Have y’all ever...smoked weed?
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“Hi! Longtime listener, first time commenter. I noticed some wild comments about marijuana and I just wanted to clarify that weed is not, like, what some of you seem to think it is. For regular smokers (which I am not), a small amount of weed isn't particularly impairing, no more and perhaps less than a glass a wine and *certainly* less than a Benadryl. Of course you COULD smoke so much weed that you’d be endangering a minor child in your care, but, for a regular smoker that would be ALOT—I don’t think Jamilah is ripping gravity bongs before story time or whatever.
Parents, because of the nature of the role, are almost always “impaired” btw. Being sleep deprived is equivalent to having three beers, which is, again, probably worse than being a touch high. And while you might argue that parents of a new baby are not choosing to deprive themselves of sleep, whereas smokers could abstain, I’d counter that some people smoke to manage mental health conditions, namely clinical anxiety. That’s not an on-label use for medical marijuana in most states, but PTSD is. I’m not saying smoking makes everyone a better parent, but does make *some* people better parents. I don’t know if that’s true of Jamilah or not but, again, unless she is spreading cannabutter on her English muffins then donning one of gas mask things or dabbing or whatever it is bad kids do these days, she’s probably good.
And one more thing, the negative comments directed at Jamilah on couple fronts seem like, in general, a request that she be more respectable. And that seems a little racist. I know that’s not how you meant it, whoever you are, and maybe those few commenters really do hate weed and poop and the word vagina SO much, apropos of nothing. Maybe. *Maybe* But then putting that next to the criticism of Elizabeth* as too respectable and it’s like: how can one win??
By being a man. Sigh. Living under patriarchy is boring.
*And I agree Elizabeth sounds really perfect BUT not totally (the imaginary children thing: whew) AND some people are just like that! Such people need representation too. We can’t pretend perfect people’s voices don’t count just because we are jealous; that’s just mean.”Read full review »
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United States of America ·
05/12/20
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“Great presenters. A good dose of reality. A fun, gentle way to get a reference for yourself on what it means to be a good parent.”
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07/30/14
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“I listen to many news and topical podcasts, including most of Slates, but the Mom and Dad Are Fighting podcast is a favorite. I can't put my finger on the reason why, but I particularly enjoy Allison Benedikt's insight and commentary (What's-His-Name is good too though).”Read full review »
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07/13/14
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“This is one of the podcasts where I normally listen to it right away when a new episode comes out. While I don't have kids yet I still find it entertaining and interesting, like two friends in my living room.”Read full review »
Becxt via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/09/14
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