My Kid Wants to Share a Bed With Their Partner. What Should I Do?

On this episode: Lucy Lopez , Elizabeth Newcamp , and Zak Rosen help a listener whose 20-year-old step-kid is moving back home. Their kid’s partner is coming to visit. Which means there’s an old-fashioned question hanging in the air. Will they be allowed to share a bed? But first, they share their latest triumphs and fails. Including: an oatmeal breakdown, an unexpected use for mom underwear, and an abandoned silent treatment. Podcast production by Cheyna Roth and Rosemary Belson.

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My Kid Wants to Share a Bed With Their Partner. What Should I Do? is an episode from Mom and Dad Are Fighting | Slate's parenting show by Slate Audio.

This episode is 36:54 long.

This episode was published on Apr 23, 2026.

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