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Sarah holding a massive coffee while staring at a baby blue dress

The Truth About Wearing That Baby Blue Dress

When I was pregnant with Leo, my mother-in-law cornered me in a Target parking lot to inform me that wearing pale blue to my own baby shower would make me look "clinically exhausted." Two hours later, my wedding photographer friend...

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Why the Baby Blue Color Is More Than Just a 90s Nursery Cliche

I was standing in the middle of our empty guest roomβ€”soon to be the nurseryβ€”holding a paint swatch that looked like a depressed smurf. It was 2 AM, I was aggressively caffeinated, and my wife, Sarah, was staring at me...

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What a 1980s Movie Taught Me About Dads and Newborns

Dear Sarah from last October, You're currently sitting in the driver's seat of your Honda Odyssey in a Starbucks parking lot. You're wearing those black Lululemon leggings that have an unidentifiable crusty stain on the left thigh, clutching an iced...

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A confused father staring at a cardboard box in a messy London kitchen

Finding a Baby Pigeon: A Very Stressed Dad's Guide to Bird Rescue

It was a Tuesday afternoon, raining with that specific type of London spite that bypasses your waterproofs entirely, when Maya marched into the kitchen holding what appeared to be a damp, breathing loofah. She dumped it unceremoniously next to the...

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Spearmint for Babies: A Dad's Guide to Minty Leaves and Tiny Clothes

I'm currently standing in my kitchen holding a bundle of wet green leaves in one hand and my phone in the other, feeling completely paralyzed by data overload. My mother-in-law texted me yesterday saying I should rub spearmint oil directly...

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What Baby Justin Bieber Taught Me About 3 AM Survival

It was 3:17 AM, and I was wearing my husband Dave’s oversized college hoodie that smelled faintly of sour milk and complete desperation. Leo, who was exactly four weeks and two days old at the time, was doing that arching-back,...

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Why Every Baby Goat Myth You've Heard Is Probably Dead Wrong

I was standing in my kitchen at 6 AM on a Tuesday, staring at a cloudy mason jar my mother-in-law had just proudly slammed on the counter. "Raw goat milk," she announced, crossing her arms like she’d just cured all...

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Exhausted dad holding twins while listening to grandparent advice

Surviving the Grandparent Clash During Your Own Baby Boom

The greatest myth they sell you at the antenatal classes (right after the lie that you’ll ever sleep for more than forty consecutive minutes again) is that grandparents are the ultimate, harmonious village. They picture a serene handover of generational...

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The Great Baby Sleep Sack Delusion (And What Actually Works)

Before the twins arrived, my wife and I spent an embarrassing amount of time folding beautifully crocheted, pastel-coloured blankets over the edge of their cots. I had this distinct, cinematic vision of fatherhood where I'd gently tuck a cellular quilt...

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