On this week’s episode: Jamilah, Elizabeth and Dan debate if you should tell a teen that what they are wearing isn’t appropriate in certain situations. Then, they advise a woman who is pregnant with her family’s second child. Their first child is white and the second child is biracial. The letter writer is concerned that her mother-in-law will treat their second child differently because of the baby’s race. 

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Recommendations:
Dan recommends Water, Wood, and Wild Things: Learning Craft and Cultivation in a Japanese Mountain Town by Hannah Kirshner. 
Elizabeth recommends Grasshopper by Tatiana Ukhova. 
Jamilah recommends Mean Girls. 

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Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson. 

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