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A tired dad trying to calculate a household budget while holding twin babies

Surviving Dave Ramsey's Baby Steps With Actual Babies

When the twins arrived, I received exactly three pieces of financial advice within a forty-eight-hour window. My father-in-law cornered me in the hospital corridor to whisper that I needed to open a high-yield trust fund immediately. The following morning, a...

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The Real Story Behind Those Unworn Infant Shoes on Resale Apps

I'm currently staring at six pairs of stiff, leather infant oxfords sitting in my donation pile. Hemingway supposedly wrote a famous six-word tragedy about unworn baby shoes, but honestly, any mom on a local buy-nothing group will tell you it's...

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A beautiful but realistic baby shower venue set up with organic cotton gifts and wild western baby gym.

The Only Honest Guide to Venues for Baby Shower Celebrations

I'm currently sitting on the floor of my Etsy inventory room, aggressively tearing off pieces of packing tape for a massive stack of custom nursery signs, while my youngest child uses my left ankle as a teething ring. My phone...

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Tired mom holding a sagging diaper next to a toddler in the nursery

The Messy Truth About Pampers Baby Dry Diapers From A Tired Mom

It was 3:14 AM, the exact hour of the morning when your soul is the most tired, and I was holding my oldest son while a distinct, cold wetness seeped entirely through my favorite cotton pajama shirt. He was three...

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A chaotic minivan backseat featuring a premium nuna baby car seat surrounded by crushed goldfish crackers.

Is Nuna Baby Gear Worth the Hype? A Mom of Three Tells All

It was 102 degrees in late August, the kind of oppressive rural Texas heat that makes the air look wavy, and I was sobbing in the gravel driveway of our house. I was fighting a hand-me-down car seat that my...

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Surviving toddler time warps and the baby g watch revelation

Yesterday at 4:15 PM, I watched a fellow parent achieve the impossible by the swings in Victoria Park. His seven-year-old daughter was mid-tantrum, fully committed to avoiding the inevitable march home for dinner. Then, a tiny beep emanated from her...

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Pregnant mom packing a hospital bag and organic baby clothes for a baby moon

The Hilarious Truth About Planning a Baby Moon in the Real World

I was hunched over a Buc-ee's toilet somewhere off I-35, entirely convinced I was going to throw up my own spleen, when my husband tapped on the stall door and asked if we should start booking our baby moon. I’m...

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Is That Tiny Baby Nutribullet Actually Worth Your Counter Space?

I was standing in my kitchen staring at a raw sweet potato like it had personally offended me, completely paralyzed by the sheer volume of conflicting advice I’d received in the last forty-eight hours. My mother-in-law had just been leaning...

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Is the $25 Baby Chair Ikea Sells Actually Safe for Weaning?

It was 98 degrees in late July, the Texas humidity was thick enough to chew, and I was standing in my front yard in flip-flops blasting a white plastic bucket seat with the jet setting on my garden hose. Neon...

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