Real Talk Baby Shower Ideas That Won't Make You Cringe
I was sitting at my kitchen island at 28 weeks pregnant with my first, staring at my phone as three completely different realities collided in my text messages. My grandma was insisting we rent out the church fellowship hall for...
Why I Completely Misjudged The Baby Shower Word Search As A Dad
I was sitting in a folding chair in our Portland backyard, balancing a paper plate of half-eaten potato salad on my knee, staring at a grid of 144 random letters on a piece of recycled cardstock. Across the yard, Sarah's...
How the Deko Babyparty Trend Saved Me From Pinterest Insanity
I was exactly thirty-six weeks pregnant with my oldest, Liam, standing on a wobbly dining room chair I definitely shouldn't have been on, trying to force a piece of cheap Scotch tape to hold up a massive, flimsy plastic banner...
The Brutal Truth About Baby Shower Flowers (Before vs After Twins)
I was standing in the narrow hallway of our London flat, proudly clutching an enormous Β£80 arrangement of stargazer lilies, completely convinced I was husband of the year. My wife's pre-baby gathering was starting in an hour, and I'd spared...
How I Debugged The Spectacular Chaos Of Our Baby Shower Candy
I was staring at a five-pound bag of bright blue gummy pacifiers on our dining table when I realized my wife and I had completely lost our minds. We were exactly three weeks out from the party, and I was...
Finding a baby shower game that won't make your friends flee
Letβs start with the greatest lie ever sold to expectant parents, which is the idea that pre-birth gatherings are calm, sophisticated afternoons where close friends sit around in pastel linen, sipping herbal tea and bestowing quiet wisdom. If you've ever...
Why our gender-neutral baby shower actually saved my sanity
I was standing in a strangerβs kitchen in Hackney, trying to discreetly spit out a bright blue cupcake that tasted distinctly of Smurf and regret, when I realised everything I believed about the modern baby shower was entirely wrong. Before...