Episode 82: The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap

Manuary is over and the ladies are back! On Episode 82, Alli welcomes Christie and Izzy from the From Where She Sits podcast for a conversation about Erich Kästner’s The Parent Trap, the little-known German children’s book that inspired the blockbuster 1998 movie. The book is nothing like the sparkly summer camp movie you might remember, though!

Tune in to hear Alli, Christie, and Izzy chat about the darker elements of this book — neglectful parents, infidelity, and an unreasonable expectation that children should be responsible for adults’ relationship issues. They also chat about the story’s sexist presentation of parenting and working moms.

Check out Christie and Izzy’s podcast From Where She Sits! Follow on Instagram at: @fwsspodcast | @fromwherechristiesits | @fromwhereizzysits

CHECK OUT CHRISTIE + IZZY’S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb

No Happy Endings: A Memoir by Nora McInerny

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

MORE READING:

“The Parent Trap” (Books for Keeps)

“The Other You: Lottie and Lisa” (On Ourselves and Others, 2019)

“Literature / Lottie and Lisa” (TV Tropes)

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