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So Your Kid Found Baby Owls in the Yard (Put the Bird Down)

I was elbow-deep in cold soapy dishwater trying to scrape crusty oatmeal out of a bowl when my oldest marched through the back door with her hands cupped together like she was holding a sacred treasure. "Mama, I found Hedwig's...

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Why We Finally Banned Those Baby Bratz Dolls From Our London Flat

The invasion began on a damp Tuesday afternoon when my wife’s Auntie Pam breezed into our flat, shook off her umbrella, and dropped a shockingly pink, heavily blister-packed box onto our coffee table. Florence and Matilda, our two-year-old twins who...

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The Viral Baby Rasta Drama & The Truth About Public Meltdowns

I was standing in aisle four of our local H-E-B last Tuesday, balancing a jumbo pack of overnight diapers on my left hip while my two-year-old practically levitated out of the shopping cart, screaming at a pitch only dogs and...

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Surviving the baby saja costume for kids trend without tears

We were standing in a drafty school gymnasium in Wicker Park when the screaming started. Not the normal toddler whine, but that high-pitched, breathless shriek that makes every parent in a fifty-foot radius freeze. My son was wearing a mass-produced...

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Surviving the Neon Chaos of Baby Shark's Big Show with Twins

"Don't let them watch it, it completely ruins their developing attention span," said Sarah from our NCT group, sipping a decaf flat white while her only child quietly consumed an artisanal lentil. "Just put it on, mate, it's the only...

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The Desperate Midnight Baby Boo Dance That Saved My Sanity

The linoleum of my kitchen floor is particularly hostile at 3:42 AM, a fact I was contemplating while aggressively swaying left-to-right with a screaming twin strapped to my chest. My shirt was damp with something I desperately hoped was only...

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Why I Regret (And Still Love) Buying Baby Blue Jordans For My Kid

It was Tuesday, 2:14 PM, and the sun was absolutely baking the squishy rubber flooring at Centennial Park. I was wearing leggings that hadn't seen the inside of a washing machine since Sunday and an oversized Nirvana tee with a...

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The Great Debate Over Baby Birkenstocks And Tiny Cork Sandals

My mother-in-law sent me a link to some terrifying, Victorian-looking orthopaedic boots at 7:00 AM on a Tuesday, insisting the twins needed them the second they pulled themselves up to stand. That same afternoon, my NCT mateβ€”a lovely woman who...

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I Finally Understand The Atomized Baby Meme (And You Will Too)

It's 3:14 AM on a Tuesday, and the hallway radiator is pressing a distinctly uncomfortable geometric pattern into my lower spine. Florence, who's Twin A and currently engaged in a psychological war against the concept of sleep, has finally passed...

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