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Why Footless Infant Rompers Saved My Sanity (And My Wood Floors)

It was 2:14 AM on a Tuesday, and I was staring at my oldest son, Carter, who was covered shoulder to knee in a blowout of biblical proportions. My husband was standing next to the changing table holding a single...

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Why Authentic Baby Band Tees Are a Terrible Idea for Your Kid

I'm currently trying to peel a rigid, stark-black AC/DC onesie off a thrashing toddler in the disabled toilet of a Wetherspoons, and I can definitively confirm that novelty infant apparel is an elaborate trap. The garment in question was gifted...

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The 3am nappy panic: A twin dad’s honest guide to buying diapers

My hand hit the bottom of the plastic wrapper and found nothing but air. It was 3:14 AM on a Tuesday, my right knee was soaking wet with something I refused to identify in the dark, and Maya was perfectly...

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The Truth About Babys Rompers (And Why Onesies Are A Trap)

I was standing in the blistering Target parking lot with my firstborn, trying to shove a pair of rigid denim baby jeans over a snapped bodysuit while he screamed loud enough to wake the entire state of Texas, when an...

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The huge family blanket mistake we made (and what actually works)

It's exactly 3:14 AM and I'm sitting in the dark nursery wearing sweatpants that haven't been washed since Tuesday and a faded Nirvana t-shirt that smells vaguely of sour milk, stale coffee, and total desperation. Maya is maybe seven months...

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The Great Dry Rot Disaster: A Mom’s Guide to Vintage T Shirts

It was a blistering Tuesday afternoon in my Texas driveway, and I had just wrestled my oldest child—who's now basically a walking cautionary tale for my parenting—into a pristine, never-worn 1982 Journey tour tee. I found it at Canton Trade...

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The 3 AM Bébé en Ligne Shopping Panic & What You Actually Need

Jackson (my oldest, bless his heart, and the reason I found my first gray hair at twenty-six) was exactly six weeks old, screaming like a banshee, and wearing a fleece zip-up that felt like the inside of a baked potato....

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Why Your Kids Need Heavy-Duty Fishing Bibs This Year

I'm watching my three-year-old sink waist-deep into a clay puddle out by the barn, wearing what some beautifully curated Instagram ad promised me was the ultimate Scandinavian toddler rain suit. The jacket has ridden up to his armpits, the pants...

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Why Every Parent Needs a Boys Cardigan in the Diaper Bag Now

We were crammed into a plastic portable toilet at the Parker County Peach Festival when the great sweater incident of 2019 happened. My oldest son, who is the cautionary tale for pretty much all my parenting advice, was two years...

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