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A tired dad holding a silicone teether and looking at a baby monitor

Memo to past Marcus: What I wish I knew about black babies

You're currently holding your phone at a forty-five-degree angle under the nursery humidifier's weird blue LED light, trying to compare the exact hex code of your son's left earlobe to the back of your own hand. Stop doing that. You...

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What I Wish I Knew About Oatmeal Baths Before Destroying Our Tub

Dear Jess of six months ago: you're currently standing over the hall bathroom tub with a metal kitchen strainer, crying while trying to fish soggy, bloated breakfast oats out of the drain before your husband realizes you've destroyed the plumbing...

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A mom looking stressed at her kitchen island holding a cold cup of coffee.

How to Talk About the Babi Yar Massacre Without Breaking Your Kids

I was standing at the kitchen island at 2:14 PM on a Tuesday, wearing my husband’s stained college sweatshirt, trying to order a baby shower gift on my phone while Leo, who's four and completely feral, was repeatedly ramming a...

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Pediatric nurse mother applying mineral sun protection to her infant at the beach.

The brutal truth about sunscreen for babies and summer safety

I'm sitting on the sand at Oak Street Beach with a three-month-old who looks like a poorly powdered donut. The wind is whipping off Lake Michigan. I'm holding a tube of thick white zinc oxide paste, trying to coat my...

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