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A Lifelong Question Was Recently Answered for Me. I Wish I Could Say the Same for My Friend.
Slate Magazine • • technology
Key Points:
- A new mother writes to Slate’s Care and Feeding column expressing frustration that her friend Dana continues to debate motherhood despite the writer’s strong conviction that having a baby is the best choice.
- The advice given emphasizes that one cannot convince someone else to become a parent, as the decision is deeply personal and unknowable; the friend may come to a decision in her own time or choose a different path.
- Another reader, a pregnant woman, seeks reassurance about the necessity of making homemade baby food due to concerns about heavy metals in store-bought options.
- The response clarifies that store-bought baby food is safe and regulated by the FDA, and that there is no requirement to make baby food from scratch to raise a healthy child.
- Additional parenting advice touches on family dynamics involving a refurbished family cabin now being treated as a communal asset by a relative.
