On this episode: <a href="https://www.thelucylopez.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lucy Lopez</a>, <a href="https://www.dutchdutchgoose.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elizabeth Newcamp</a>, and <a href="https://zakrosen.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zak Rosen</a> get into a listener’s question about whether or not to gift a gaming counsel to their college kid. They bought the gift when the kid was doing well in school, but now they’re struggling again. Should that matter?&nbsp;But first, they share their latest triumphs and fails. Elizabeth is in her Worm Era and explains the wonders of vermicomposting. Then Lucy and Zak commiserate on how they handled some very big feelings from their teen and near-teen. Lucy worries she has become super cringe, while Zak responded to his eight-year-old as if HE was the eight-year-old.&nbsp;Mentioned in the Episode<a href="https://bananaslugs.bandcamp.com/track/fbi-fungus-bacteria-and-invertebrates" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The FBI Song</a> from the Banna Slug Stringband<a href="https://wormohana.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Worm Ohana</a><a href="https://slate.com/advice/2026/01/parenting-advice-video-game-gift-second-thoughts.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">I Bought My Kid a Present. Now I’m Having Second Thoughts.</a> - Care and Feeding ColumnPodcast production by Cheyna Roth. Video production by Micah Phillips.&nbsp;Follow us <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CareandFeeding" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on YouTube</a>!&nbsp;Join us on Facebook and email us at careandfeedingpod@slate.com to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today’s show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318.If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get to hang out with us on the Plus Playground every week for a whole additional grab-bag of content — and you’ll get an ad-free experience across the network. And you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at<a href="https://slate.com/careplus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> slate.com/careplus</a> – or try it out on Apple Podcasts.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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