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Michelle Herman

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
23
Latest publication
Sep 27, 2026
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Top 50K sites
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Jul 5, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Michelle Herman

    My Son Says This Phone Setting Would Make Him Feel Safer. This Is Too Much. (opens the original)

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    Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. I have an app that tracks my 16-year-old son’s location. Downloading the app was actually his idea, because he didn’t want to have to answer me when I texted asking where he was. We’ve had this app since he got his phone about two years ago, but recently he’s been get

  2. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Michelle Herman

    My Birth Control Failed and We Decided to Start a Family. Then I Learned About What He Left Behind in Another State. (opens the original)

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    Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. “Brian” and I had been dating for less than a year when my birth control failed. After serious discussion, we decided to get married and make a go of it. I didn’t find out until I was eight months pregnant with our daughter, “Natalie,” that Brian already had a son, “Z

  3. Article · Sep 13, 2026 · Michelle Herman

    My Son Spends a Lot of Time With My Well-Off Family. I’m Not Sure It’s a Good Idea. (opens the original)

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    Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. I am a single mother to my son, “Jake” (age 10). Jake and I live in a cramped two-bedroom apartment. I do my best to provide for him, but given my current circumstances, I can’t provide a lot. Jake knows we are poor. It would be pointless to try to hide this fact of l

  4. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · Michelle Herman

    My Sister Just Asked Us to Take on a Major Responsibility. My Answer Set Her Off on a Rampage. (opens the original)

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    Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. My sister “Hannah” and her husband have a 7-year-old son, “Troy.” A few weeks ago, she asked me and my husband to become his legal guardians if something were to happen to her and my brother-in-law. If Troy were a regular kid, I wouldn’t have a problem with it. Howeve

  5. Article · Sep 6, 2026 · Michelle Herman

    My Young Granddaughter Wrote a Cute, Harmless “Book.” Then She Said Something That Concerned Me. (opens the original)

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    Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. I am a 68-year-old woman with a close relationship with my granddaughters, “Anisa” and “Karina.” With the start of the school year, I’m now watching them twice a week after school, when my daughter, “Melissa,” has to work late. Anisa (age 8) recently showed me a book

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