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Exhausted mom holding a crying baby while a seven year old talks about pop culture in the kitchen

Baby Saja Demon Form: Pop Culture Lore vs My Real Witching Hour

It was exactly 5:14 PM on a Tuesday, which is historically the worst possible time to be alive in my house, when my seven-year-old Maya walked into the kitchen wearing one of my expensive black eyeliner pencils smeared completely across...

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Stressed mom looking at phone while drinking coffee in kitchen

Why That Viral Baby Saja Trend Totally Freaked Me Out

It was 8:14 on a Tuesday morning and I was wearing Dave’s college sweatpants with a hardened crust of what I think was blueberry oatmeal on the knee, aggressively pressing the brew button on my coffee maker for the third...

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A tired dad holding a swaddled baby while looking at a sleep book in the dark

Debugging 3 AM Meltdowns With The Happiest Baby On The Block

Here's exactly what you shouldn't do when your system goes down at three in the morning: try to read the manual by the light of a camping headlamp while bouncing on an exercise ball and holding a screaming infant like...

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Tired mom in a messy nursery staring at her phone in the dark

The Have a Baby With Me Daniel Caesar Lie You Actually Believe

I was sitting in my Honda CR-V in the garage with the engine off. It was a Tuesday. My toddler was finally asleep upstairs, and I was just staring at the steering wheel while the Bluetooth kept playing whatever Spotify...

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A frustrated mom holding a baby while looking at her older child's loose tooth.

The Messy Truth About Kids Losing Their Teeth (What Not To Do)

My oldest son, Beau, was standing in the bathroom hallway clutching a dirty sneaker lace, and I swear my soul left my body for a solid three seconds. I was elbow-deep in packing tape, desperately trying to box up orders...

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Tired mom folding laundry in a messy living room

What the Greg Gutfeld Baby News Taught Me About Newborn Chaos

Dear Jess from six months ago, You're currently sitting on the beige living room rug that desperately needs vacuuming, aggressively rocking a screaming baby with your left foot while trying to untangle a botched macrame order for the Etsy shop...

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Exhausted mom doing bicycle legs on a very unimpressed infant

Letter To My Sleep-Deprived Self About This Incredibly Gassy Baby

Dear Jess from exactly six months ago. You're currently sitting on the edge of the glider in the nursery at 3:17 AM. You've got an Etsy order for fifty custom trucker hats due on Tuesday that you haven't even touched,...

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A toddler sitting on a park bench looking confused at a smartphone screen

When the Internet Decides Your Toddler Needs Street Cred

I was wiping smeared avocado off my toddler's chin at the local park when a pack of ten-year-olds sat on the bench next to us. One of them had a phone propped up, blasting gang baby lyrics into the humid...

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Stressed mom holding a smartphone while her baby plays with wooden blocks on the rug.

The Truth About Finding A Free Baby Dragon Emote Code Online

I was standing at the kitchen island yesterday, elbow-deep in shipping labels for my Etsy shop and trying to scrape dried oatmeal off a highchair tray, when my oldest shoved my iPad directly into my face. He is four and...

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