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Toddler wearing a long sleeve smock covered in spaghetti sauce.

The aesthetic feeding myth and why you need a lΓ€tzli mit Γ€rmel

Instagram sells this absolute lie that babies learning to eat is a minimalist, beige-hued journey of discovery. The video always starts with a perfectly clean child in a ribbed neutral outfit, sitting in a wooden high chair. They gently mouth...

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Pants Windeln: The Unexpected Glitch in the Diaper Transition

Yesterday morning, my mother-in-law told me I need to put my 11-month-old in pull-ups immediately because he's standing up in his crib. An hour later, a guy at my local Portland roastery holding a pour-over confidently explained that disposable training...

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Dear Past Me: The Messy Truth About Waterproof and Plastic Bibs

Dear Sarah from six months ago, You're currently standing in the baby aisle of that ridiculously overpriced boutique downtown. It’s exactly 10:15 AM on a Tuesday, and you're wearing those black lululemon leggings that definitely have a crusty yogurt stain...

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Jess holding a bottle of alcohol free baby conditioner while her toddler splashes in the tub

The Big Secret About Baby Conditioner With No Alcohol Labels

I'm currently sitting on a damp bath mat that smells vaguely of mildew, squinting at the tiny print on a plastic bottle while my four-year-old tries to make a pirate beard out of toxic-looking blue bubbles. He is my oldest,...

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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...

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A rustic table setup for a deko babyparty featuring Kianao organic cotton swaddles and wooden toys as sustainable decor.

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...

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The truth about motorisches spielzeug and your baby's brain

I was sitting on the living room rug with a butter knife. I was trying to pry the battery compartment open on a plastic singing avocado. The screw was stripped. The avocado was looping a song about the alphabet in...

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The Baby Chick Temperature Chart (And Why I Stopped Checking It)

I was sitting on the edge of the guest bathtub at two in the morning, holding an infrared thermometer gun like a radar detector, pointing it directly at five day-old baby chicks huddled in a plastic storage tote. My wife...

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Marcus looking stressed while trying to align a strip of floral baby girl wallpaper

The Great Baby Girl Wallpaper Debug: A Dad's Guide to Nursery Decor

I'm standing on a step stool at 11 PM with a plastic putty knife in my hand, frantically trying to scrape a semi-congealed layer of industrial adhesive off the drywall before it permanently bonds. My wife Sarah is standing in...

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