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Six-month-old baby safely gnawing on a slow cooked pork rib bone.

Why You Should Hand Your Six-Month-Old a Pork Rib Bone Today

My mother-in-law nearly dropped her chai when I handed my six-month-old a six-inch pork rib bone. We were sitting on the patio in late July. She looked at me like I had just handed the baby a loaded weapon. The...

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Marcus reading the adriana smith baby update on his phone in a dark nursery

Reading the Adriana Smith Baby Update at 2 AM Broke My Brain

It was 2:14 AM, the Portland rain was actively trying to dissolve my bedroom window, and I was holding my 11-month-old son while he slept. I had convinced myself he was developing some rare respiratory bug because my data tracking...

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Overwhelmed mom holding baby in shade at the beach with coffee

Why finding suntan lotion for newborns ruined my beach trip

It was 10:14 AM on a Tuesday in mid-July and I was already on my third iced coffee, which at that point tasted mostly like sand and sheer exhaustion. I was standing on a crowded beach in Florida wearing thick...

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A tired mother locking her car door from the inside while holding a sleeping infant.

The parking lot panic and the truth about keeping kids safe

Dear Priya from six months ago. You're sitting in the back of your Honda CR-V in the Target parking lot on Elston Avenue. The doors are locked. The engine is running. You're sweating through your grey scrub top. You just...

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Packed emergency diaper bag next to a TV remote control

Viral Internet Baby Soap Operas & Real Evacuation Plans

I was elbow-deep in raw chicken making freezer meals last Tuesday, with half-finished Etsy orders covering my dining table, when my four-year-old hollered from the living room that the "baby boss movie" was doing something weird. I wiped my hands...

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Exhausted dad holding baby while researching Rihanna's parenting styles and sustainable baby clothes

Did Rihanna Have Her Baby? A Dad's Take on Celebrity Parenting

It was 2:14 AM, the Portland rain was actively trying to breach my window seals, and my eleven-month-old was staring at the ceiling fan like it held the secrets to the universe. We were deep in the middle of some...

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Marcus staring blankly at a wall of the best formula for babies in a Portland grocery store at 2 AM.

Finding the best formula for babies: A letter to my past self

You're standing in aisle four of the Hollywood Fred Meyer, it's 2:14 AM, and the fluorescent lights are making your left eye twitch. You're holding a purple can in one hand and a gold can in the other, desperately trying...

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A damp baby wrapped in a hooded towel looking annoyed on a changing table

Why your baby hates bath time and the truth about baby towels

My mother told me to just wrap him in one of our old faded bath sheets because they're the softest things in the house. The lactation consultant at the clinic said I should only use pure woven muslin imported from...

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Exhausted mom holding a silicone baby toothbrush while her toddler giggles and runs away.

Surviving the Nightly Baby Toothbrush Wrestling Match in Sweatpants

It's 7:42 PM on a Tuesday. I'm wearing a pair of gray fleece sweatpants that haven't seen the inside of a washing machine since the Obama administration. My left knee is firmly but gently pinning an eight-month-old Maya to the...

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