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Jess sitting on a messy living room floor trying to coax her stubborn toddler to walk

The Hilarious, Tear-Stained Baby Steps Story Every Mom Needs

There I was on my hands and knees in the middle of our living room, sweating through my third messy mom bun of the day, holding a half-eaten cheese stick like a carrot in front of a very stubborn fourteen-month-old....

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The Baby Steps Metacritic: Stop Treating Walking Like A Game

I was sitting on a damp park bench in Wicker Park last Tuesday, nursing a lukewarm coffee, when a mother I barely know ambushed me. She had that specific, tense energy of a woman who'd just read four different parenting...

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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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A baby cruising along a living room couch wearing soft sole sneakers

The Truth About Controlling Your Baby's First Steps

I'm hunched over at a ninety-degree angle, my lower back screaming, holding Maya's tiny hands straight up in the air like she's a miniature hostage. It's, like, a Tuesday at 9 AM, I'm on my third cup of lukewarm coffee,...

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A dad holding an 11-month-old baby who is pulling up to stand next to a coffee table

Dear Past Marcus: Stop Googling the baby steps anime at 3 AM

Dear Past Marcus, It's currently 3:14 AM on a Tuesday, and you're staring at your phone in the dark while the baby (who's now 11 months old, by the wayβ€”spoiler alert, we survive the sleep regression) does that weird dolphin-clicking...

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Toddler taking first steps indoors while wearing soft sole baby sneakers.

Dear Past Priya: The Real Truth About Baby Steps Mods & Gear

Dear Priya of six months ago. You're currently sitting on the faded rug in our Chicago apartment, staring at the sharp edge of the West Elm coffee table. You're entirely convinced it's a lethal weapon. Your nine-month-old son just pulled...

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