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Two babies on a floor mat learning to crawl in a London flat

The Truth About Crawling Timelines From A Tired London Twin Dad

I'm currently lying face down on a heavily stained Berber rug, making intense eye contact with a small, unblinking human who has just eaten a piece of fluff. In my outstretched hand is a set of house keys, jangling desperately...

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A dad looking stressed on his laptop while researching baby turtle habitats with his 11-month-old.

Why Looking At Baby Turtles For Sale Was My Rookie Dad Mistake

It was 10:45 AM on a Saturday, raining sideways in Portland, and I was hiding from my own house. My wife was attempting to get our 11-month-old to take his morning nap, a process that currently resembles negotiating a hostage...

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Exhausted mom holding a silicone panda teether and a cold cup of coffee

Why I threw my baby's amber teething necklace in the trash

It was exactly 3:14 AM. I know this because the glowing red numbers on the microwave were basically mocking me from the kitchen. The bathroom floor tiles were freezing against my bare legs, and I was wearing a gray nursing...

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A confused toddler poking a highly realistic silicone doll.

The Terror Of Hyper-Realistic Dolls (And What Actually Works)

The woman at the Tesco checkoutβ€”her name badge said Sandra, and she looked like she'd already had a very long Tuesdayβ€”was staring at my left hand with the specific, wide-eyed horror usually reserved for hostage situations. I was currently trying...

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A toddler sitting on the floor surrounded by wooden toys and clothes

Raising An Honest Baby: The Myth That Is Driving Us Absolutely Mad

I'm standing in aisle nine at the grocery store, holding a wailing 18-month-old on my left hip while aggressively squinting at the microscopic font on the back of a lotion bottle. The cart wheel is squeaking, my back is sweating,...

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A dad holding his 11-month-old baby while looking at a Minecraft village on a computer screen.

The Real Truth About How To Make Baby Villagers Grow Faster

Last Tuesday at 3:14 AM, the ambient temperature in my living room was exactly 68.4 degrees, I was running on four hours of deeply fragmented sleep, and I was aggressively throwing virtual carrots at a digital infant. I was desperately...

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Messy toddler eating shredded oven baked baby back ribs in a high chair

How To Master Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs Without Ruining Dinner

I'm staring at a piece of pork that has the structural integrity of a radial tire. It's six fifteen in the evening. My toddler is doing that rhythmic, high-pitched hyperventilating thing that usually means we're two minutes away from an...

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Why I Almost Put Hawaiian Baby Woodrose in My Baby's Nursery

I'm sitting on the floor of my oldest kid's room at 2 AM, folding a mountain of tiny mismatched socks, trying to figure out how to make baby number three's nursery look like one of those minimalist forest-fairy wonderlands you...

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Mom looking stressed while holding an iPad showing a cartoon baby dragon.

The Real Truth About That Free Baby Dragon Emote Code Situation

My mom told me to take the iPad, wrap it in a beach towel, and bury it in the backyard next to the old pecan tree where the dogs couldn't dig it up. Tyler, the sixteen-year-old neighbor who comes over...

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