Care and Feeding

First Dates & Diss Tracks

What are your intentions with my daughter?

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Episode Notes

On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen answer a classic dad conundrum. What should you do when meeting your daughter’s boyfriend for the first time? They also share their latest triumphs and fails. Including: a driving diss track, a mission impossible-type string, and the Detroit Pistons

Podcast production by Cheyna Roth and Rosemary Belson.

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About the Show

Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen share triumphs and fails and offer advice on parenting kids from toddler to teens.

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Hosts

  • Zak Rosen is the host of Weirdly Helpful. He also produces How to Survive the End of the World. He lives in Detroit with his wife and two kids.

  • Lucy Lopez is an award-winning media personality and writer serving up stories with humor and heart. She hosts The Mamacita Rica and lives in Miami with her hot husband and their two amazing kids. Basically, she’s proof that you really can have it all—with a Cuban cafecito in hand. Follow her @thelucylopez.

  • Elizabeth Newcamp is an attorney turned military spouse and homeschooling mom of three. She created Dutch, Dutch, Goose! to share advice and itineraries for families who want to explore the world while learning together. You can also follow along with her family’s misadventures @ejdn.