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A bewildered dad checking his crawling baby's knees on a hard kitchen floor to see if babies actually have kneecaps.

Do Babies Have Kneecaps? Surviving the Kitchen Tile Crawling Era

The sound of a two-foot-tall human slamming knee-first into Victorian ceramic tile is a noise that bypasses the eardrum and registers directly in the parent's soul. It's a wet, hollow thud that makes you instantly calculate the distance to the...

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A messy kitchen counter with a puffed up baked pancake in a cast iron skillet next to a spilled cup of coffee.

Why Dutch Baby Pancakes Actually Saved My Sanity on a Tuesday

It was 5:43 AM and I was wearing a pair of maternity leggings that I definitely should have retired in 2019. There was a weird crusty spot on the left knee that was either dried oatmeal or... actually, I don't...

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The Truth About the Baby Steps Game Uncensored Search Trend

I'm sitting on the floor of our extremely cramped London living room, scraping a substance that might be mashed banana (but is almost certainly worse) off my left knee, when my phone buzzes with a frantic text from my sister....

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A mother holding a coffee cup while looking at a tiny hatchling turtle on a trail

Dear Past Me: Do Not Let Your Kid Touch That Tiny Wild Reptile

Dear Sarah of last May. You're currently standing on the muddy shoulder of the Wissahickon creek trail, balancing a tepid Yeti mug of dark roast on your yoga pants-clad knee, utterly paralyzed. Leo is pointing a grubby four-year-old finger at...

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A tired dad holding a coffee mug while two toddlers dance in the living room

Dear Past Tom: Surviving the Baby Saja Netflix Obsession

Dear Tom of exactly six months ago, You're currently sitting on the battered grey sofa in our Islington flat, smugly sipping a lukewarm cup of PG Tips. The twins are peacefully napping, and you're thinking to yourself that you've finally...

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Small green baby rubber plant on a wooden nursery shelf out of reach of toddlers

Why The Baby Rubber Plant Is Perfect For Your Nursery

I was on my hands and knees scraping wet potting soil out of my relatively clean nursery rug with a plastic spoon when I realized the plant industry is actively trying to trick us. My oldest, Tyler, was ten months...

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A tired mom holding three different types of baby pacifiers in her hand.

The Brutal Truth About Pacifiers When Everyone Has an Opinion

I was sitting in the hospital bed on day two with my oldest, icing parts of my body I didn't know could swell, when the advice assault began. The hospital lactation consultant pointed a stern finger at my overnight bag...

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Tired dad staring at his phone while a baby sleeps in a crib

The "Baby Jane" Effect: Surviving the Psychological Thriller of Par...

It's 3:14 AM, the nursery is exactly 69.4 degrees according to my three separate thermometers, and outside my window, the Portland rain sounds like static. I'm sitting cross-legged on the rug, barely breathing, watching the chest of my 11-month-old daughter...

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Exhausted mom holding baby in a dim nursery with an organic cotton blanket

Oh Baby I Love Your Way: How Infants Actually Show Affection

It was 3:14 AM on a Tuesday in November, and the apartment was absolutely freezing. I was standing in the middle of our tiny hallway wearing my husband Dave’s hideous neon orange high school track shirtβ€”the one that smells permanently...

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