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A tired mom checking her phone to find out how old is lil baby at 3 am

Figuring out exactly how old is lil baby and surviving year one

It's 3:17 AM in Chicago. The radiator is hissing. I'm sitting in a glider that smells faintly of sour milk, staring at my phone. I'm so violently sleep-deprived that I've somehow fallen down a Wikipedia rabbit hole trying to figure...

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When Internet Video Game Bugs Cause Panic and Real Wasps Attack

I was standing in the middle of the hallway yesterday, hip-deep in a laundry basket full of unmatched tiny socks, staring down at my four-year-old’s sticky, peanut-butter-smudged iPad screen. He had left his browser open, and the search history said...

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A frustrated dad holding a tiny polyester pumpkin outfit in a dimly lit hallway.

Surviving the polyester nightmare of baby halloween costumes

It was 5:42 PM on a Tuesday in late October, and I was standing in the drizzling rain behind a Vauxhall Astra, trying to forcefully snap the gusset of a synthetic velvet pumpkin over my screaming two-year-old’s nappy. Her twin...

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Tired dad typing on laptop while baby sleeps next to organic play gym

The Megan Walerius Baby Drama and What I Wish I Knew Months Ago

Hey man. You’re currently sitting on the bathroom tiles at 3:14 AM, scrolling Twitter while the shower steam theoretically clears up your five-month-old's congestion. I know this because I'm you, six months in the future. The kid is eleven months...

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A deeply tired dad holding my baby while staring blankly into the middle distance

Surviving The Absolute Chaos Of The First Year With My Baby

3:14 AM. I'm holding a phone torch in my teeth because the main bulb in the nursery just popped with the sound of a small gunshot, and I'm currently elbow-deep in what can only be described as a biological incident....

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Surviving the Laundry: A Real Guide to Newborn Baby Clothes

I'm currently staring at a laundry basket overflowing with tiny, mustard-yellow stained garments, drinking a cup of coffee that went cold somewhere around eight this morning. Between packing up orders for my Etsy shop and keeping my toddler from feeding...

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What A Celebrity Circus Taught Me About My Blended Family

Dear Jess from six months ago, You're sitting on the laundry room floor right now, scraping crusty oatmeal off a pair of toddler jeans with your thumbnail while hiding from your own kids. The Etsy shop alerts keep pinging on...

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A folded stack of soft organic cotton baby bodysuits next to a pacifier.

Why I Threw Out My First Baby’s Clothes for Organic Cotton

I was sitting on the floor of my Texas laundry room last Tuesday, elbow-deep in a plastic storage bin labeled "0-6 Months," when I pulled out a stiff, neon-orange "Daddy's Little Monster" onesie I bought for my oldest kid five...

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The reality of bringing your preemie baby home from the NICU

The hospital sliding doors open and the winter wind hits your face. You're holding a plastic bucket seat containing a human the size of a standard bag of flour. They told you the discharge paperwork was clear and you could...

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