Nobody knows anything," the late William Goldman famously wrote about the alchemy of success in Hollywood. Now comes Jennifer Traig to make much the same case about parenting. She is to parenting rules as Robin Hood is to the laws of Nottingham. She observes them at a great distance and with an even greater disdain. Traig, a writer, memoirist and mother of two, writes with evident frustration that children are baffling, mysterious little machines that most of the time can’t even tell you what’s wrong. Does anyone know anything about raising their kids?
Guests: Jennifer Traig, memoirist and humor writer. Ph.D. in literature. Her children are ages 7 and 9. Author of "Act Natural: A Cultural History of Misadventures in Parenting."
Carvell Wallace, writer, and father of two teens, ages 13 and 15. Co-host of Slate’s "Mom and Dad Are Fighting" podcast, and he co-writes Slate's "Care and Feeding" advice column. (Listen here…)