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A serious discussion about teen pregnancy denial and safe haven laws

The truth behind the prom night dumpster baby joke and your teen

I was charting in the pediatric ER when I heard that awful cartoon musical number playing from a teenager's phone in the waiting room. You know the one. A catchy little tune about a newborn left in the trash after...

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A tired mother watching her baby chew on a physics board book.

The Honest Truth About Quantum Physics for Babies

Yesterday at 4 AM, I found myself trying to explain the Bohr model of the atom to a human who had just thrown up on my slippers. He was gnawing on the corner of a board book about electrons. The...

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Exhausted dad staring at a spreadsheet of rare names while holding a teething twin

A letter to myself about the absolute farce of finding rare baby gi...

Dear Tom of exactly six months ago, You're currently sitting on the floor of the hallway, a chewed-up blue biro in your mouth, staring at a stack of nursery registration forms while Twin B attempts to post half a soggy...

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A confused toddler poking a highly realistic silicone doll.

The Terror Of Hyper-Realistic Dolls (And What Actually Works)

The woman at the Tesco checkout—her name badge said Sandra, and she looked like she'd already had a very long Tuesday—was staring at my left hand with the specific, wide-eyed horror usually reserved for hostage situations. I was currently trying...

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Mom struggling to install a heavy baby car seat in a truck

Why I Have Major Trust Issues With Heavy Recaro Baby Car Seats

I was standing in our crushed-granite driveway in late August, sweat pooling in places I didn't know could sweat, trying to shove a piece of metal and memory foam the size of a mini-fridge into the back of my SUV....

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Rihanna And A$AP Rocky's New Girl: Let's Talk About Three Under Four

It was roughly two in the morning. I was sitting in the dark of my Chicago apartment, nursing a cold cup of chamomile tea while my toddler used my collarbone as a teething ring. I was doing that mindless, sleep-deprived...

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Exhausted dad looking at baby rocker while holding a sleep sack in a dark nursery.

Why we sing about dropping infants from trees at 3 AM

It was 3:14 AM on a Tuesday, and I was covered in a suspicious damp patch that smelled faintly of sour milk and sheer defeat. Florence was doing her absolute best impression of a dying swan, arching her back with...

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The midnight debugging of the rockabye baby lyrics

It's exactly 3:14 AM. The rain in Portland is doing that aggressive, sideways thing against the nursery window, and my son is currently running his four-month firmware update, which apparently means his system has completely forgotten how to execute a...

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Rural fire station wall featuring a secure safe haven baby box for emergency infant surrenders

What You Actually Need to Know About the Safe Haven Baby Box

I was knee-deep in folding tiny, mismatched socks yesterday when my phone buzzed with a notification from our local county Facebook moms group that immediately spiked my blood pressure. Y'all, it was an absolute mess. Somebody had posted a news...

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