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A spotted fawn resting quietly in tall green grass.

The Backyard Fawn: A Guide To Not Kidnapping Wildlife

Listen, the first time you find a tiny, spotted woodland creature curled up next to your hostas, your brain short-circuits. You immediately assume the worst. You look at this fragile thing breathing shallowly in your mulch, and your mind goes...

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My daughter Maya dressed in a farm animal costume while drinking from a cup.

The Baby Cow Confusion: Milk Rules and Adorable Bovine Trends

It was 2018, I was wearing a stained nursing tank that smelled faintly of sour yogurt, and I made the ultimate rookie parenting mistake. Leo was ten months old, we were completely out of his usual formula, and it was...

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A messy baby eating a piece of corn on the cob in a high chair.

A Letter to My Past Self About Feeding Babies Corn & Poop Panic

Dear Jess from six months ago, You're currently holding a soiled diaper under the bathroom nightlight, poking at a perfectly intact yellow kernel and wondering if you've fundamentally broken your third child's digestive tract. Put the diaper down, wash your...

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A tired mom holding a coffee while looking at a baby chick

Dear Past Me: Stop Googling "Baby Chicks For Sale" Before You Read ...

You're standing in aisle four of the farm supply store. It’s April. You're wearing those black leggings with the mysterious crusty yogurt stain on the left knee, balancing a rapidly melting iced oat milk latte against your hip, while Mayaβ€”who's...

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A heavily chewed cardboard book sitting next to a half-empty cup of cold coffee

The Great Baby Book Delusion: Expectations vs Actual Reality

I'm currently looking at a copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar that has been so thoroughly chewed, sucked, and dismantled by my twin two-year-old daughters that it looks less like a beloved piece of children's literature and more like something...

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Why That Bestselling Parenting Manual Won't Actually Save Your Sanity

You're sitting in the semi-dark at 3:14 AM, the harsh blue light of your phone illuminating a stack of pristine, unread hardcovers on your nightstand while your newborn does that weird pterodactyl screech. You bought all of them when you...

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The Truth About the Baby Blues: Why You're Crying on the Floor

When I was pregnant with my first kid (bless my naive, perfectly rested little heart), everyone had an opinion on how I was going to feel after giving birth. My mom swore up and down that I'd be so overwhelmed...

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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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A tired dad holding a paint swatch next to a crib with baby blue bedding

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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