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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 frustrated dad trying to put tiny pink shades on an incredibly uncooperative toddler

Why putting tiny shades on twins feels like a hostage negotiation

I'm currently crouched behind the garden shed, clutching a pair of miniature, neon-pink plastic frames like they're a live grenade, trying to figure out which of my two-year-old daughters is least likely to bite me if I approach her face....

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Sarah holding her toddler on the white sand at Baby Beach in Aruba looking exhausted but happy

The Honest Truth About Taking A Baby To Baby Beach Aruba

I was standing in the middle of the Target diaper aisle wearing these awful linen maternity shorts that I somehow still fit into three years postpartum, holding a lukewarm iced coffee that cost twelve dollars, when my phone buzzed with...

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