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A frustrated dad trying to pull a tiny green sweater over a plastic baby doll's rigid arm while his toddler watches.

The 3 AM Nightmare of Putting Baby Doll Clothes on Tiny Plastic Arms

At 4:17 AM on a Tuesday, the ambient temperature in our living room was exactly 68.4 degrees. I know this because I was staring at the thermostat while sitting on the rug with a headlamp on, trying to thread a...

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A frustrated baby covered in sweet potato puree holding a silicone spoon

The Messy, Sweet Potato-Covered Truth About Using Baby Spoons

It was 2019, and there was pureed sweet potato on my living room ceiling fan. Not a light splatter, y'all. A heavy, gravity-defying clump. My oldest son, bless his heart, had just karate-chopped the hard plastic baby spoon I was...

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