On this week’s episode, Rebecca, Jamilah and Faith answer listener questions from an aunt struggling to confront her niece’s traumatic experience and a non-parent that wants to be more useful to her friends with kids. As usual, we share our triumphs and fails and offer up some recommendations. For Slate Plus, Jamilah and Faith chat about back to school time. Sign up for Slate Plus here. Recommendations: Faith recommends joining a fancy gym. Jamilah recommends co-working spaces. Rebecca recommends having your kids use Venmo. Join us on Facebook and email us at momanddad@slate.com to tell us what you thought of today’s show and give us ideas for what we should talk about in future episodes. Got questions that you’d like us to answer? Call and leave us a message at 424-255-7833. Podcast produced by Jess Jupiter. Hosts Rebecca Lavoie, Jamilah Lemieux, and Faith Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices