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Toddler reaching for a coffee table near a glass of whiskey

Why baby jane bourbon is a childproofing nightmare

When my son's first tooth started aggressively pushing its way through his lower gums last month, I received three distinct pieces of troubleshooting advice. My dad, operating on legacy parenting code from 1989, told me to just rub a drop...

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The Day My Toddler Brought a Wild Baby Hare Into Our Kitchen

I was elbow-deep in cold dishwater trying to scrape dried oatmeal off a plastic bowl when my four-year-old marched through the back screen door with his hands cupped together like he was protecting a fragile treasure. He had that specific,...

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First-time dad mapping out floor dimensions with painter's tape

Exactly How Much Space Do You Need for a Baby Grand Piano?

My mother-in-law confidently told me we should just stick the instrument right against the front bay window because the natural afternoon light would look gorgeous on the polished mahogany. The guy at the local music shop told me that if...

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Two baby girls sitting on a damp lawn wearing comfortable blush pink organic cotton rompers.

Surviving Our Twins' First Spring Holidays in Tulle and Panic

It's the second Tuesday of March, and I'm sweating profusely in the middle of a high street boutique, holding a hanger that looks like it was designed for a slightly malnourished doll. I'm trying to decipher if a garment optimistically...

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Sarah looking exhausted while reading the back of an infant powder can in her messy kitchen while holding a coffee mug

Why finding baby formula without seed oils is driving me crazy

I was sitting on my kitchen floor at 3 AM wearing my husband's college sweatpants that have a literal hole in the crotch, aggressively Googling fat blends while Maya screamed from her bassinet in the other room. I had a...

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A stressed dad looking at a baby floor seat instruction manual

The Kitchen Island Incident: Rethinking the Baby Floor Seat

It was 2:14 PM on a Tuesday. I had a P1 server outage flashing red on my left monitor, lukewarm cold brew in my system, and a 4.5-month-old stationed on the kitchen island right next to my keyboard. I had...

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Tired dad looking at a smartphone screen showing a digital baby dragon game

Finding The Best Baby Dragon Decks Without Losing Your Sanity

I'm staring at a £14.99 charge on my Monzo app while Molly, the slightly more destructive of my two-year-old twins, attempts to post a half-eaten rice cake into the PlayStation disc drive. The bank charge simply says "Supercell," which sounds...

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Dad and baby playing with a wooden drum kit on a nursery floor

Audio Specs: Finding a Babys Drum Kit Without Losing Your Mind

My mom told me I needed to buy a five-piece acoustic junior set immediately to "build his latent musical genius," which is a wildly optimistic read on a kid who currently eats old Cheerios off the floor. My neighbor, who...

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Tired dad looking confused at a bouquet of baby's breath flowers

Decoding the Baby's Breath Flower Meaning (And Why I Panicked)

I was standing in our kitchen at 3:14 AM, wearing sweatpants that hadn't been washed since Tuesday, staring at a massive glass vase on our island. We had just brought Maya home from the hospital three days prior. The vase...

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