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A tired mom folding a massive pile of baby laundry including rompers

Why Your Strampler Baby Needs Far Less Clothes Than You Think

I remember distinctly sitting on my living room rug about four years ago, trying to wrestle my oldest son’s chubby little newborn thigh into a pair of raw denim baby jeans. He was screaming like I was torturing him, my...

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Surviving The Sleep Sack Baby Phase Without Losing Your Mind

It was 3:14 AM on a Tuesday, or maybe Wednesday, because time doesn't actually exist when you've a newborn. I was wearing a faded sorority t-shirt from 2008 that had a mysterious, crusty spit-up stain on the shoulder, and I...

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When Do Babies Start Sleeping Through The Night? A Dad's Guide

It's 3:14 am on a Tuesday, and I'm currently having a heated internal debate about whether the shadow in the corner of the nursery is a pile of laundry or the ghost of my pre-parenting freedom. Twin A (the loud...

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An exhausted dad sitting in a dark nursery while an 11-month-old baby stands in a crib.

Surviving Our Real Boss Baby and Who Actually Voices The Movie

My mom told me that if I didn't establish dominance on day one, the baby would rule our house forever. The barista down the street confidently informed me that I need to surrender to his flow and let the infant...

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The truth about raising a dutch baby (and eating one)

I'm currently scraping dried egg batter off my kitchen cabinet at seven in the morning while my toddler aggressively signs for more bananas. This is the exact opposite of the tranquil, well-rested maternal ideal I had pictured when I started...

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A tired father searching for a woodland fox baby blanket in the dark

Surviving The 3 AM Meltdown Over A Missing Blanket With Foxes

I'm currently on all fours under the sofa, using my phone's torch to illuminate a terrifying graveyard of crushed Wotsits, a rogue piece of Lego, and a dummy that has been missing since last Tuesday. It's 3:14 in the morning....

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The Pyjama Baby Protocol: A Dad's 3 AM Debugging Guide

It's exactly 3:14 AM, the nursery thermostat reads a chilling 68.5 degrees, and I'm holding my breath while attempting to thread a tiny, flailing leg into a tube of fabric in near-total darkness. The structural integrity of the diaper has...

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The Absolute Truth About Your Toddler and Their Blanket Bunny

Some mom in Lincoln Park is currently telling me her ten-month-old doesn't need "props" to self-soothe while we stand by the infant swings. She is wearing cashmere to a playground. Her kid is actively gnawing on a literal piece of...

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Dear Past Priya: The Blanket Size Guide You Should Have Read

You're sitting on the floor of the nursery right now, surrounded by a mountain of folded pastel fabric from the baby shower, crying over a half-eaten samosa. It's 3 AM in Chicago, you're eight months pregnant, and you're trying to...

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