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Mountain of folded baby clothes on a nursery floor next to a diaper caddy

A Letter to Myself About That Mountain of Carter's Baby Clothes

Dear Jess from six months ago. You're currently sitting on the freezing concrete of the garage floor at 11 PM, six months pregnant, staring at three giant Rubbermaid tubs labeled "0-3 Months" and crying over a faded, mustard-stained onesie. I...

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Troubleshooting the Baby Boo Phase Without Losing Your Mind

I was holding exactly 14.5 ounces of lukewarm formula in one hand and a screaming, rash-covered 11-month-old in the other when my mother-in-law casually suggested I just rub some whiskey on his gums. The biggest myth about this whole parenting...

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