About this episode
On this week’s episode: Dan, Jamilah, and Elizabeth answer a question from a listener who really wants to celebrate her son’s graduation. But her senior wants zero acknowledgement of the milestone. They also answer a question from a mother whose 9-year-old has a name that sounds vulgar when said aloud. For Slate Plus, beloved former Mom and Dad are Fighting co-host Allison Benedikt tells a wild story about a questionable neighborhood raccoon, a heartfelt shower song, and makeshift trap. Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on MADAF each week, and no ads. Sign up now to listen and support our work. Please take our quick survey about the show: https://forms.gle/HnicihbGDaegWYoU9 Recommendations: Dan recommends You Must Remember This , a podcast about forgotten Hollywood history by Karina Longworth. Elizabeth recommends a free app called Seek by iNaturalist. Jamilah recommends cooking with Coconut Liquid Aminos Garlic Sauce . Join us on Facebook and email us at momanddad@slate.com to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today’s show, and give us ideas for what we should talk about in future episodes. Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices