Bedbugs bite fears: parenting advice from Care and Feeding.

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. One night, after our bedtime routine of reading stories, his dad and I were saying good night and his dad added the “don’t let the bedbugs bite!” saying. In the meantime, there are many children who do not have aunts or uncles, and if you are in aching, aching pain when you spend time with your nephew, I doubt it is doing either of you any favors to try to ignore that because you feel having a nephew should be “a great blessing.” I certainly hope he can one day be an actual blessing in your life, but right now he’s not, because you are in active crisis. How to Talk to Your Kids About Race, Equity, and Police Violence Dan Kois, Jamilah Lemieux, and Elizabeth Newcamp host this week’s episode of Slate’s parenting podcast, Mom and Dad Are Fighting.