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A bewildered dad staring at a pile of loud plastic baby boy toys in his Portland living room.

Why The Best Baby Gifts For Boys Don’t Have Batteries Or Sirens

I'm currently sitting on my living room rug, surrounded by what I can only describe as a localized explosion of primary-colored plastic, wondering who decided that every single present for a male infant needs to simulate a construction site emergency....

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Toddler boy looking extremely annoyed while wearing a bulky winter sweater

The Absolute Chaos of Finding a Toddler Boy Sweater That Works

It was 7:42 AM on a Tuesday in late November, and I was standing in the mudroom holding a half-drunk iced Americano—because I’m an idiot who drinks iced coffee in 38-degree weather—wrestling Leo into a miniature fisherman’s knit. He was...

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