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Portland dad holding a baby back rib next to a messy 11-month-old at a summer BBQ

Troubleshooting BBQ: Baby Back Ribs vs Spare Ribs for Babies

There we were in our backyard, forty-five minutes into a rare sunny Portland afternoon, when I casually handed my 11-month-old son, Leo, a massive, sauce-drenched spare rib. In my sleep-deprived brain, this seemed like a brilliant Baby-Led Weaning victory. I...

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11-month-old baby eating baby back ribs in a Portland backyard

Spare Ribs vs Baby Back Ribs: A Dad’s Guide to Debugging Toddler BBQ

I was standing at the meat counter of our neighborhood New Seasons in Portland, panic-googling whether "baby back" meant the ribs actually came from a baby pig. My wife Sarah was three aisles over dealing with a minor avocado-related meltdown...

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A cardboard box tied to an oak tree in a Texas backyard

What to Do When Your Kid Finds a Baby Squirrel in the Yard

"Drop the Similac, Tucker!" I yelled across the patio, lunging over a scattered pile of wooden blocks while clutching a squirming newborn to my chest. My oldest sonβ€”bless his animal-loving, highly impulsive heartβ€”was kneeling in the damp Bermuda grass, holding...

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Jess wearing a framed child carrier on a dirt trail in Texas

Why I Traded My Spine for a Cheap Carrier (And What I Buy Now)

We were halfway up Enchanted Rock in the dead of a Texas July, and I was absolutely convinced my spine was going to snap in two. My oldestβ€”bless his heart, he was the guinea pig for literally every parenting mistake...

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A soft bamboo baby blanket with a blue woodland pattern draped over a nursery chair.

The Woodland Nursery Trend That Almost Gave Me a Heart Attack

It was late July in 2017, and I was standing outside a strip-mall Starbucks wearing high-waisted yoga pants that I had absolutely no intention of doing yoga in. Maya was exactly three months old. I was holding an iced Americano...

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Ein kleiner Junge im Skianzug sitzt lachend im Schnee

Skianzug Kinder Jungen: Warum wir drei kauften, bis einer passte

Ich saß auf dem eisigen Fliesenboden dieser extrem nach feuchtem Hund und ranzigem Pommesfett riechenden Skihütten-Toilette in Laax, balancierte meinen lauwarmen Hafermilch-Cappuccino auf dem Rand des Waschbeckens und versuchte verzweifelt, meinem Sohn Leo (der damals 3 war und heute 4...

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A bundled up baby in a stroller bassinet during winter

The Truth About Winter Stroller Pillows (And Why I Panicked)

I was standing in the middle of our gravel driveway, my breath pluming out in white clouds, staring in absolute horror at my firstborn son. He was three months old, tucked into his fancy stroller bassinet, and entirely invisible. My...

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Organic cotton buggy sleeping bag surviving a rainy London park walk

The Muddy Puddle And My Kinderwagen Schlafsack Revelation

It's a Tuesday in late November, featuring that specific type of aggressive, sideways London drizzle that somehow bypasses your coat entirely and settles directly into your bones. I'm standing on the cracked pavement outside our flat, trying to negotiate with...

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Toddler wearing bright orange waterproof chest bibs sitting in a muddy puddle

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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