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A mom and daughter watching the baby sitters club on a laptop on the couch

Why The Netflix Baby-Sitters Club Cast Changed My Parenting

It was exactly 7:43 PM on a Tuesday, I was wearing a fleece robe that smelled vaguely of sour milk and desperation, and my seven-year-old, Maya, was asking me why the girl on the TV was talking on a phone...

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The Only Baby Shower Invitation Template Advice You Actually Need

Listen, past Priya. It's me, you from six months in the future. You're sitting in the dark at the kitchen island, staring at 47 browser tabs of mint green cardstock options, and your chai went cold an hour ago. You're...

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Mom folding clothes while trying to pick out a baby shower outfit.

How To Choose A Baby Shower Guest Outfit Without Overthinking

I'm currently sitting on my bedroom floor, staring at a mountain of clean laundry that I refuse to fold, trying to figure out what on earth to wear to my cousin's baby shower this weekend. I’ve got a hot pink...

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Stressed mom holding a baby and watching soap operas on the living room couch

Why the Days of Our Lives Tate's Baby Drama Sent Me Spiraling

I was knee-deep in a mountain of mismatched toddler socks last Tuesday, nursing my four-month-old like a human pacifier while trying to peel tiny vinyl letters off a batch of bachelorette tumblers for my Etsy shop, when my guilty pleasure...

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Sarah's half-empty coffee mug next to a 90s boombox and organic cotton baby onesie

Devon Hodge Brenda's Got a Baby: The True Story

Whatever you do, absolutely don't pull out your phone at 2:13 AM while your four-year-old’s foot is pressed directly against your windpipe and search for true stories behind 90s rap songs. Because you'll, like me, end up sobbing into a...

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A tired mom holding a teething baby and looking at a chewing puppy

Do Dogs Lose Baby Teeth? Surviving the Puppy Chewing Phase

Let me tell you about what NOT to do when you step on something sharp and calcified barefoot in your kitchen at six in the morning. Don't immediately assume your four-year-old somehow sleepwalked, knocked his face on the counter, and...

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Exhausted millennial mom holding coffee and a frida baby nose sucker

Dear Past Me: Surviving Baby Colds With A Frida Baby Nose Sucker

Dear Past Me from six months ago, You're currently standing in aisle 14 at Target, holding a registry scanner gun for your pregnant sister, and staring blindly at a wall of infant grooming tools. You're wearing your stained gray "mom"...

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A six month old baby in a high chair completely covered in mashed cooked salmon

Feeding Your Baby Salmon: The Bones, The Smell, The Absolute Mess

It was a Tuesday around 6:15 PM, and I was wearing my one good silk shirt. Why I was wearing a dry-clean-only Madewell top in my own kitchen while feeding a six-month-old is a mystery that I'll take to my...

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Tired mom holding a baby watching a baby pygmy hippo video on her phone

Why Every Mom is Obsessed With the Baby Pygmy Hippo

I was sitting on my living room floor at 2:14 AM last Tuesday, surrounded by half-folded shipping boxes for my Etsy shop, nursing my youngest, and watching a video of a baby pygmy hippo aggressively gumming a zookeeper's knee. And...

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