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Baby Oil Memes, Skincare Myths, and Our Cradle Cap Disaster

It was 3:14 AM. The blue glow of my phone was illuminating Twin A's aggressively gripping fist, which was currently tangled in my collarbone. I was scrolling blindly with my free thumb, desperate to keep my brain awake while the...

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Dear Past Me: What Pete Davidson Actually Got Right About Newborns

Dear Sarah from six months ago, You're currently sitting in the Target parking lot in your embarrassingly stained yoga pants, drinking a lukewarm latte and having a full-blown panic attack. Your best friend just texted that she's officially going into...

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The Unfiltered, Messy Truth About Your Baby's Diaper Deposits

We were somewhere on I-35 between Waco and Austin when the smell hit. My middle kid, who was about four months old at the time, let out a sound from the backseat that I can only describe as a bullfrog...

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The Honest Truth About Quantum Physics for Babies

Yesterday at 4 AM, I found myself trying to explain the Bohr model of the atom to a human who had just thrown up on my slippers. He was gnawing on the corner of a board book about electrons. The...

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A letter to myself about the absolute farce of finding rare baby gi...

Dear Tom of exactly six months ago, You're currently sitting on the floor of the hallway, a chewed-up blue biro in your mouth, staring at a stack of nursery registration forms while Twin B attempts to post half a soggy...

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The Terror Of Hyper-Realistic Dolls (And What Actually Works)

The woman at the Tesco checkout—her name badge said Sandra, and she looked like she'd already had a very long Tuesday—was staring at my left hand with the specific, wide-eyed horror usually reserved for hostage situations. I was currently trying...

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Why I Have Major Trust Issues With Heavy Recaro Baby Car Seats

I was standing in our crushed-granite driveway in late August, sweat pooling in places I didn't know could sweat, trying to shove a piece of metal and memory foam the size of a mini-fridge into the back of my SUV....

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Rihanna And A$AP Rocky's New Girl: Let's Talk About Three Under Four

It was roughly two in the morning. I was sitting in the dark of my Chicago apartment, nursing a cold cup of chamomile tea while my toddler used my collarbone as a teething ring. I was doing that mindless, sleep-deprived...

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The midnight debugging of the rockabye baby lyrics

It's exactly 3:14 AM. The rain in Portland is doing that aggressive, sideways thing against the nursery window, and my son is currently running his four-month firmware update, which apparently means his system has completely forgotten how to execute a...

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