Kate and EB discuss gentle parenting and if it's ruining your child. We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions on the pros, cons, and moral gray areas of how parenting practices impact outcomes.

Sources:

Gentle parenting turned my child into an a-hole (Reddit user, 2024).

How Gen Z is shaping a new era of mental health care (Maharaj, 2024).

TikTok video discussing gentle parenting and child behavior (Owen, 2024).

The Gentle Parenting Book (Ockwell-Smith, 2017).

Kate and EB discuss the new slang "girl's girl" and the meaning behind it. We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions on the pros, cons, and moral gray areas of when and how we support (or don't support) other women.

Sources:

• What It Actually Means To Be a Girl's Girl -- And What It Doesn't (Inks, 2024)
• What's a Pick-Me Girl? Here's What You Need to Know (Hariri-Kia, 2024)
• What is a "Girl's Girl"? (Elcock, 2025)
• What Is a 'Girl's Girl'? And Why It's Not Always a Good Thing (Willets, 2024)
• Are You Woman Enough to Be a Girl's Girl? (McNeal, 2024)
• The Term "Girl's Girl" Has Got to Go (Hazlett, 2025)
• The Pick Me Paradox: when misogyny comes full circle (Mooknee, 2024)

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Kate and EB discuss the ethical dilemma of the "Trad wife" phenomenon. We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions on the pros, cons, and moral gray areas of traditional gender roles in the modern age.

Sources:

• 'Trad wives' are trending. What does that say about feminism today? (Rascoe, 2024)
• Tradwives: The Housewives Commodifying Right-Wing Ideology (Sykes & Hopner, 2023)
• An incel's fantasy: Into the world of tradwives (Madruga, 2024)
• Tradwives: A superficial threat to feminism but deeper divide among women (Liporace, 2024)

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