Hear Me Out: Your Kids Dont Owe You Anything
On today\u2019s episode of Hear Me Out\u2026 stop with the breakfast in bed.\xa0\xa0\n\nAs we approach the summertime season of parenting holidays in the U.S. \u2014 Mother\u2019s Day in May and Father\u2019s Day in June \u2014 it\u2019s worth remembering that these holidays\u2019 histories are deeply political\u2026 not unlike parenting itself.\n\nParenting is complicated, now more so than ever. In the best of circumstances, it\u2019s a two-way relationship with a person who didn\u2019t ask to be here. So what can we expect from our children?\xa0\n\nGabrielle Blair, founder of DesignMom.com and author of Ejaculate Responsibly, joins us to make the case that kids aren\u2019t bound by blood to do, or be, anything.\xa0\n\nIf you have thoughts you want to share, or an idea for a topic we should tackle, you can now email the show: hearmeout@slate.com\n\nPodcast production by Maura Currie\n\nYou can skip all the ads in Hear Me Out by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/hearmeoutplus for just $15 a month\xa0for your first three months.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices