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The Day My Toddler Tried To Steal A Baby Emu At The Local Texas Farm

I was knee-deep in East Texas mud, holding my oldest son by the straps of his denim overalls so he wouldn’t launch himself into a wire fence, while a six-foot-tall dinosaur of a bird stared a hole straight through my...

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A stressed mom holding a coffee cup reading the news on her phone.

What the Baby Emmanuel Parents Taught Me About Child Safety

I was wearing Mark's ancient grey fraternity t-shirt with the mysterious bleach stain on the collar, sitting on the edge of the cold porcelain bathtub at 2:14 AM. Leo, my youngest, was going through his extremely fun "I only sleep...

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A frustrated mom holding a tight infant hair bow

Why we really need to talk about the ugly side of baby headbands

You pull it out of the tissue paper at your baby shower. It's a stiff nylon elastic band attached to a sequined peony the size of a small cabbage. The aunties in the room coo over it, telling you how...

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Tired mom staring at an expensive plush baby cushion on the living room floor surrounded by unfolded laundry.

The Messy, Scary Truth About Your Favorite Baby Lounger Pillow

I was sitting cross-legged on my living room rug at three in the morning, aggressively taping up a stack of cardboard boxes for my Etsy shop, when I finally felt my shoulders drop. My oldest son, who was exactly twenty-two...

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Marcus looking confused while holding a toilet paper roll and a baby gate.

Dear Past Me: The Ultimate Baby Proofing System for Clueless Dads

Dear Marcus from six months ago. You're currently feeling pretty smug. Your baby is five months old, mostly stays exactly where you put him, and basically acts like a warm, milk-drunk potato. You look around our Portland apartment and think,...

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Pediatric nurse mother applying mineral sun protection to her infant at the beach.

The brutal truth about sunscreen for babies and summer safety

I'm sitting on the sand at Oak Street Beach with a three-month-old who looks like a poorly powdered donut. The wind is whipping off Lake Michigan. I'm holding a tube of thick white zinc oxide paste, trying to coat my...

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Stressed mom holding an iced coffee looking at a baby car seat in a messy car.

The Big Lie About Finding the Best Car Seat (And Surviving the Drive)

It was 98 degrees in a BuyBuyBaby parking lotβ€”RIP to that store, honestly, I spent half my pregnancy wandering those aisles in a dazeβ€”and I was sweating through my gray maternity leggings. You know, the ones from Target that always...

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Dear Past Priya: The Truth About Infant Car Seats

You're currently sitting on the garage floor in your maternity leggings. There's a half-eaten granola bar on the bumper of the Honda, the manual for the convertible seat is open to page forty-two, and you're quietly crying because the little...

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Sarah holding a lukewarm iced coffee looking distressed in a brightly lit toy store aisle.

Dear Me: Put Down the Flashing Plastic Crap in That Toy Store

Dear Sarah from six months ago, It's 2:14 PM on a Tuesday. You're currently standing in Aisle 14 of that massive, soul-crushing infant toy store off Interstate 80. You're wearing those black lululemon leggings with the mysterious yogurt stain on...

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