Hear Me Out: Your Kids Don’t Owe You Anything

On today’s episode of Hear Me Out… stop with the breakfast in
bed.   As we approach the summertime season of parenting
holidays in the U.S. — Mother’s Day in May and Father’s Day in June
— it’s worth remembering that these holidays’ histories are deeply
political… not unlike parenting itself. Parenting is complicated,
now more so than ever. In the best of circumstances, it’s a two-way
relationship with a person who didn’t ask to be here. So what can
we expect from our children?  Gabrielle Blair, founder of
DesignMom.com and author of Ejaculate Responsibly, joins us to make
the case that kids aren’t bound by blood to do, or be,
anything.  If you have thoughts you want to share, or an idea
for a topic we should tackle, you can now email the show:
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