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A tired London dad holding twin toddlers while staring blankly at a laptop screen.

What the 100 Baby Challenge Sims 4 Taught Me About Real Twins

There's half a mashed banana firmly cemented to the kitchen ceiling, and I'm currently crouched behind the breakfast island while my two-year-old twin daughters aggressively negotiate the ownership of a wooden block using only high-pitched, dolphin-like squeals. It's 7:14 in...

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The Absurd Reality of High-End Baby Clothes

When I was eight months pregnant with Leo, my mother sat me down at her kitchen table, tapped her coffee mug with her fingernail, and told me to only buy stark white cotton so I could bleach the absolute hell...

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Exhausted mom holding a onesie covered in a mysterious yellow stain while a baby sleeps peacefully.

The Only Newborn Outfits You Actually Need (And What to Burn)

It was 3:14 AM on a Tuesday, and the window AC unit in our bedroom was fighting a losing battle against the Texas humidity. I was dripping in postpartum night sweats, sitting cross-legged on the rug in my mesh hospital...

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Tired dad looking under a car seat for a small pink baby lovey blanket

How a Single Bunny Blanket Took Our Entire Family Hostage

I'm currently upside down in the backseat of our Prius with a flashlight clamped between my teeth. It's 11:43 PM. My wife is standing on the porch holding a screaming eleven-month-old, and we're tearing the car apart because we lost...

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Sarah holding a cup of cold coffee next to an adult dining scarf and a silicone suction bowl

Dear Sarah: What I Wish I Knew Earlier About Bibs for Adults

Dear Sarah from last November, You're currently sitting at your mother-in-law's dining room table. It's exactly 3:14 PM on a Tuesday, and you're wearing those grey Target sweatpants that have a mysterious bleach stain on the left knee from when...

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A dad holding a silicone baby teether and looking confused in his kitchen

The great baby silicone migration: a dad's troubleshooting guide

My mother-in-law texted me a picture of a 1980s plastic playpen yesterday, assuring me that my wife gnawed on the rails for months and turned out completely fine. Ten minutes later, my neighborβ€”who brews her own rainwater kombuchaβ€”leaned over our...

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Frustrated dad holding a questionable secondhand stroller in the rain.

The Stressed Dad Rules for Used Baby Gear and Sleep Loss

Standing in a stranger’s soggy driveway in southeast Portland at 9:15 PM, rain soaking through my fleece, trying to fold a secondhand stroller that smelled faintly of old milk and despair. This was my absolute breaking point. My wife, Sarah,...

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A messy pile of baby laundry on a coffee table next to a half-empty mug.

Why My 2 AM Fleece Disaster Sparked a Bamboo Clothing Obsession

It was 3:14 AM. I know this because the glowing red numbers of our cheap digital clock were literally burning into my retinas while I paced the hallway holding a thrashing, screaming six-month-old Leo. I was wearing Dave's old college...

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A bewildered dad staring at a pile of loud plastic baby boy toys in his Portland living room.

Why The Best Baby Gifts For Boys Don’t Have Batteries Or Sirens

I'm currently sitting on my living room rug, surrounded by what I can only describe as a localized explosion of primary-colored plastic, wondering who decided that every single present for a male infant needs to simulate a construction site emergency....

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