Michelle Herman

2 weeks ago | slate.com | Michelle Herman

Skip to the content Will Not Take the Jobs of Real Beards Care and Feeding Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, My parents divorced when I was 12, and my dad married the woman who became my stepmom, “Audrey,” within a year. They had twin girls, “Miley” and “Violet,” who are now 14. My half-sisters do not get along (to put it mildly), and recently things came to a head.

2 weeks ago | slate.com | Michelle Herman

Skip to the content Care and Feeding Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, My wife “Darla” has blown something innocuous completely out of proportion and may have cost our 6-year-old son “Jacob” a good friend. Now she’s concerned he’s exhibiting some sort of proto-serial killer behavior.

3 weeks ago | slate.com | Michelle Herman

Skip to the content Entangled in This Digital Mess Care and Feeding 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, “Mason,” and I have a 6-year-old daughter, “Evelyn,” who is the joy of our lives. She is an only child and we are satisfied with keeping it that way.

3 weeks ago | slate.com | Michelle Herman

Care and Feeding Slate Plus members get more Care and Feeding every week. Have a question about kids, parenting, or family life? Submit it here! Dear Care and Feeding, My sister had her first child when I was 18 and her second when I was 20. (She’s eight years older than I am.) She lives a little over an hour from me, and we’ve always had a good relationship.

1 month ago | slate.com | Michelle Herman

Skip to the content A Perfect Mix of Slapstick and Sardonicism Care and Feeding Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, The other day my 8-year-old daughter “Riley” was playing in the front yard with her visiting 5-year-old cousin “Eliza” when she got into a fight with our neighbor’s son “Eric,” who is also 8.