Jamilah Lemieux
Slate
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Contact Jamilah
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Jamilah:
My Father Said He Wishes Our Relationship Was More Like His With His Dog
Parenting advice on dog-loving dads, sickly kids, and far-away aunts. → Read More
My Barista Job Has Transformed Into a Babysitting Gig Against My Will
Where are your parents? → Read More
My Wife Flees the House Whenever My Parents Come to Visit the Grandkids
Parenting advice on fleeing wives, precocious teens, and savings decisions. → Read More
My Kids Shouldn’t Know the Real Reason for Our Divorce… Right?
I don't know if I can stay. → Read More
My Daughter Broke up With Her High School Boyfriend. But I’m the One Crying.
This feels inappropriate. → Read More
My Mother Constantly Manipulates Me by Exploiting My Greatest Fear
Parenting advice on worst fears, abusive exes, and absentee mothers. → Read More
My Friend Needs to Know the Truth About Why I Can’t Babysit Her Kid
This time I got lucky. → Read More
I Need to Squash Our Preteen’s Very Strange Crush
How much is too much? → Read More
My Niece’s Teacher Just Embarrassed Her in Front of the Class in the Cruelest Way
Parenting advice on cruel teachers, pot stirrers, and lunch underminers. → Read More
I Think I’ve Discovered Why I’ve Been Failing as a Stepmom
I have no idea what to do with this new information. → Read More
My Mother’s Gift-Giving Obsession Is Causing Us a Major Problem
Parenting advice on too many gifts, very low grades, and a lot of anxiety. → Read More
The Man I’m Seeing Says He Feels “Guilty” For Sleeping With Someone as Young as Me
I just don't understand. → Read More
My Boyfriend Is Perfect. Except in How He Raises His Kids.
It's driven a wedge between them. → Read More
I’m Furious With My Mother-in-Law for Letting My Kid Have Pancakes and Cartoons
Parenting advice on indulgent MILs, body image issues, and treacherous exes. → Read More
My Sister Won’t Stop Giving My Child the Most Tasteless, Useless Gifts
Parenting advice on useless gifts, baby smells, and supporting LGBTQ kids. → Read More
The Whole Family Wants to Get Rid Of My Daughter’s Terrible Boyfriend
His list of awful traits is long. → Read More
Our Daughter’s Feelings About Boys Are Starting to Seem Like a Problem
Parenting advice on “smelly boys,” distant teens, and unreasonable dads. → Read More
My Son-in-Law Is the Worst Kind of Husband
My heart is breaking. → Read More
I’m Very Uncomfortable With the Role My Daughter Insists I Play in Her Fake Weddings
She's discovered the idea of marriage. → Read More
I Caught My Husband Stealing From His Own Child’s Christmas Gifts
Parenting advice on stocking theft, delusional mothers, and being the “fun home.” → Read More