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Mom with coffee looking at a baby sitting in an Upseat floor chair

Why I Threw Out My Popular Baby Seat (And Got The Upseat)

It was 10:14 AM on a Tuesday, and I was staring at my five-month-old son, Leo, who looked exactly like a tiny, extremely drunk man slumped at a bar at last call. He was sittingβ€”or rather, sinkingβ€”into one of those...

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A tired father pushing a massive double stroller through a muddy London park

My Love-Hate Relationship With The Massive Uppa Baby Stroller

I was standing in what can only be described as a biblical amount of mud on Hampstead Heath, rain aggressively lashing against my glasses, while Twin A screamed with the sheer lung capacity of an opera singer and Twin B...

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Jess holding a sleeping infant while watching what happens to the baby in squid game on a laptop.

What Happens to the Baby in Squid Game Season 3? A Mom's Take

My mom told me that watching high-stress television while nursing would literally curdle my milk, which I’m pretty sure is biologically impossible, but then my best friend texted me at 2 AM demanding to know if I’d seen the jump...

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A mom holding a coffee looking confused in a car dealership parking lot.

Is the 2026 Toyota Baby Land Cruiser Actually Good for Families?

It was 8:14 AM on a Tuesday, and I was standing in a dealership parking lot off Route 17 wearing yoga pants that definitely had dried overnight oats crusted on the left thigh. I was clutching a plastic cup of...

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A tired mom holding a newborn while a toddler pulls her pant leg

The Brutal and Honest Truth About Surviving the Super Baby 2 Phase

My mother-in-law cornered me in the kitchen and said I needed to put the new baby in the toddler's crib so they could bond through shared breathing. My former charge nurse texted me to keep them on separate floors so...

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Tired mom holding a lukewarm coffee while scrolling through babysitter profiles on her laptop.

Vetting Caregiver Platforms & Stopping the Sugar Baby Madness

It was exactly 10:14 PM on a Tuesday, which is already a deeply offensive time for me to be awake, let alone wearing hard pants. My husband Mark and I had just gotten back from our first actual "date night"...

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A Seiko Baby Alpinist watch resting next to an 11-month-old's wooden toys.

How the Seiko Baby Alpinist Survived My First Year of Fatherhood

My left wrist vibrated with a Slack notification from my engineering manager right at the exact moment my son sneezed a mouthful of mashed sweet potato across my chest. It was a Tuesday, roughly 6:14 AM. I was wearing my...

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A tired dad surrounded by baby gear looking at the morning news

The truth about royal family baby number 4 (and my own panic)

It was 6:43 AM on a violently rainy Tuesday, and Twin A had just successfully wedged a soggy, half-eaten piece of Marmite toast into the lower vents of our living room radiator. Twin B, not to be outdone by her...

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Sarah holding a coffee cup while looking exhausted at a pink TV screen

Why The Peppa Pig Baby Gender Reveal Sent Me Into a Tailspin

Dear Sarah from exactly six months ago. You're currently sitting on the faded blue IKEA rug in the den. You're wearing those grey sweatpants with the mysterious bleach stain on the left thigh, drinking coffee that went cold two hours...

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