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A baby crawling on a living room rug while dad looks at dust bunnies

Why the Dust Baby Meme is Harmless but Your Floor is Toxic

I'm currently sitting on the floor at eye level with the baseboards, watching a shaft of afternoon Portland sunlight illuminate roughly ten million floating particles in our living room, while my 11-month-old daughter tries to eat a grey fuzzball she...

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Baby sitting in a high chair wearing a silicone bib eating a baby back rib

Creating A Salt-Free Dry Rub For Baby Back Ribs To Feed My Baby

It was 2:14 PM on a sweltering Sunday in late August, and I was sitting on that one patio chair that always mysteriously pinches the back of my left thigh. I was drinking my third iced coffee of the day...

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Tired British dad attempting to raise a healthy baby amidst twin chaos.

The Great Healthy Baby Myth: Surviving Your First Two Years

I'm currently staring at a beige, violently stained sleepsuit that was, until approximately four minutes ago, perfectly pristine and white. It's 6:15 AM on a Tuesday, and one of the twinsβ€”let’s call her the Loud One, though honestly they alternate...

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