Mom & Dad: Whoops...A Baby!
b'On this week\\u2019s episode: Dan, Jamilah, and guest host Elizabeth Newcamp answer listener questions from a mom who is contemplating telling her son he was unplanned before his father tells him. And a guide to making friends with other parents. How can you make the leap from school yard acquaintances to actual friends? For Slate Plus, the hosts reminisce about amusement parks memories. Can parents actually have fun? Or is it all about the kids? Sign up for Slate Plus here.\\n\\nRecommendations:\\nElizabeth recommends the U.S National Park Service\\u2019s Junior Ranger Program.\\nAnd in a stunning moment of unplanned host telepathy - Jamilah and Dan recommend the same thing: creating special handshakes with your kiddos.\\n\\nJoin us on Facebook and email us at momanddad@slate.com to tell us what you thought of today\\u2019s show and give us ideas for what we should talk about in future episodes. Got questions that you\\u2019d like us to answer? Call and leave us a message at 424-255-7833.\\nPodcast produced by Rosemary Belson.\\nHosts\\nDan Kois is an editor and writer at Slate. He\\u2019s the author of How to Be a Family and the co-author of The World Only Spins Forward.\\nJamilah Lemieux is a writer, cultural critic, and communications strategist based in Brooklyn, New York.\\nElizabeth Newcamp is a traveling mother of three boys who chronicles her misadventures at Dutch, Dutch, Goose!\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'