better for Me.
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (161+ words) My wife and I have been together for 12 years and overall have a loving, supportive, and great relationship. The birth of our daughter two years ago was physically difficult for my wife, and she needs a "recovery period" after we…...
ICE Has a New Foe: Miscarrying Women in Trump DHS Custody
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (534+ words) None of this is new. In July, Sen. Jon Ossoff released the Senate investigation'The Abuse of Pregnant Women & Children in U.S. Immigration Detention,which documented widespread mistreatment of individuals in DHS custody including physical and sexual abuse, and pervasive medical neglect…...
I’m the Happy Mom of One Child. My Husband and My Mother Are Conspiring to Change My Mind.
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (715+ words) Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years'so today we're diving into the archives of Care and Feeding to share classic parenting letters with our readers. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. How do…...
I’m Planning on Using a Sperm Donor for a Second Child. My Partner Claims I’m Throwing Our Family Away.
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (153+ words) My partner and I have a 4-year-old child. We've been together for seven years and bought a house together a year ago. Since the beginning of our relationship, I have been clear about wanting two children. He was clear about…...
Becoming a Mom at 47 Wasn’t My Plan. But Thanks to Controversial Technology, It’s More Common Than Ever.
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1863+ words) When I arrived at the playground recently with my 18-month-old daughter, I scanned for other moms my age. I looked for strollers captained by women sporting stray gray hairs, maybe some crow's feet, wearing skinny jeans now morbidly out of…...
I Left My Baby With My Husband’s Grandmother for One Minute. That Can Never Happen Again.
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (319+ words) A baby chewing on an adult's finger. Dear Care and Feeding, My husband and I have a 7-month-old son, "Jeremy." Recently, Jeremy's grandmother "Lucinda" came for a visit and did something that has me blind with rage. Jeremy is teething,…...