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Tired father holding two babies while looking at his smartphone in the dark

Why Late-Night Google Is the Enemy of Natural Baby Care

I'm sitting on the floor of the nursery at 3:14 AM, the harsh blue glow of my smartphone illuminating a stain on my jogging bottoms that I'm fiercely praying is just mashed sweet potato. I'm reading a parenting forum post...

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Portland dad playing acoustic guitar while 11-month-old baby chews on a wooden toy

Debugging My 11-Month-Old Baby's First Guitar Playing Setup

Yesterday at exactly 4:13 PM, my daughter attempted to eat the low E string off my Martin acoustic dreadnought. I was sitting on the rug in our living roomβ€”which I keep at a very precise, data-backed 68.5 degrees for best...

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Exhausted father trying to figure out a knotted newborn sleep gown in the dark

The 3AM Nappy Change That Made Me Believe in Baby Gowns

It's 03:14 on a Tuesday, and I'm quietly crying. Not the majestic, single-tear-rolling-down-the-cheek crying you see in cinema, but the silent, pathetic, shoulder-heaving sort. I'm kneeling on the floor of our cramped London nursery, holding my breath, trying to align...

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Two angry twin babies wearing oversized fluffy novelty hats indoors.

Surviving the British Guard Beannie Baby Phase

Sweat was actively pooling in the crevice of Florence’s third chin. It was Boxing Day, the central heating was aggressively set to what I can only describe as 'Florida retirement home,' and my mother-in-law had just wedged both twins into...

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A slightly chewed cardboard book sitting on a messy nursery floor next to a sleeping infant.

Dear Past Jess: The Messy Truth About Board Books for Babies

Dear Jess from six months ago. You're currently sitting on the peeling linoleum of the kitchen floor, surrounded by three baskets of unfolded laundry, staring at your youngest child. You just had to stick your index finger into his mouth...

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Toddler playing with physical wooden toys instead of a digital screen on a rug

A Letter to Myself About That Ridiculous Digital Baby Tiger

Dear Jess from six months ago, I know you're currently standing at the kitchen island, elbow-deep in raw chicken while the baby aggressively throws cheerios at the dog, but I need you to drop the tongs and walk into the...

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Coffee cup next to a Nintendo 3DS and a wooden baby teether on a messy kitchen table

The Tomodachi Life Save Editor Panic: Hacking for Virtual Babies

It was exactly 6:43 AM on a Tuesday, and I was standing in my kitchen wearing a target-brand fleece robe that has an unidentifiable crusty stain on the left pocket (yogurt? toothpaste? honestly I don't want to know), pouring my...

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A confused dad looking at a squirrel in a London park while holding twin toddlers

How Many Babies Do Squirrels Have? A Garden Mystery

The incident began on a particularly damp Tuesday in our local park, right around the time I was wondering if it was socially acceptable to drink a lukewarm thermos of coffee at 9 a.m. Maya and Chloe had their faces...

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Pregnant mother looking stressed at her laptop holding a coffee cup

Hitchhiker Baby Name 4pk: A 3 AM Naming Meltdown

It was 3:17 AM. I was wearing my husband's faded college sweatpants that had a mysterious, vaguely crusty yogurt stain on the left knee because doing laundry at seven months pregnant felt like an Olympic sport I had not trained...

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